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Mushrooms, Edible and Medicinal of New England 3.21.23
with David Spahr

This class will feature easy-to-understand information on finding, collecting, identifying, and preparing the safe, most common edible and medicinal mushroom species of New England and Eastern Canada. Whether you are a cook, forager, herbalist, or restauranteur, you will enjoy this class. The book "Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms of New England and Eastern Canada" will be available for purchase in class for $21.
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Mushrooms, Edible and Medicinal of New England 4.11.23
with David Spahr

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Gardening - Making the Most of Your Yard and Garden
with Sharon Turner

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Basic Home Improvement and Repair for Beginners
with Wayne Sainio

You will learn several different home repair basics in this class taught by home maintenance guru Wayne Sainio. Over the course of six weeks, he will cover several topics including plumbing, electrical, and carpentry. The first class will be an introduction and a polling of student interest for the remaining five classes. He will also demonstrate one basic home repair in the first class. Handouts will be provided each week and you will leave this class knowing how to do many different home repairs on your own. Topics Wayne plans to cover are: broken pipes; faucet repair; changing a toilet fill valve and tank ball; replacing lights and outlets; changing light switches; replacing electrical panel fuses and circuit breakers; patching interior walls; replacing doors and windows; using wall anchors; repairing exterior siding; and much more! Class is suitable for those ages 18 and over.
Mushrooms, Edible and Medicinal of New England 5.16.23
with David Spahr

Edible Native Plants
with David Spahr

This class will teach you how you can grow and harvest edible, native plants. David Spahr installed a public, edible landscape across from the town hall in Washington, Maine, in June of 2014. The intention of this edible landscape is to educate and feed people. Wild bees support the pollination and are supported by the many wild local natives. Varieties include peaches, serviceberries, American plum, beach plum, American chestnut, shagbark hickory, highbush blueberries, raspberries, black raspberries, huckleberries, thimbleberries, strawberries, cranberries, raisin Viburnums, Sedum purpureum, violets, peppermint, garlic, day lily, Rosa rugosa, chives, rhubarb, Jerusalem artichoke and others. David has been farming wild, native plants for many years. His PowerPoint will show the native plants he farms with while he provides a discussion of the ecological implications.
Foraging Walk
with David Spahr

Learn about edible and medicinal wild plants and fungi. We will be examining commonly found “spring things” including nutritious greens, their uses, and their niche in the local ecology. Class will meet near the windmill behind school.