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SUMMARY:Swordfish in Wabanaki Homeland
DESCRIPTION:Archaeological sites along the Maine coast show that swordfish existed in the Gulf of Maine between approximately 5\,500 and 3\,700 years ago. Excavations at multiple Maine sites have produced swordfish rostra\, vertebrae\, and other remains\, indicating that Wabanaki ancestors harvested and processed these large fish for millennia. In this presentation\, Dr. Bonnie Newsom will discuss the presence of swordfish in Wabanaki homeland and what these archaeological data reveal about past marine conditions\, Wabanaki fishing practices\, and how climate change affected local ecosystems. Through archaeological study of swordfish remains from the Gulf of Maine\, we can appreciate the sophisticated relationship Indigenous peoples had with swordfish specifically\, and the marine environment more broadly. \nDr. Bonnie Newsom is a member of the Penobscot Nation and an archaeologist interested in the pre-contact lifeways of Wabanaki peoples. She is an Associate Professor of Anthropology and Associate Faculty in the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine. She and her husband Les are both military veterans and they live in Eddington\, Maine. \nSuggested donation: $10
URL:https://goodlife.org/event/swordfish-in-wabanaki-homeland-2026/
LOCATION:The Good Life Center\, 372 Harborside Road\, Harborside\, 04642\, United States
CATEGORIES:2026 Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260816T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260816T150000
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CREATED:20260510T232343Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260619T192801Z
UID:3355-1786888800-1786892400@goodlife.org
SUMMARY:Wicking Buckets Workshop with Ethan Clarkson of Wabanaki Public Health & Wellness
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to make wicking buckets for your plants! Anyone who wishes to make their own Wicking Bucket should bring a 5 gallon bucket. \nSuggested donation: $10
URL:https://goodlife.org/event/wicking-buckets-workshop-2026/
LOCATION:The Good Life Center\, 372 Harborside Road\, Harborside\, 04642\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260813T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260813T140000
DTSTAMP:20260705T181919Z
CREATED:20260705T181834Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260705T181919Z
UID:3423-1786622400-1786629600@goodlife.org
SUMMARY:MOFGA Gather & Grow Tour: The Good Life Center
DESCRIPTION:Join The Good Life Center for a MOFGA Gather & Grow Tour at Forest Farm!  \nFollowing the tour\, participants are invited to join for a short documentary about The Good Life Center\, as well as a picnic lunch and discussion by the water. BYO lunch! \nRegister here.
URL:https://goodlife.org/event/mofga-gather-grow-tour-the-good-life-center-2026/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260809T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260809T170000
DTSTAMP:20260510T233808Z
CREATED:20260510T232251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260510T233808Z
UID:3353-1786291200-1786294800@goodlife.org
SUMMARY:Going Against the Grain with a Legume!
DESCRIPTION:In this talk\, Sarah Speare\, CEO and co-founder of Tootie’s Tempeh will share the story of how a food company stood up to nearly every norm in business to become best in its category. \nSarah Speare is the CEO and co-founder of Tootie’s Tempeh\, a worker-owned cooperative in Biddeford. Tootie’s is the first commercial tempeh company in the US to ferment without plastic bags— a process that has already kept 140\,000 bags out of landfills and oceans— and produces an award-winning\, non-bitter tempeh. \nSuggested donation: $10
URL:https://goodlife.org/event/going-against-the-grain-with-a-legume-2026/
LOCATION:The Good Life Center\, 372 Harborside Road\, Harborside\, 04642\, United States
CATEGORIES:2026 Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260809T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260809T150000
DTSTAMP:20260614T190623Z
CREATED:20260614T190623Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260614T190623Z
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SUMMARY:How to Find Hidden History
DESCRIPTION:Much of history has been buried by the passage of time. Join writer and history researcher Avery Yale Kamila who will first read Moral Treason\, a paper she wrote for the Elizabeth Oakes Smith Society exploring 19th-century Maine author Oakes Smith’s early work as an editor and involvement in the previously unknown Portland Female Anti-Matrimonial Society of 1833 and the little-explored Portland Graham Riot of 1834. Kamila will then share information of how she uncovered details of these events and how audience members can use the techniques in their own searches for lost history and forgotten ancestors. \nWith Avery Yale Kamila.
