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Sunday Speaker Series: Zoe Weil ~ The Solutionary Way

The Good Life Center 372 Harborside Road, Harborside, United States

Zoe will be discussing her new book, The Solutionary Way: Transform Your Life, Your Community, and the World for the Better, " a must-read for changemakers, activists, educators, business leaders, policymakers, and anyone committed to making a difference". Zoe Weil is the co-founder and president of the Institute for Humane Education (IHE) and is considered...

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Workshop: Working Safely in the Garden

The Good Life Center 372 Harborside Road, Harborside, United States

This hands on workshop is designed to assist gardeners in employing methods and strategies while working in the garden and around the house that reduce strain injuries, muscle pulls, and back pain. Learning proper work techniques for such activities as lifting heavy loads and weeding while kneeling will improve one's productivity and enhance the gardening...

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Get Tickets Free – $25.00

Sunday Speaker Series: Larry Dansinger ~ What Should the Economy Be For?

The Good Life Center 372 Harborside Road, Harborside, United States

Most of us believe we have no control over the economy ("we're just along for the ride") and that the current way the economy is structured now is our only option. Neither is true. But, what IS the purpose of the economy now and, maybe more importantly, what SHOULD it be? These questions could be...

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Sunday Speaker Series: Margy Burns Knight ~ “Who Needs A Statue?” – A Twenty Year Adventure

The Good Life Center 372 Harborside Road, Harborside, United States

Margy will talk about her twenty year adventure with statues that started with a question and led to the 2024 publishing of her book Who Needs a Statue?, co-authored with Eve LaPlante and illustrated by Alix Delinois. Margy Burns Knight is nationally recognized for the humanitarian impact of her work as a children's author on...

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Workshop: Creating a Pollinator Habitat on the Homestead

The Good Life Center 372 Harborside Road, Harborside, United States

Erin Cocca is a Pollinator Conservation Specialist with The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation where she assists farmers and other private landowners in creating and managing pollinator habitat on their property. This workshop will include a presentation on native pollinators and ways to improve habitat for them in your garden. The hands on workshop will include the...

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Get Tickets Free – $25.00

Sunday Speaker Series: Kyle Warnock ~ Cultivating Community: The Power of Gathering Spaces & The Impact of Belonging

The Good Life Center 372 Harborside Road, Harborside, United States

Since the 1950s, the United States has seen a steady decrease in gathering spaces that effectively foster meaningful, long-lasting support networks and community belonging. As the country becomes more divided and individualistic, we see an uptick in isolation and a decline in public health and well-being. In this talk, explore the three components of community...

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Workshop: Stone Wall Construction, the Nearing Method

Vermont homesteader and writer Greg Joley will lead this workshop at the Nearing's first Maine homestead next door to The Good Life Center. This is a hands on workshop designed for both the experienced homesteader and beginners alike. Participants will experience the building of a stone wall utilizing the method that Helen and Scott Nearing employed...

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Get Tickets Free – $125.00

Workshop: Compost 101

The Good Life Center 372 Harborside Road, Harborside, United States

The Good Life Center staff will lead this hands on workshop that will cover the basics of the principles of composting as well as how to construct a well designed compost pile. Participants will learn about Scott Nearing's composting strategies as well as how enhance the overall fertility of their garden with time tested composting...

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Get Tickets Free – $25.00

Sunday Speaker Series: Dr. Bonnie Newsom ~ Birds in Wabanaki Pasts

The Good Life Center 372 Harborside Road, Harborside, United States

Wabanaki people (Mi'kmaq, Maliseet, Passamaquoddy and Penobscot Nations) have a long and rich history of engagement with diverse bird species. Birdsfigure prominently in Wabanaki oral traditions and they are routinely visible in archaeological contexts throughout the region. This presentation explores the relationship between birds and Wabanaki people through a blended discussion of oral narratives and...

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Workshop: Tending the Page – A Sensory Writing Workshop at the Good Life Center

The Good Life Center 372 Harborside Road, Harborside, United States

Good Life Center resident stewards Lucy and Jordan have led writing and poetry workshops for years. In this hands-on workshop for writers of all experience levels, participants will explore sensory writing with a focus on place and memory. Drawing inspiration from The Good Life Center’s gardens and from short excerpts by the Nearings and contemporary...

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Get Tickets Free – $25.00

Sunday Speaker Series: Peter Dugas ~ Climate Policy Workshop

The Good Life Center 372 Harborside Road, Harborside, United States

Peter will present on climate change policy using the EN-ROADS Climate Simulator created by MIT’s Sloan School of Management. Peter Dugas is the Maine State Coordinator for the Citizens Climate Lobby (CCL).