MSAD 11 Gardiner Area Adult & Community Education (adulted@msad11.org) 207-582-3774
Gardiner, ME
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Needham Maine Potato Candy
with Diana Mosher, MSAD 11 Gardiner Area Adult & Community Education (adulted@msad11.org) 207-582-3774
If you’re from Maine, you’ve probably heard of needhams - a traditional sweet, covered in chocolate, with a soft coconut and POTATO center! Learn how to make this sweet Maine confection, just in time for the Easter holiday. A supply fee of $6.00 is payable to the instructor at the beginning of the class. Students should bring a flat, 1-pint container to take their treats home.
Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms of Maine and the Northeast (Presentation)
with David Spahr, MSAD 11 Gardiner Area Adult & Community Education (adulted@msad11.org) 207-582-3774
Join self-proclaimed "mushroom Maineiac" David Spahr and get the inside information on the wild mushrooms of the Northeast. Edible and medicinal mushrooms represent an opportunity for sustainably foraging and enjoying healthy, locally sourced food and present a potential for health benefits beyond good nutrition. This presentation will cover finding, collecting, identifying and preparing the safe and common edible and medicinal mushroom species of Maine, New England, and Eastern Canada. Nature enthusiasts, cooks, foragers, herbalists, and others will enjoy and benefit from David's expertise. Topics will include matching species with appropriate foods, discovering mushrooms that contain unique medicinal properties, and exploring information about dyeing fabrics and paper. David's book, Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms of New England and Eastern Canada, will be available.
Lets make Vegan Cheese
with Diana Mosher, MSAD 11 Gardiner Area Adult & Community Education (adulted@msad11.org) 207-582-3774
If you love cheese, sign up for this one-night hands-on NEW class! Learn to make VEGAN cheese with Diana. Enjoy a tasting session during class and then take home some of your cheeses to enjoy. Students will need to bring a one-pint containers to take cheese home. A materials fee of $8.00 is due to the instructor at class.
Farming with native plants (Presentation)
with David Spahr, MSAD 11 Gardiner Area Adult & Community Education (adulted@msad11.org) 207-582-3774
This class is about how you can grow and harvest edible native plants. David has been farming his land (and a nearby public plot) in Washington, Maine for many years, and his PowerPoint will show the native plants he farms with - such as wild high bush blueberries, American chestnut, Viburnums and dozens more - while he provides a discussion of the ecological implications.