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4/11/2022 COVID Update: The State of Maine no longer requires masking or proof of vaccination to attend any public events, but individual venues are free to do so. For the latest information, visit the Center for Disease Control and Prevention or the State of Maine’s COVID site.
Our keynote speaker will be Mike Stoddard of Efficiency Maine. Mike will be speaking of the cost savings one can realize by taking advantage of Efficiency Maine Trust programs. Currently there are new incentives for both businesses and home owners. Additionally he will be highlighting what Efficiency Maine Trust is doing to track the real […]
We will explore how to determine how much energy your home is consuming and hear about Maine Green Power. Energy Team leader John Reuthe and Tamra Pierce from Cerntral Maine Power will explain how to look at your homes and understand how much energy you are consuming. They will demonstrate some simple tools to help […]
Maine is one of the most car dependent states in the country. With about 1.1 Million cars, and an average cost of $8700 per year according to AAA, our total spending on cars is around $10 Billion per year! This wouldn't be so bad if we made some of the cars here, or if we […]
Welcome Address by Dick Thomas Featured Speakers: Kevin Bright, Colby College Sustainability Coordinator,“Colby College's Energy Management Strategy and Progress to Date” Dan Dixon, Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine,"Regional Climate Change: What Can We Expect in Maine?" Free and open to the public.
Ben Rooney speaks of "Growing Rice in Maine" We have been growing rice at Wild Folk Farm for 4 years in paddies in central Maine. We grow with human power, on a multi-acre rice paddy ecosystem where we test different methodologies, trial seeds, and integrate different plants and animals into our paddies. We want to […]
Check out the movie trailer here! Did you know that 40% of the food produced for humans in the U.S. is wasted every year? That's enough to fill the Empire State Building nearly 100 times. Meanwhile, Maine ranks first in New England in terms of food insecurity, including for children, and the State struggles to […]
Sustain Mid Maine Coalition’s Education & Community Outreach Team invites you to Peak Oil: A Love Story. This hour-long film was made by Nelson Cole (of Cambridge, ME) and features Iver Lofving (former Education Team leader and Skowhegan resident). Peak oil is defined as “the point in time when oil extraction reaches its highest level […]
About the Program: Any sustainable food system needs to account for all its inputs, including seeds. Saving your own is not only a cost-saving measure, but guarantees access to superior varieties which may come and go in the marketplace. In this two-hour presentation, Will Bonsall teaches the skills needed to grow, process, and store your […]
Learning the seasonal availability of the flora of our area and how climate change is influencing the cycles of plants and trees helps us to regulate our won behaviors and increase awareness as to how we interact with the shrubs, trees, vines and herbaceous plantain our own back yards and woodlots. Learn from the staff […]
A group of people concerned about food insecurity for area residents is starting a gleaning group. Gleaning, or food rescue, is defined by the Maine Gleaning Network as “gathering of produce after or during an active harvest and donating the produce to humans rather than for compost or for animal feed. The produce gleaned could […]
A group of people concerned about food insecurity for area residents is starting a gleaning group. Gleaning, or food rescue, is defined by the Maine Gleaning Network as “gathering of produce after or during an active harvest and donating the produce to humans rather than for compost or for animal feed. The produce gleaned could […]