Join author and Maine apple expert John Bunker for a virtual talk about his book “Apples and the Art of Detection: Tracking Down, Identifying and Preserving Rare Apples” on Thursday, April 15 at 7 p.m. with the Jesup Memorial Library on Zoom. Learn more about Bunker’s ongoing search for apples in Maine and share your own apple stories. The “art of detection” is what Sherlock Holmes called his profession. In his book, Bunker channels his inner Sherlock as he searches…
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Hampden Congregational Church 101 Main Road North ~ Hampden Whole Chicken Pie & Chicken Pie Dinner Sale - Take-Out Only Saturday,April 17th 5-6 p.m. Chicken Pie Dinner: $10 each Whole Chicken Pie: $20 each Pre-Orders are recommended! Call 862-5248 from 1-3 p.m. on Tuesday, April 13th or Thursday,April 15th
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Mitchell Center Talk - A Fishy Tail About Our Food System Monday, April 19 at 3:00pm This talk is available virtually via Zoom. Registration is required. Go to umaine.edu/mitchellcenter to register and receive Zoom connection information. Speaker: Joshua Stoll, School of Marine Sciences, UMaine Global seafood trade is at an all-time high, but the benefits of this trade are not evenly distributed and often disadvantage low-income nations, rural communities, and small- and mid-sized harvesters. In this talk, Josh will describe…
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Integrating What’s Been Lost and Learned Finally, there is a light at the end of the pandemic tunnel! No, we are not “there” yet. Still, positive change is coming. Now is the time for planning and re-imagining life and work post-COVID. Join us at 11am on April 22nd for an interactive workshop focused on integrating what’s been learned and leave with ideas for developing a plan for living and working happily and productively post-COVID. “Show up” ready to think and…
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Cuisine for a Cause is a virtual experience offering unique local market and national sponsorship opportunities for the liver community and the hidden “foodie” in everyone. On April 24th, the Cuisine for a Cause culinary experience will bring two seasoned top chefs into your kitchen. This fun and interactive culinary cook-a-long will inspire you to follow step-by-step instructions from our top chefs, as you prepare — along with them — a HelloFresh signature dish. Purchase your $140 VIP ticket(s) between…
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Reach new customers where they are - social media! Social media is the most powerful tool to reach a larger audience at no or little cost. In this free webinar hosted by the Union River Center for Innovation and presented by Pulse Marketing Agency, you’ll learn which social media channels are right for your business, how to reach your audience on these platforms, and how to keep your audience engaged once they’ve followed your business. Seats are limited - register…
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While the ocean has suffered many losses and huge problems remain, important progress is being made in marine conservation. Examples include striking recoveries of once threatened species, increasing rates of protection of marine habitats, more sustainably managed fisheries and aquaculture, reductions in some forms of pollution, accelerating restoration of degraded habitats, and use of the ocean and its habitats to sequester carbon and provide clean energy. Many of these achievements have multiple benefits, including improved human well-being. A greater focus…
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