Downtown Homesteader

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Happy New Year! I’ve had many happy (and hard!) moments this year - show me what made you smile or warmed your heart!

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A quick lesson in how to can jam with @downtownhomesteader

Smothered in babies! 🤩

Grab the small moments! A cold swim at sunset before mosquito season is *everything*.

Looks fancy, but it’s really not. A no-cook dinner of cheese and crackers (okay, and a little bubbly), playing with the instrument I’m falling in love with (dulcimer), and sparkling in the last blink of light before the sunset. Simple pleasures. here are 3 good things about my Tuesday 😌

A few shots from a recent trip to Boston for a professional conference. It was hard for me to spend several days in a concrete jungle, being so spoiled by easy access to quiet nature at home. But I found some salvation in the parks around Boston Common. Beautiful tulips, green grass, weeping cherry trees and showy magnolia blossoms offered just enough nature to help me limp through until I made it back home. I suggested I might cold plunge in the pond there but a Boston native strongly recommended against it, for sanitary reasons 😝 I sure am glad to be home!!

Follow me over on instagram for the most up-to-date posts! Foraging season is about to burst forth!

If you hang on instragram, come find me there! I find myself spending much less time on Facebook so more of my daily activity types of things are being posted to IG. Hope to see you!👇

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Art Walk Open House this Friday! Join Us!

We are hosting a First Fridays Bangor Artwalk open gallery featuring 4 amazing women, spanning 2 floors of stunning spaces. The view of the city skyline isn’t bad, either! Refreshments available. Come hang with us for a bit! This Friday April 4th from 4-7pm at 16 State St in Bangor. Park at Zillman Museum (around the corner at 40 Harlow St) after 5pm.

A sneak peak of Edner Pelkey Fago’s work, Story Silo Media’s space, and my Downtown Homesteader classroom are pictured below!

This is a fantastic (free!) seed catalogue that brings me so much joy. I order it every fall so I’ll have something beautiful to drool over when they mail out in the dark, cold days of winter. It’s a sight for sore eyes after we’ve lived in a world of grayscale for a few months.

Check it out if you like to grow stuff!

https://www.rareseeds.com/requestcat/free-catalog?

Request a Catalog | Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Request our free seed catalog hereThis leaner, beautiful 164-page catalog contains information on a large variety of rare Non-GMO seeds. It boasts the largest selection of heirloom vegetables in the USA, complete with hundreds of full-color photos showcasing the variety and beauty of heirloom vegeta...