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From the community
Belfast Garden Club Reports Successful Plant Sale. Significant Funds Raised for Scholarships, Belfast’s Public Gardens and Library Donations
Thanks to a major effort from private donors, local nurseries and Garden Club members, the Belfast Garden Club’s Green Thumb Annual Plant Sale brought in over $3,000.00. The proceeds from the sale support a variety of club programs including: scholarships for higher education, maintaining beautiful Belfast public gardens, and garden-related ...
Northeast Harbor Farmers Market
Northeast Harbor Farmers Market Every Thursday From June 27th to August 29th 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Harbor Drive behind the Kimball Terrace Inn The market features locally grown and produced items including; flowers, fresh fruit, preserves, a wide variety of seasonal vegetables, seedlings, bread, cookies, milk, yogurt, cheese, yarn, ...
Bar Harbor Eden Farmers Market
Bar Harbor Eden Farmers Market Every Sunday From May 12th – Oct 27th 9:00 am – 12:00 pm YMCA Parking Lot at the intersection of Park St and Main St The market features locally grown and produced items including; flowers, fresh fruit, preserves, a wide variety of seasonal vegetables, seedlings, ...
MDI Farmers Market Season Begins!
Dust off that market basket! MDI Farmers Markets announces the start of outdoor market season, Sunday, May 12th beginning with the Bar Harbor Eden Farmers Market. The group hosts two markets each summer, the Bar Harbor Eden Farmers Market in the YMCA parking lot in Bar Harbor, and the Northeast ...
Live! Leaky Boot Jug Band at Bell the Cat
You may have heard about these guys at New Years By the Bay in Belfast, at Belfast Summer Nights or what a fun time it was at Bell The Cat in March- they’re back with new songs, and familiar crowd pleasing favorites! This Saturday, May 11th at 6:30pm at Bell ...
Record number of plants available at Belfast Garden Club Annual Green Thumb Plant Sale Saturday May 18
The sun is shining, and it is time to get out there and plant! (Before those weeds grow any bigger!) Get something new for the garden this year while visitin Belfast Garden Club’s popular Annual Green Thumb Plant Sale, Saturday, May 18, 2013, from 9-11am at The Belfast Boathouse, 34 ...
Free Rabies Clinic in Monroe sponsored by Waldo County Humane Society
Waldo County Humane Society will hold a free rabies clinic Saturday, May 11, from 9:00 to 11:00am at the Monroe Fire Station, 8 Swan Lake Avenue, Monroe. Dr. Yvette LaHaye of Searsport Veterinary Hospital will be the attending veterinarian. The rabies shots are free to animal owners residing in Waldo ...
Waldo County Free Spring Rabies Clinics Announced
The Waldo County Humane Society will hold the first of its free spring rabies clinics at the Searsmont Community Center, 37 Main Street, Searsmont on Saturday, April 20th, from 9:00 to 11:00am. Dr. Chris Tomalty of Little River Veterinary Hospital will be the attending Veterinarian. The rabies shots are free to animal owners ...
Belfast Garden Club Green Thumb Sale
Mark your calendar, The Belfast Garden Club’s popular Annual Green Thumb Plant Sale will take place Saturday, May 18, 2013, from 9-11am at The Belfast Boathouse, 34 Commercial Street, Belfast. The annual plant sale is a benefit for Belfast Garden Club activities in the community and our scholarship fund for ...
Flower Foragers: Bees and Others in My Backyard and Borders. Belfast Garden Club hosts talk with Amy Campbell – All are welcome!
The April meeting of The Belfast Garden Club will take place Tuesday, April 16, featuring a presentation and discussion, “Flower Foragers: Bees and Others in My Backyard and Borders “ with Amy Campbell. The program is free and the public is encouraged to attend. The speaker will begin at 2 ...
RESCHEDULED March Meeting of Belfast Garden Club March 26 in new temporary location and time- Belfast Free Library, 2pm.
