This season, the Women’s Health Resource Library’s Incredible Edible Milbridge program is pairing up with Master Gardener Volunteers to tutor two lucky beginner or intermediate gardeners. You’ll...
Join us for our Incredible Edible Milbridge Community Volunteer Meeting on Monday, May 9 from 6-7 pm at the Women's Health Resource Library. Come learn about our plans for the season and see how you...
Entering its fourth year, Incredible Edible Milbridge (IEM) is conducting a community survey to learn more about citizen engagement with the IEM program. Designed and conducted by University of...
The frost has come and it is time to put the Market Garden to sleep. Please join farmer Michael for a garden cleanup on Wednesday, October 28th from noon to 4:30 p.m. Many hands will make quick work...
If you’ve traveled through Milbridge this summer, you have seen at least some of the 24 vegetable gardens that have sprouted up throughout town. This is the third season of Incredible Edible...
Thanks to the efforts of many people, Wednesday June 3 marked the launch of an incredible edible raised bed at Narraguagus High School. Backed by Principal Lucille Willey, three teachers signed up...
Join us as Curtis Lafollette opens his gardens to Incredible Edible Milbridge on Saturday, June 20th. Curtis, and his wife Marion have been gardening at this spot in Cherryfield since 1972. They...
Join Janis Lesbines on Saturday, May 9 for the workshop "Starting a Garden from Scratch." You’ll learn how to choose a site, do a soil test, dig out the sod, prepare the garden site and add...
Spring is finally beginning to show itself and we are gearing up for our third Incredible Edible Milbridge season. We invite you to come to our Incredible Edible Community Meeting on Tuesday, May 19...
The right tool for the job can make all the difference. Join us on Saturday, April 25 from 9 to 11 a.m. for this fun workshop to learn about the variety of tools used in gardening, their uses, and...
Are you concerned about the rising cost of food? Unsure what the term "certified organic" means? Interested in learning how to grow your own vegetables in a sustainable manner? Come out for an...
This winter in Downeast Maine has been a doozy. With 3+ feet of snow still on the ground and records low temperatures, it’s going to be later in the year before the ground dries out and warms up, so...
The Healing Power of Gardening with Elin Mackinnon Date: Saturday, March 14 from 9-11 a.m. Location: Women's Health Resource Library Current research is proving that gardening is good for your...
The long nights and bitter cold days of January are perfect for garden dreaming. It’s time to spark some garden inspiration! Talk To Your Friends Take advantage of the slower season and visit with...
Month by Month in Your Edible Maine Garden is a new series brought to you by Incredible Edible Milbridge, a project of the Women’s Health Resource Library. Each month, look forward to planning...
The weather has been challenging over the last month. At least in terms of finding enough rain free days to dry out the sod. But Veteran’s Day turned out to be the day. At noon, a few people...
Last month, Taylor Vortherms from the Ellsworth American paid a visit to Milbridge to learn about the WHRL's Incredible Edible Milbridge. Click here to read Free for the Taking, her take on...
Ah, manure! A generous donation of stable manure lay before us as the Milbridge kindergarten and second grade children and their teachers gathered to make compost with Harrington gardener, Brian...
Bear’s Den is home to friends Geri, Donna, and Peter. For thirty years they have been growing their own food. Two large areas on Bear’s Den are set aside for vegetable and fruit gardens where they...
Seven IEM gardeners gathered at the sand and peat pile behind the Family Dollar Store this Sunday morning at 8:00 to fill about twenty buckets (three times) to complete the newly-built raised beds...