A hands-on workshop featuring gardening and culinary skills will be offered from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday June 27, at the UMaine Extension Master Gardener Volunteers demonstration garden, UMaine Rogers Farm, 914 Bennoch Road in Old Town. Courtesy of UMaine Cooperative Extension
A hands-on workshop featuring gardening and culinary skills is scheduled for 5-7 p.m. Monday, June 27. It will be held at the UMaine Extension Master Gardener Volunteers demonstration garden, University of Maine Rogers Farm, 914 Bennoch Road, Old Town.
According to a news release from University of Maine Cooperative Extension, this garden-to-table workshop begins at Rogers Farm with discussion and demonstrations of planting timelines, spacing, pest management and strategies for harvesting early-season produce.
Participants then travel to the UMaine campus for an introduction to creating emulsions using garlic scapes and chives. Rhubarb will be on the dessert menu.
The workshop will be led by Laurie Bowen, extension community education assistant; Rob Dumas, UMaine food science innovation coordinator and certified executive chef; and Extension master gardener volunteers.
The sliding scale fee includes materials and a light meal.
To register by Sunday, June 26, visit extension.umaine.edu.
For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact 207-942-7396 or katherine.garland@maine.edu.
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