“What’s New in Annuals and Perennials” talk with Plants Unlimited founder Hammon Buck– All are welcome! The March meeting of The Belfast Garden Club, rescheduled from last Tuesday’s snow-cancelled program will take place Tuesday, March 26 in a new temporary location and time- Belfast Free Library’s Abbott Room, 106 High ...
What’s New in Annuals and Perennials- talk with Plants Unlimited founder Hammon Buck– All are welcome!
The March meeting of The Belfast Garden Club will take place Tuesday, March 19, featuring a presentation and discussion, “What’s New in Annuals and Perennials” with Hammon Buck. The program is free and the public is encouraged to attend. The speaker will begin at 2 p.m. following a brief public ...
Winter Lecture Series Hosts Talk on Pond Construction and Maintenance with Candi Gilpatric
How about a pond for planting those water-loving plants, and attracting beautiful and beneficial wildlife? The Belfast Garden Club continues their evening program series, Tuesday, March 12 at 6:30pm in the Abbott Room at Belfast Free Library. The theme for this winter’s evening lectures is Water and Planting in the ...
From the community
Applicants Sought for Annual Belfast Garden Club Scholarship Award
The Belfast Garden Club awards $2,500 in scholarships annually. Awards are made to graduating high school seniors and college undergraduates from Waldo County pursuing studies in conservation, ecology, horticulture, natural resources, sustainable agriculture or a related field. Recipients of 2012 scholarships were Jalen Babin of Unity who is attending Unity ...
From the community
Scholarships Available for Students in Veterinary Science or Animal Welfare Fields
The Madeline M. King/Constance K. Barnes Scholarship program of the Waldo County Humane Society offers two $1,000 scholarships to Waldo County graduating high school seniors and college undergraduates pursuing further education in veterinary science or an animal welfare related field. Students interested in obtaining a Scholarship application may contact their ...
Herbs for Good Health, talk with Joan Willey at Belfast Garden Club
The February meeting of The Belfast Garden Club will take place Tuesday, Feb. 19, featuring a presentation and discussion, “Herbs for Good Health” with herb specialist Joan Willey. The program is free and the public is encouraged to attend. The speaker will begin at 2 p.m. following a brief public ...
Belfast Garden Club’s January Meeting: The Maine Coastal Regional Reentry Center Garden Project with Jerome Weiner – All are welcome!
Belfast Garden Club’s first meeting of 2013 will take place Tuesday, January 15, featuring a presentation by Jerome Weiner, The Maine Coastal Regional Reentry Center Garden Project. The talk is free and the public is encouraged to attend. The speaker will begin at 2 p.m. following a brief public club ...
Belfast Garden Club’s November Meeting : “Wet and Dry Shade Gardens” with Rick Sawyer – All are welcome!
The November meeting of The Belfast Garden Club will take place Tuesday, November 20, featuring a presentation and discussion, “Wet and Dry Shade Gardens” with Rick Sawyer of Fernwood Nursery in Montville. The program is free and the public is encouraged to attend. The speaker will begin at 2 p.m. ...
Belfast Garden Club’s October Meeting : “Caring for your fruit trees” with Mark Fulford – All are welcome!
The October meeting of The Belfast Garden Club will take place Tuesday, October 16, featuring a presentation and discussion, “Caring for your fruit trees” by Mark Fulford of Teltane Farm in Monroe. The program is free and the public is encouraged to attend. The speaker will begin at 2 p.m. ...
Grand Unveiling of Grove Cemetery Remembrance Garden and Renovated Chapel at Historic Grove Cemetery
The Belfast Garden Club invites the public for a special Open Garden Day to officially unveil the newly restored cemetery Chapel in the Grove Cemetery Remembrance Garden, October 12th from 10am-4pm at Grove Cemetery, 21 Belmont Avenue, Belfast. Historic cemetery tours will be lead by Megan Pinette, president of the ...
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