URL:https://goodlife.org/event/how-to-find-hidden-history/
LOCATION:The Good Life Center\, 372 Harborside Road\, Harborside\, 04642\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260806
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260807
DTSTAMP:20260803T221107Z
CREATED:20260803T221107Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260803T221107Z
UID:3479-1785974400-1786060799@goodlife.org
SUMMARY:Scott's Birthday (1883)
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://goodlife.org/event/scotts-birthday-1883-2026/
CATEGORIES:Important Dates
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T170000
DTSTAMP:20260510T233755Z
CREATED:20260510T232000Z
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SUMMARY:Deep Dive with the Bullfrog
DESCRIPTION:Thousands of people have visited the Nearings’ final homestead\, at The Good Life Center\, in Harborside\, Maine\, and many have seen the Bullfrog documentary film about their lives. At this gathering\, Greg Joly will offer live commentary on the Nearings’ homesteads\, their life-ways\, and the political and economic radicalism that undergirded everything they built. \nGreg Joly is a Nearing scholar\, writer\, homesteader\, and founder of Bull Thistle Press\, engaging questions of culture\, justice\, and the moral imagination in American life.  \nSuggested donation: $10
URL:https://goodlife.org/event/deep-dive-with-the-bullfrog-2026/
LOCATION:The Good Life Center\, 372 Harborside Road\, Harborside\, 04642\, United States
CATEGORIES:2026 Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260726T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260726T170000
DTSTAMP:20260527T221353Z
CREATED:20260518T115926Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260527T221353Z
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SUMMARY:The Influence of Helen and Scott Nearing: A 50-Year Journey
DESCRIPTION:In 1976\, inspired by the ideas of Helen and Scott Nearing\, Sherrie Lovler and Norm Lee began a back-to-the-land life in upstate New York. They later founded The Good Life Get-Together\, a yearly summer gathering with workshops for those drawn to the back-to-the-land movement and published Homesteaders News magazine for over nine years. Helen and Scott came to the first festival and Helen came again to teach stone wall building. Fifty years later\, Sherrie reflects on how the Nearings’ influence continues to shape her life as a self-employed artist\, poet\, teacher\, and author. \nSherrie Lovler is a writer and artist whose work explores “living simply and sanely in a troubled world.” She is the author of three books that combine her paintings and poetry. Her most recent work\, Distant Voices\, invites viewers to travel through fire\, forest\, silence\, and light—through endings that seek beginnings and beginnings that return us to ourselves.
URL:https://goodlife.org/event/the-influence-of-helen-and-scott-nearing-a-50-year-journey/
LOCATION:The Good Life Center\, 372 Harborside Road\, Harborside\, 04642\, United States
CATEGORIES:2026 Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260726T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260726T150000
DTSTAMP:20260712T153833Z
CREATED:20260510T231651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260712T153833Z
UID:3344-1785074400-1785078000@goodlife.org
SUMMARY:CANCELLED: Cultivating Community: The Power of Gathering Spaces & The Impact of Belonging” with Kyle Warnock of Queerly ME
DESCRIPTION: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 building Queerly ME employs to foster strong support networks and strengthen community belonging for LGBTQIA+ adults in Maine. Dive into what is needed for a gathering place to thrive and lead towards meaningful\, long-lasting community connections. This workshop will have a strong focus on the LGBTQIA+ community in Maine\, and the many sociopolitical obstacles challenging the creation and growth of gathering spaces and how we may overcome those challenges through collective action. \nSuggested donation: $10\nThis event has been cancelled\, we hope to see them here again in the future\, please see their website: QueerlyME.org for other ways to support and find them.
