Events

Greenhorns hosts workshops in collaboration with our sister organization, Smithereen Farm, in Pembroke Maine.

  • Greenhorns offers free and low-cost events for the benefit of the local and regional community. If you enjoy a free event, consider making a tax deductible donation to Greenhorns to support our programming.
  • Many events require advance registration; please follow the registration link within the workshop description.
  • Coming for an event and want to stay a while? You can book a tent platform via HipCamp!
  • Refund policy: Due to our rural location and small event sizes workshop registrations are not refundable

Looking for food and agriculture events in Downeast Maine? Check out the Eat Downeast event calendar for fairs, festivals, workshops, meet-ups, demonstrations, plant sales, family-friendly events, and more.

Eat Downeast Event Calendar

Low Low Tides Seaweed Harvest Workshop: March

Greenhorns and Smithereen Farm partner to offer educational seaweed harvest events. This is our seventh year of offering Low Low Tides Seaweed Programming.These events are multi-day educational and social experiences; at dawn we teach you to harvest responsibly and process wild algae for culinary use. In the afternoon we host . . .

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Seaweed Saturday (Maine Seaweed Week)

Gulf of Maine Research Institute 350 Commercial St, Portland, ME, United States

Seaweed Commons, Greenhorns, and Smithereen Farm are proud to be exhibitors at Maine Seaweed Week's Seaweed Saturday on April 26 in Portland, Maine. More details about the event at: https://seaweedweek.org/seaweed-saturday/ Come find us and taste our award-winning Seaweed Sprinkle, pick up your dried seaweed for making dashi, and take home our . . .

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Talk: Springtide Seaweed and Maine Seaweed Exchange (in person, with virtual option)

Reversing Hall — Greenhorns Agrarian Library 4 Leighton Point Rd, Pembroke, ME, United States

Join us for a free afternoon talk with Trey Angera and Sarah Redmond from Springtide Seaweed and Maine Seaweed Exchange. This event is in-person in Pembroke, Maine, but you can beam in virtually as well! Click here to join the meeting by Google Meet. Springtide Seaweed operates the largest organic seaweed . . .

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Virtual Panel Discussion: West Coast Kelp Watchers

This is a virtual discussion — beam in from anywhere! Greenhorns and Smithereen Farm present a free virtual panel discussion with West Coast aquaculture practitioners Amanda Swinimer (Dakini Tidal Wilds) and Julie Drucker (Yemaya Seaweed). What do the west coast Kelp watchers see off their shore? This digital panel features longtime wild . . .

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