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Homegrown Food Festival
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Sunday, Sept. 28 Noon-4:00
Valentine Farm
162 North Road, Bethel
All Day Activities
Cooking Crazy, Eating Wild with John Reilly. Find out how to use ingredients in your cooking that are a little off the beaten path. With a little creativity, you can add a little wild to those tired old recipes.
The Wonders of Wild Foods with John Gonter. John loves to cook and share great wild foods with people, beginners to expert. Come and enjoy a taste of brined wild turkey breast strips, black bear meatballs, whitetail tacos with foraged seasonings, and wild mushroom dumplings. Gluten free and vegan samples will also be available.
Children's Activities
Hunting is Conservation. Hunting is a sustainable way to provide for yourself and your family, and Maine offers many opportunities from the type of equipment used to the various game species available. Explore the various types of equipment and bring any questions you may have.
Beekeeping
Hand-Churned Apple Cider Demo with Will Chapman. Take a turn at churninging apples and enjoying this fall favorite.
Habitat For All Garden is open. Get your garden questions answered, see some season extension options, and taste some carrot varieties and maybe late-season tomatoes. ​​​​​
Timed workshops
12:15 - 1:15 Making Soft Cheese with Susan Vogt Tent 1
12:15-1:15 Bottle It Up - Capture and store the flavors of the garden with herbaceous oils and fruity vinegar infusions. Join chef and farmer Andrew Waymond for an interactive hour of recipe and technique sharing while tasting dressings, dips and marinades Tent 2
1:45-2:45 Kraut and Kraut-chi Class - creative ferments made with various vegetables and fruits from the September harvest season. Learn the basics and how to incorporate interesting and favorite flavors making ferments that jazz up every dish in your life, with Anna Sysko and Mattie Rose Templeton. Attendees will help make the ferments and can take some home! Limit 12 participants, but all can watch! Bring 2 16oz canning jars. Tent 1
1:45-2:45 Making Jams and Jellies with Annette Marin. Tent 2 Limit 12
2:45 - 3:45 - Beekeeping with Maggic Corlett. Tent 3
2:45 - 3:45 Growing Unique and Novel Fruits in Maine. Jesse Stevens will be sharing an overview of his fifteen year trail orchard and nursery project in Oxford County. Over 1000 edible woody fruit and nut producing plant varieties were assembled and assessed for hardiness, productivity, taste and market demand.
4:00 - Free Community Supper - Chili will be provided. Bring a dish to share.
2024 Highlights
To reduce food waste, registration is required for this free event.
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