URL:https://goodlife.org/event/cultivating-community-2026/
LOCATION:The Good Life Center\, 372 Harborside Road\, Harborside\, 04642\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260719T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260719T170000
DTSTAMP:20260527T221010Z
CREATED:20260510T231533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260527T221010Z
UID:3342-1784476800-1784480400@goodlife.org
SUMMARY:Seeds of the Good Life
DESCRIPTION:In this conversation\, Eliot Coleman & Barbara Damrosch will share stories of Scott & Helen Nearing—the homesteaders who shaped their lives—and explore what the Nearings’ revolutionary politics and radical experiment in simple living still has to teach a world hungry for alternatives. \nBarbara Damrosch has been growing food and writing about it for nearly fifty years. Author of The Garden Primer\, her most recent book is A Life in the Garden\, part memoir\, part growing guide\, and an absolute delight to read. Eliot Coleman has been farming organically since the 1960s and is internationally known for his work on sustainable agriculture and year-round growing. His most recent book\, The Self-Fed Farm and Garden\, shows how growers can build lasting soil fertility from within the farm itself. Together\, they live at Four Season Farm\, right here in Harborside\, Maine. \nSuggested donation: $10
URL:https://goodlife.org/event/seeds-of-the-good-life-2026/
LOCATION:The Good Life Center\, 372 Harborside Road\, Harborside\, 04642\, United States
CATEGORIES:2026 Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260719T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260719T160000
DTSTAMP:20260705T182645Z
CREATED:20260510T231409Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260705T182645Z
UID:3340-1784469600-1784476800@goodlife.org
SUMMARY:Fermenting Grains with Joshua Rollson of Stone Broke Bread & Books
DESCRIPTION:Sourdough 101: What is Sourdough? A workshop and in-depth conversation about Fermented Bread and Culture for all levels of skill and experience. Bring your questions and curiosity and take home some starter. \nSuggested donation: $10
URL:https://goodlife.org/event/fermenting-grains-2026/
LOCATION:The Good Life Center\, 372 Harborside Road\, Harborside\, 04642\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260712T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260712T170000
DTSTAMP:20260510T233820Z
CREATED:20260510T231303Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260510T233820Z
UID:3338-1783872000-1783875600@goodlife.org
SUMMARY:From Individual Precarity to Collective Resilience: The Revolutionary Ecological and Social Implications of Local Microfactories\, Community Fablabs\, Personal Fabrication\, and Fabcities
DESCRIPTION:In this talk we’ll see how the Nearings use economy has evolved into the maker movement and Fabcities. Fabcities are cities that produce everything they make using a circular economy. Atoms cycle locally while ideas\, designs  and best practices flow globally and open source. \nLonnie Gamble is a professor\, educator\, and sustainability leader working across renewable energy\, ecovillage design\, and permaculture—including founding the Abundance Ecovillage. \nSuggested donation: $10
URL:https://goodlife.org/event/from-individual-precarity-to-collective-resilience-2026/
LOCATION:The Good Life Center\, 372 Harborside Road\, Harborside\, 04642\, United States
CATEGORIES:2026 Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260712T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260712T160000
DTSTAMP:20260527T223634Z
CREATED:20260510T231033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260527T223634Z
UID:3335-1783864800-1783872000@goodlife.org
SUMMARY:Documentary Screening: “Turn Off the Machines”
DESCRIPTION:“Turn Off the Machines” — a public screening of a new film about the alternative lifestyle of Ethan Hughes and his family of Belfast\, Maine. \nSuggested donation: $10
URL:https://goodlife.org/event/documentary-screening-turn-off-the-machines/
LOCATION:The Good Life Center\, 372 Harborside Road\, Harborside\, 04642\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260705T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260705T170000
DTSTAMP:20260510T233841Z
CREATED:20260510T225713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260510T233841Z
UID:3320-1783267200-1783270800@goodlife.org
SUMMARY:History Rhymes: Echoes of the Past in Today's Society
DESCRIPTION:As writers and artists\, Rob\, Aran\, & Margot Lee Shetterly will explore the failures and successes in history in order to plan better for a more just future. \nRob Shetterly is the artist behind Americans Who Tell the Truth\, a portrait series honoring those who stand for justice and the common good — joined here by his son Aran\, a writer and editor\, and daughter-in-law Margot Lee Shetterly\, bestselling author of “Hidden Figures”. \nSuggested donation: $10
URL:https://goodlife.org/event/history-rhymes-2026/
LOCATION:The Good Life Center\, 372 Harborside Road\, Harborside\, 04642\, United States
CATEGORIES:2026 Speaker Series
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260619
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260726
DTSTAMP:20260705T185808Z
CREATED:20260705T185808Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260705T185808Z
UID:3429-1781827200-1785023999@goodlife.org
SUMMARY:Maine's Untold Vegetarian History
DESCRIPTION:After a successful run in Portland\, the exhibition Maine’s Untold Vegetarian History travels to The Good Life Center in Brooksville for the 2026 season. Reaching back 300 years\, Maine’s Untold Vegetarian History features stories of Mainers who changed what vegetarians eat and opened access to plant-based foods. Learn about the riots\, activist newspapers\, prophecies and back-to-the-landers who have influenced Maine’s vegetarian culture. Among these prominent influencers were Helen and Scott Nearing\, who ate their vegetable meals with wooden bowls\, chopsticks and spoons\, and cooked them on the Glenwood wood-fired cookstove\, all of which remain on view at the Good Life Center. Maine’s Untold Vegetarian History was co-curated by Avery Yale Kamila\, independent history researcher\, and John Babin\, author\, and the first-of-its-kind exhibition was on view at the Maine Historical Society museum from Sept. 10\, 2024 to May 31\, 2025. \nView the online exhibition at the Maine Memory Network \nWatch a 207 segment about the exhibition
URL:https://goodlife.org/event/maines-untold-vegetarian-history/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260615T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260615T180000
DTSTAMP:20260605T180054Z
CREATED:20260605T180054Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260605T180054Z
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SUMMARY:Megan LeBoutillier: “What I Learned About Love from the Elephants at the David Sheldrick Orphan Project”
DESCRIPTION:An hour-long presentation with narration\, photos\, and videos of elephant rescues and graduations to the reintegration units.
