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ROBIN WALL KIMMERER

Upcoming Events

  • Making Sauerkraut and Kimchi
    Making Sauerkraut and Kimchi
    Mon, Oct 16
    Merrymeeting Adult Education
    Oct 16, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Merrymeeting Adult Education, 35 Republic Ave, Topsham, ME 04086, USA
    Oct 16, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Merrymeeting Adult Education, 35 Republic Ave, Topsham, ME 04086, USA
    Learn how to make sauerkraut and kimchi! We'll use knives and other kitchen tools to prepare the vegetables, and follow a few time-tested and honed recipes to craft these delicious and healthy fermented foods. Everyone gets one jar of kraut and one jar of kimchi to take home.
  • How To Eat Acorns
    How To Eat Acorns
    Tue, Oct 17
    Merrymeeting Adult Education
    Oct 17, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Merrymeeting Adult Education, 35 Republic Ave, Topsham, ME 04086, USA
    Oct 17, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Merrymeeting Adult Education, 35 Republic Ave, Topsham, ME 04086, USA
    Learn how to safely consume oak nuts, also known as acorns - a delicious, versatile, ancient, worldwide food staple!
  • Introduction to Wild Mushrooms
    Introduction to Wild Mushrooms
    Sat, Oct 21
    Evergreen Cemetery (Duck Pond Parking)
    Oct 21, 10:00 AM – Oct 22, 12:00 PM
    Evergreen Cemetery (Duck Pond Parking), Evergreen Cemetery Trail, Portland, ME, USA
    Oct 21, 10:00 AM – Oct 22, 12:00 PM
    Evergreen Cemetery (Duck Pond Parking), Evergreen Cemetery Trail, Portland, ME, USA
    For beginners! We'll cover the bare-bones basics of wild mushroom identification, and then venture on a short foray to see what's available.
  • Darning and Mending Clothing
    Darning and Mending Clothing
    Mon, Oct 23
    Cape Elizabeth Community Services
    Oct 23, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
    Cape Elizabeth Community Services, 343 Ocean House Rd, Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107, USA
    Oct 23, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
    Cape Elizabeth Community Services, 343 Ocean House Rd, Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107, USA
    Learn to fix your holy socks, sweaters, gloves, hats and more! Bring a garment, or don't.
  • Darning and Mending Clothing
    Darning and Mending Clothing
    Tue, Oct 24
    Merrymeeting Adult Education
    Oct 24, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Merrymeeting Adult Education, 35 Republic Ave, Topsham, ME 04086, USA
    Oct 24, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Merrymeeting Adult Education, 35 Republic Ave, Topsham, ME 04086, USA
    Learn to fix your holy socks, sweaters, gloves, hats and more! Bring a garment, or don't.
  • Matchless Firestarting (FREE!)
    Matchless Firestarting (FREE!)
    Sat, Oct 28
    Deering Oaks (Amphitheater)
    Oct 28, 10:00 AM – Oct 29, 12:00 PM
    Deering Oaks (Amphitheater) , Portland, ME 04101, USA
    Oct 28, 10:00 AM – Oct 29, 12:00 PM
    Deering Oaks (Amphitheater) , Portland, ME 04101, USA
    Learn to make a roaring campfire by rubbing a few sticks together - no matches required. Everyone will make a bow-drill kit to take home.
  • Knife and Tool Sharpening
    Knife and Tool Sharpening
    Tue, Nov 07
    Merrymeeting Adult Education
    Nov 07, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Merrymeeting Adult Education, 35 Republic Ave, Topsham, ME 04086, USA
    Nov 07, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Merrymeeting Adult Education, 35 Republic Ave, Topsham, ME 04086, USA
    Learn how to sharpen knives, axes, pruners, scissors, and other blade tools. Bring your own dull tools that need to be touched up, or come to practice sharpening some of our tools.
  • Making Leather / Hide Tanning (FREE!)
    Making Leather / Hide Tanning (FREE!)
    Fri, Nov 10
    Sharing Den
    Nov 10, 9:00 AM – Nov 12, 5:00 PM
    Sharing Den, 111 Sheridan St, Portland, ME 04101, USA
    Nov 10, 9:00 AM – Nov 12, 5:00 PM
    Sharing Den, 111 Sheridan St, Portland, ME 04101, USA
    Learn how to turn raw animal skins into soft, supple leather! We'll be starting from scratch and working all the way through: scraping, fleshing, softening and smoking.
  • Bittersweet Removal / Intro to Basketry (Volunteer Opportunity! FREE!)
    Bittersweet Removal / Intro to Basketry (Volunteer Opportunity! FREE!)
    Mon, Dec 11
    East End Beach (Parking Lot)
    Dec 11, 10:00 AM – Dec 12, 12:00 PM
    East End Beach (Parking Lot), Eastern Promenade Trail, Portland, ME 04101, USA
    Dec 11, 10:00 AM – Dec 12, 12:00 PM
    East End Beach (Parking Lot), Eastern Promenade Trail, Portland, ME 04101, USA
    Join us in our efforts to contain invasive bittersweet along the bike path by the East End Beach in Portland!
  • Invasive Bittersweet Baskets
    Invasive Bittersweet Baskets
    Sat, Dec 16
    Cape Elizabeth Community Services
    Dec 16, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
    Cape Elizabeth Community Services, 343 Ocean House Rd, Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107, USA
    Dec 16, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
    Cape Elizabeth Community Services, 343 Ocean House Rd, Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107, USA
    Learn to identify, gather/remove and make a round, twined basket using invasive bittersweet vines.
  • Woven Wicker Bird Feeders
    Woven Wicker Bird Feeders
    Sat, Jan 13
    Merrymeeting Adult Education
    Jan 13, 2024, 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
    Merrymeeting Adult Education, 35 Republic Ave, Topsham, ME 04086, USA
    Jan 13, 2024, 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
    Merrymeeting Adult Education, 35 Republic Ave, Topsham, ME 04086, USA
    Learn to identify, gather/remove invasive bittersweet, and weave a woven window feeder for very cute birds.
  • Pine Needle Baskets
    Pine Needle Baskets
    Sat, Jan 20
    Merrymeeting Adult Education
    Jan 20, 2024, 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM
    Merrymeeting Adult Education, 35 Republic Ave, Topsham, ME 04086, USA
    Jan 20, 2024, 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM
    Merrymeeting Adult Education, 35 Republic Ave, Topsham, ME 04086, USA
    We'll cover the basics of coiled basketry, which is a global, ancient human skill, and create a wonderful pine-needle basket. Every participant will make a basket to take home.
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