2024 Events & Workshops
The Garden offers many events and free workshops throughout the growing season. Come join us!
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Organic Seedling Sale
Saturday, May 27th 10am to 2pm
Come choose from a wide variety of vegetable, herb, and flower seedlings for your garden, available by donation.
Maine Master Gardener Volunteers will be onsite to answer your gardening questions and direct you to quality horticultural resources.
Learn about ADCG, our Youth Leadership Program, Farmers' Market, CSA, and more!
Restorative Community Training
Saturday, May 11th from 10am to 12pm
At this training, we will learn how to:
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create a sense of belonging and inclusivity
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practice specific methods to make group decision making more effective
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host community conversations where people are better prepared to listen to diverse voices in a mindful and respectful way
This workshop will be facilitated by Katey Branch and Brendan Schauffler as a collaborative event between the Alan Day Community Garden and the Oxford County Wellness Collaborative. This is a free event, open to all, and lunch will be provided.
Click here to register
Foraging and Cooking with Dandelions
Tuesday, May 14th at 11am
Join Reed Maclean to learn how to forage and cook with this under appreciated plant. Weather permitting, we will forage for dandelions and then prepare a lunch together. Suggested donation of $10 per participant to attend. Please register using this link
Earth Day!
Saturday, April 20th
10 am Neighborhood and WFLT Trails Cleanup
Give back to celebrate the Earth by helping us clean up the Farm to Town trailhead and Alan Day neighborhood. Meet at ADCG.
12:30 Community Lunch
Prepared in the ADCG community kitchen!
1 pm Workshops, Family Friendly Activities, and Giveaways!
Stick around to learn about bee keeping and protecting our pollinators with Baker Hill Bees and Gardens, family friendly activities with Center for an Ecology Based Economy, and giveaways!
Please, let us know you're coming by registering here.
Cooking at the Garden: Sourdough Workshop
Friday, May 3rd at 3:00pm
Join Tina Merritt in the ADCG kitchen to learn how to make and care for your own fermented starter, and all the possibilities of what you can bake with it! Please register using this link
Cooking at the Garden: Baking with Plant-Based Ingredients
Friday, April 12th at 4pm
Join Danielle Mason from The Hideaway Homestead to learn all about vegan baking. Suggested donation of $10 per participant to attend. Please register using this link
Cooking at the Garden: Gluten-Free Baking
Friday, April 5th from 5-7pm
Join Chris and Paula Easton from Baker Hill Bees to learn all about gluten-free baking. Suggested donation of $10 per participant to attend. Please register using this link
Cooking at the Garden: Intro to Ayurveda
Wednesday, March 27th at 5:30pm
Join Sophia Mammouri in the ADCG kitchen to learn about the yogic practice of whole body health. This workshop is the first in a series of ayurvedic cooking classes and is a pre-requisite for the workshops on ayurvedic cooking through the seasons. Please register using this link
Pruning and Orchard Maintenance Workshop
Friday, March 29th at 1:00pm
Join Richard Hodges of ReTree Us for a hands on learning experience in fruit tree pruning and orchard maintenance. This event is free and open to the public! Please let us know you're coming by registering here
Cooking at the Garden: Herbs as Nutrition
Friday, February 23rd at 3:00pm
Join Anna Fox in the ADCG kitchen to learn about herbs and their benefits, how to brew a mineral rich tea, and go home with your own tonic tea to start drinking daily. Please register using this link
Cooking at the Garden: Sourdough Workshop
Friday, January 19th at 3:00pm
Join Tina Merritt in the ADCG kitchen to learn how to make and care for your own fermented starter, and all the possibilities of what you can bake with it! Please register using this link
2023 Garden Events & Workshops
Take a look at our events and workshops from last year!
Cooking at the Garden: Reed's Perfect Piecrust
Friday, December 15th at 4:00pm
Join Reed McLean in the ADCG kitchen to make a perfect piecrust for sweet desserts! Please register using this link
Cooking at the Garden: Warming Winter Stew and Flatbread
Tuesday, December 5th at 4:00pm
Try a delicious hit recipe from the New York Times! This spiced chickpea stew will warm your kitchen right up while using some pantry staples in a new way. We will also make Lavash flatbreads to accompany this dish. Please register using this link
Cooking at the Garden: Fruity Fall Desserts
Wednesday, November 8th at 4:00pm
Mix up your fall pie making and try baking galettes, cobblers, and slab pies with fresh autumn fruits. Just in time for some holiday baking! Please register using this link
Harvest Party @ Oxbow Beer Garden
Thursday, October 12th, 4 to 8pm
Join us at Oxbow Beer Garden to celebrate the harvest! There will be live music, food and community. A portion of the sales will go the garden
Cooking at the Garden: Fresh Fall Salads
Tuesday, October 10th at 1:00pm
Incorporate late harvest veggies and whole grains into delicious salads. We’ll make a Farro (whole grain) salad and another with shaved Brussel sprouts. Please register using this link
Cooking at the Garden: Pesto and Pasta
Tuesday, September 19th at 1:00pm
Learn to make fresh pesto and hand-made pasta. With limited ingredients and simple steps you can master these techniques to replicate at home! Please register using this link
Seed Saving Workshop
Saturday, September 16th, 10am to 12pm
Join Scott Vlaun from the Center for an Ecology-Based Economy at the garden to learn the basics of seed saving, plant genetics, and seed cleaning. Please RSVP by using this form here or by email: alandaycommunitygarden@gmail.com.
Food Forest Design & Maintenance Workshop
Sunday, August 27th, 10am to 12pm
Come to the garden and learn about permaculture design and maintenance with Scott Vlaun from the Center for an Ecology-Based Economy. Please RSVP through the form here or by email: alandaycommunitygarden@gmail.com.
Light the Garden
June 17th 6 to 9pm
Join this fun party featuring great food & silent auction items. Sliding scale entrance fee $20 to $50. Please park in public parking behind Fare Share and walk over.
Yoga in the Garden
June 11th, 10-11:30am
Join Katey Branch outdoors at ADCG for a FREE community yoga class. This class welcomes all abilities and experience levels.
Seedling Sale
May 27th, 10am to 2pm
Come choose from a wide variety of organic plant seedlings for your garden, available by donation. Learn about ADCG, our Youth Leadership Program, Farmers' Market, CSA, and more!
Earth Day Party @ADCG
April 22, 10am to 2pm
Join us at ADCG to celebrate Earth Day with garden volunteer projects, lunch, and a workshop with The Wild Seed Project at 1pm. Please park behind the Grange and walk over.
Pruning & Grafting Workshop
March 31st, 12-2pm.
Join ADCG and ReTreeUs for this FREE, hands-on workshop. We'll learn skills in fruit tree pruning, grafting, and care. Space is limited!
Please RSVP by email: alandaycommunitygarden@gmail.com.