Growing Native Plants & Perennial Food Crops

Join us for an informative, interactive morning focused on planting and caring for native plants and perennial food crops in our region. Whether you are brand new to growing plants or a seasoned gardener, our presenters - Shawn Jalbert, Lee Sullivan, and Noah Wentworth - look forward to sharing their knowledge and expertise with you, in the order below. There will be with breaks in between for Q & A, conversation, and snacking - coffee, tea, and light refreshments will be served.

• Native Plants 101: Welcoming Native Plants into Your Home Garden - Presentation by Shawn Jalbert of Native Haunts

• Sowing Native Seeds - Demonstration by Lee Sullivan of Kennebunk Area Native Plants

• Caring for Fruit Trees & Berry Bushes - Farm Tour of Perennials* & Pruning Demonstration with Noah Wentworth of Frinklepod Farm

Please note that some of this event will happen on the second floor, which is accessible by a full staircase, of The Pod at Frinklepod. For the farm tour, please come prepared for possibly muddy or snowy conditions.

*organic perennial crops you will see and learn about on your farm tour: elderberry, blueberry, raspberry, peach, apple, grape, pear, asparagus, rhubarb, strawberry.