Women for Healthy Rural Living

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  • Entomology 101 (Bugs)

    Milbridge Commons Wellness Park Main Street, Milbridge, ME, United States

    Flower and vegetable gardens are the perfect place to build your insect identification skills. Optional sitting or standing activities will help you connect with the beauty and mystery of the insect world, learn to categorize them, and consider how humans could possibly survive without them! This program is low-movement, and you can enjoy it seated […]

  • Tranquility Garden

    Milbridge Commons Wellness Park Main Street, Milbridge, ME, United States

    Visit the gardens at Milbridge Commons Wellness Park with herbalist Jennifer May to learn about herbs that can be used for stress relief and nervous system support. Jen will introduce us to plants such as balms, chamomile, tulsi, and blue vervain. We will harvest an assortment of herbs before returning to the Thankful Room to […]

  • Menopause Support Group

    Menopause Support Group
    WHRL - 87 Main Street 87 Main Street, Milbridge, ME, United States

    You are not alone! If you are feeling frustrated or uncertain about the changes your body is undergoing, join the circle to feel supported and understood. Facilitated by Nicole French, a Registered Nurse and Menopause Coaching Specialist, this group gathers monthly to share in the experience of menopause. Join this Menoposse to hear from others, […]

    Free
  • Saturday Morning Craft & Chat

    WHRL - 87 Main Street 87 Main Street, Milbridge, ME, United States

    Join us for a relaxing Saturday morning craft group, open to everyone and all skill levels! Whether you’re into knitting, crocheting, needlework, or paper crafts, bring your craft and come […]

    Free
  • Season Extension for Home Gardeners

    Milbridge Commons Wellness Park Main Street, Milbridge, ME, United States

    Just because summer is coming to an end doesn’t mean your garden has to. You can continue to harvest fresh garden produce well after the first frost, and this workshop will teach you how. Participants will learn about cold-hardy crops that thrive in the cooler days of fall, as well as strategies for protecting crops […]

  • Menopause Support Group

    Menopause Support Group
    WHRL - 87 Main Street 87 Main Street, Milbridge, ME, United States

    You are not alone! If you are feeling frustrated or uncertain about the changes your body is undergoing, join the circle to feel supported and understood. Facilitated by Nicole French, a Registered Nurse and Menopause Coaching Specialist, this group gathers monthly to share in the experience of menopause. Join this Menoposse to hear from others, […]

    Free
  • The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

    WHRL Thankful Room 87 Main Street (parking lot door), Milbridge, Maine

    The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows and Mary Ann ShafferLeader: Pat OlsenWednesdays, 6-7:30 - (9/2, 9/9, 9/16)Tuesdays, 3:00-4:30 - (9/1, 9/8, 9/15) “I wonder how the book got to Guernsey? Perhaps there is some sort of secret homing instinct in books that brings them to their perfect readers.” January 1946: […]

  • Saturday Morning Craft & Chat

    WHRL - 87 Main Street 87 Main Street, Milbridge, ME, United States

    Join us for a relaxing Saturday morning craft group, open to everyone and all skill levels! Whether you’re into knitting, crocheting, needlework, or paper crafts, bring your craft and come […]

    Free
  • Preserving the Harvest – Without Canning

    Weald Bethel Community Center 7 Weald Bethel Lane, Cherryfield, ME, United States

    This workshop demonstrates simple traditional techniques for preserving garden produce that use little energy and are less labor-intensive than canning. We will discuss three ways to preserve your favorite garden vegetables or herbs and how to determine which method is best for your purposes. You will learn how to ferment using the brine and kraut […]

  • Narraguagus Paddle

    Narraguagus River

    This mellow paddling outing offers opportunities to learn canoeing skills and see a variety of wildlife, including beavers, river otters, muskrats, a variety of birds, and maybe, if we’re really lucky, a moose or bear! We will meet in Cherryfield and paddle upstream, so the way back will be even easier. This is a flatwater […]