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Upcoming Events
Please Register for All Newforest Events 207.722.3625
OPEN HOUSE! (FREE)
Friday, August 27th from
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
at the Newforest Institute
Visit Newforest, tour our gardens, samplesome of our seasonal produce, join us in garden projects, and we'll cook you LUNCH! Come for all of the above, or just stop by. Tour is at 1:30 p.m., garden projects at 9 a.m. Please RSVP to:
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Medicinal Herbs In The Permaculture Landscape with Lauren Buyofsky (FREE) Friday, August 27th
7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
at the Newforest Institute
Join herbalist and permaculture designer Lauren Buyofsky for an evening discussion focused on the ability of plants to heal people and the planet.
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Herbs for Family Health: Intensive with Lauren Buyofsky (sliding scale) $20-$50 Saturday, August 28th
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
at the Newforest Institute
Learn how to identify, harvest, and use common, medicinal herbs for immune system, digestive health, first aid, and more. Includes hands-on time with herbs in the garden, forest, classroom, and kitchen. Take home your own herbal creations.
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Forriging and Preparing Wild Edibles with Jim Merkel (sliding scale) $5 - $25 Sunday, August 29th
9 a.m.
at the Newforest Institute
Join us for breakfast and a morning walk. Learn to identify and process a dozen or mor common plants that grow in forests and meadows, along creeks and in our yards and gardens.
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Introducing Conscious Elements CSA at Newforest! Click here to learn more
about Community Supported Agriculture & how to get your share of farm fresh "beyond organic" produce all summer long
Newforest Institute: Connecting People and the Land
The Newforest Institute is an educational non-profit organization dedicated to the restoration of mutually sustaining relationships between people and the land.
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The Newforest Institute is located on 300 acres of forest, fields, edible forest gardens and permaculture gardens in mid-coast Maine, within walking distance of the Village of Brooks, the Institute pursues its mission along multiple strands.The development and renovation of our facilities is guided by the ethics and principles of permaculture design.Our five-fold programs seek to cultivate individual and collective capacity for creative responses to those challenges in both the natural and built environments in order to envision and build a sustainable future for all.
Since our launch in early 2007, Newforest has organized and hosted numerous events at the community and regional levels.It has involved neighbors, schools, visiting scholars, interns, community and academic leaders, as well as tradesmen, builders and business owners in a wide range of educational programs as well as extensive and innovative garden, forest and building projects, all of which reflect our commitment to the values of human development and tangible works.
