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April 2024

Greetings Heather,

Hello and happy April! This Earth Month, we're excited to get outdoors and get involved. In this month's newsletter, learn about a local nonprofit building community through food, a recap of our recent Green Home + Energy Show, and the many Earth Month events happening around Maine. Plus workshops, webinars, festivals and more to add to your calendar!

Story Sharing Suppers build community through storytelling and food

There is alchemy in food and fellowship, especially at potluck meals with people you don't know yet. The nonprofit behind the Maine Community Cookbook is combining heartfelt storytelling with homemade food at unique Story Sharing Suppers.

The spring issue of Green & Healthy Maine HOMES is here! Visit our website to order a copy or subscribe.

What's inside?

Maine companies taking the lead to decarbonize our homes
Rebuilding ecosystems, one yard at a time
At home in the Camden hills
Make your home a haven with biophilic design
10 years of healthy, comfortable, efficient Maine homes

Green Home + Energy Show raises $3,490 donation for Wild Seed Project

The Green Home + Energy Show returned this April for another day of excellent conversations, connections, and education. 1,000 people including homeowners, students and professionals flocked to South Portland, Maine for the event that the team behind Green & Healthy Maine has produced since 2019.

From the archives

Short hikes with big views

These summit hikes take an hour or less to reach stunning panoramic vistas.

Upcoming events

Visit our website for details and a calendar view of these events.

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Events Calendar

Film Screening: "Covenant of the Salmon People" • NRCM

Wednesday, April 17 • Brunswick

Raised Bed Gardening • MOFGA

Thursday, April 18 • Virtual

Seaweed Week • Heritage Seaweed

Friday-Sunday, April 19-28 • Events around Maine

Grand Opening: East Windham Conservation Area

Saturday, May 4 • Windham

8th annual Pollinator Parade & Picnic • Birth Roots Maine & Maine Audubon

Saturday, May 11 • Falmouth

Maine Fungi Fest

Friday-Sunday, May 17-19 • Portland

Earth Month Events

Trashion Show • Aveda Institute

Thursday, April 18 • Augusta

Sierra Club Earth Day Clean Up Events

Saturday, April 20 • Events around Maine

Earth Day Roadside Cleanup in South Thomaston

Saturday, April 20 • South Thomaston

Earth Week at Children's Museum + Theatre of Maine

Saturday-Monday, April 20-22 • Portland

Rockland Harborside Cleanup

Saturday, April 20 • Rockland

Green ME Up • Girl Scouts of Maine

Saturday, April 20 • Freeport

Portland Earth Day Celebration • City of Portland Maine

Saturday, April 20 • Portland

7th Annual Portland Plog • Runaways Run Club and Austin Street Brewery

Saturday, April 20 • Portland

Earth Week Plogging • South Portland Parks, Recreation & Waterfront

Sunday, April 21 • South Portland

Earth Day Eve Forest Bathing • Wells Reserve at Laudholm

Sunday, April 21 • Wells

Earth Day Workday • MOFGA

Saturday, April 27 • Unity

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The Spring issue has arrived

From the archives

Upcoming events

Earth Month Events