Land Trust Gardens in the Watershed Tour
Sunday, July 15th
The 27th Annual Georges River Land Trust Gardens in the Watershed tour will take place Sunday, July 15, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., rain or shine, in the lower reaches of the Georges River watershed. This year’s tour includes six gardens in Rockland, Owls Head and South Thomaston. Advance tickets, $25 apiece, are now available for purchase at local outlets and online at georgesriver.org.
Gardening experts will speak at two of the gardens, offering helpful information for all gardeners. Anne Perkins will speak about growing vegetables at Headacre Farm in Owls Head at 11 a.m. And Esperanza Stancioff of University of Maine’s Co-Operative Extension will speak at 2 p.m. on “Climate Change Effects on Zones and Planting in Maine.”
Attendees are invited to pre-order lunch catered by Home Kitchen Café. Advance tour tickets and brochures are available at the following locations: Deer Foot Farm in Appleton; Brambles in Belfast; Planet Toys in Camden; The Grasshopper Shop and Eastern Tire and Auto Service in Rockland; Plants Unlimited, Green Thumb, and Guini Ridge Farm in Rockport; Hedgerow in Tenants Harbor; the Common Market in Union; and at the Land Trust office in Rockland.
Tour tickets and lunch pre-orders can also be purchased online at georgesriver.org/garden. Tickets will also be available for $30 (cash or check only) on tour day at any of the garden sites. For more information, call 594-5166.
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at the end
of a little dirt road
in Owls Head, ME
The farmstand is open most weekdays during the growing season (except Tuesdays) until around 5pm. Call ahead (207.701.1291) to see what's coming out of the fields!
Headacre Farm is also open by appointment from June to mid-October for private visits and tours. You can view the farm's online photo gallery here.
For questions or to schedule a private visit and guided farm tour with Anne, please contact [email protected]