Seeds & Sprouts

A family-friendly blog about gardening, cooking & more.

5 Garden Focused Art Projects

by | March 14, 2022 | Family Friendly Gardening Activities, Seeds and Sprouts | 0 Comments

“I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose, I would always greet it in a garden.” – Ruth Stout We once again find ourselves in the light of a spring tease. This time of year is plagued by mistrust in Mother Nature. Can it be? Is this random, 55 degree day really a...
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All about those Microgreens!

by | February 12, 2022 | Family Friendly Gardening Activities, Seeds and Sprouts | 0 Comments

Winter in Downeast Maine can be cold, grey, and usually, not a time to be sowing seeds; however, you can still have a winter garden experience with microgreens. They are seeds of many commonly grown plants that are harvested as soon as they develop their first real...
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Planning Ahead

by | February 9, 2022 | Seeds and Sprouts | 0 Comments

Written By Francie Shepherd It’s winter. That means icicles, frosty windshields, and frozen ground. Do you find yourself dreaming about the upcoming growing season? Thinking nostalgically about worms, pollinators, and next season’s pickles? Me too. I love the quiet...
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Five Fun Meals Using Seasonal, Winter Veggies

by | January 12, 2022 | Cooking, Seeds and Sprouts | 0 Comments

Written by: Larissa Holland   "In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy." – William Blake   Let’s face it… no matter how adaptable you are, the winter months test us all. The shorter days paired with extended periods of darkness, the absurdly...
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Encourage Feathered Friends

by | January 7, 2022 | Family Friendly Gardening Activities, Seeds and Sprouts | 0 Comments

Winter is a great time to encourage feathered friends to the garden! One easy way to do this is to install bird feeders around your garden and property. Looking for some simple bird feeder ideas? Why not a pine cone feeder? If you know where there are some pine trees,...
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Winter Gardening Tasks

by | January 7, 2022 | Monthly Gardening Tasks, Seeds and Sprouts | 0 Comments

Winter Gardening Tasks   Grow a bulb in a pot inside-- like an amaryllis or white narcissus--it brings color into the winter months! Grow bean sprouts to get some good vitamins in the winter. You can sprout alfalfa seeds, mung beans, wheat berries, and lentils....
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April Gardening Calendar

by | March 30, 2021 | Gardening | 0 Comments

April showers bring May flowers. That's what they say, and sure enough, spring rains are important for our gardens. If you didn't get to start seeds in March, then April is the time to begin, and no, you're not behind! My motto with seed starting is "Always better...
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Growing to Learn

by | March 4, 2021 | Family Friendly Gardening Activities, Gardening, Seeds and Sprouts | 0 Comments

This last year has been tough for every human both young and old. As winter comes to a close, and we hope life moves closer to normal once again, planning a garden experience for you and your children might be the perfect pandemic remedy. You’ve probably heard that...
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It’s March, and It’s Seed Starting Time!

by | March 4, 2021 | Gardening, Monthly Gardening Tasks | 0 Comments

It's best to start seeds that need lots of time to get going, like parsley, celery, onions, and leeks; or seeds that love the cold weather, like broccoli, kale, cabbage, cauliflower and lettuce. Vegetables that love the hot weather can wait a little to be started. You...
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Maple Syrup

by | March 4, 2021 | Cooking, Monthly Gardening Tasks, Seeds and Sprouts | 0 Comments

It's March! And it's mud season. The temperatures are warming, the sun is stronger, and spring officially starts this month. The first harvest of the year is maple sap! In Late February or early March, when the night temperatures are below freezing, and the day time...
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Seeds & Sprouts is gardening and cooking blog for families who want to learn how to grow, cook, and eat nutritious, healthy food. This blog is collaboratively run by WHRL and the Community Caring Collaborative, and blog posts are written by volunteers!

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Francie Shepherd

While Francie grew up in northwestern New York and is no stranger to a harsh winter, she’s relatively new to Maine. Finding Milbridge in 2017 with the purchase of a small cottage (and 130 acres), provided the opportunity for Francie to explore gardening at a new level!  An avid flower gardener in the northeast, she struggled to continue that love in the semi-tropical environment of North Florida, where she’s resided for the past 27 years. Now she shares her time between Maine and Florida. Spending at least six months in Downeast Maine has provided her with more time to expand her gardening interests to include growing vegetables and medicinal plants. Also an artist, she’s enjoying creating new gardens in an artistic and unique way.

Larissa Holland

Larissa loves hiking the Maine coast, hosting dinner parties, and centering her work on the intersection of community health, affordable housing and climate justice. Having grown up in Washington County and raised by generations of seasonal laborers, Larissa is very proud to volunteer with WHRL. Her favorite vegetable is a yam!

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Elin Mackinnon

Elin is a consultant for the Community Caring Collaborative and is a driving force behind Seeds & Sprouts and the Downeast Family Gardens project. She has over 30 years of experience as a clinical social worker working with Maine children and families, is a horticultural therapist and an avid gardener!

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