URL:https://goodlife.org/event/love-and-elephants-2026/
LOCATION:The Good Life Center\, 372 Harborside Road\, Harborside\, 04642\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260523T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260523T130000
DTSTAMP:20260422T223941Z
CREATED:20260422T223941Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T223941Z
UID:3292-1779530400-1779541200@goodlife.org
SUMMARY:Annual Meeting at Forest Farm
DESCRIPTION:Join us for The Good Life Center’s annual spring gathering. All are welcome! \nSchedule:\n10:00-12:00 – Board/Business Meeting\n12:00-1:00  – Pot Luck Lunch \nJoin virtually:\nhttps://meet.google.com/iiz-dzyk-mhi \nIn person:\n372 Harborside Road\nHarborside\, ME 04642
URL:https://goodlife.org/event/2026-annual-meeting/
LOCATION:The Good Life Center\, 372 Harborside Road\, Harborside\, 04642\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260510T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260510T170000
DTSTAMP:20260522T020947Z
CREATED:20260510T231828Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260522T020947Z
UID:3346-1778400000-1778432400@goodlife.org
SUMMARY:The Influence of Helen and Scott Nearing: A 50-Year Journey
DESCRIPTION:In 1976\, inspired by the ideas of Helen and Scott Nearing\, Sherrie Lovler and Norm Lee began a back-to-the-land life in upstate New York. They later founded The Good Life Get-Together\, a yearly summer gathering with workshops for those drawn to the back-to-the-land movement and published Homesteaders News magazine for over nine years. Helen and Scott came to the first festival and Helen came again to teach stone wall building. Fifty years later\, Sherrie reflects on how the Nearings’ influence continues to shape her life as a self-employed artist\, poet\, teacher\, and author. \nSherrie Lovler is a writer and artist whose work explores “living simply and sanely in a troubled world.” She is the author of three books that combine her paintings and poetry. Her most recent work\, Distant Voices\, invites viewers to travel through fire\, forest\, silence\, and light—through endings that seek beginnings and beginnings that return us to ourselves.
URL:https://goodlife.org/event/the-influence-of-helen-and-scott-nearing-2026/
LOCATION:The Good Life Center\, 372 Harborside Road\, Harborside\, 04642\, United States
CATEGORIES:2026 Speaker Series
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260411T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260411T120000
DTSTAMP:20260303T225632Z
CREATED:20260224T000344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T225632Z
UID:3247-1775901600-1775908800@goodlife.org
SUMMARY:Apple Tree Pruning Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Led by arborist\, organic farmer\, and Blue Hill Tree Warden Phil Norris\, this workshop will focus on selecting the best tools and best practices for healthy tree growth\, promoting optimal harvest results\, and safe pruning techniques. All levels of experience and expertise are welcome. Bring pruning tools and dress for the weather. Admission is free\, donations are appreciated. Come learn and have fun!
URL:https://goodlife.org/event/apple-tree-pruning-workshop/
LOCATION:The Good Life Center\, 372 Harborside Road\, Harborside\, 04642\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260223
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260224
DTSTAMP:20250518T204918Z
CREATED:20250518T204918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250518T204918Z
UID:3014-1771804800-1771891199@goodlife.org
SUMMARY:Helen Nearing's Birthday\, 1904
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://goodlife.org/event/helen-nearings-birthday-1904-2/
CATEGORIES:Important Dates
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250919
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250922
DTSTAMP:20250518T205203Z
CREATED:20250518T185514Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250518T205203Z
UID:3004-1758240000-1758499199@goodlife.org
SUMMARY:Common Ground Country Fair
DESCRIPTION:Come see us at the Common Ground Country Fair!
URL:https://goodlife.org/event/common-ground-country-fair/
LOCATION:Common Ground Education Center\, 294 Crosby Brook Road\, Unity\, ME\, 04988\, United States
CATEGORIES:External Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250907T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250907T170000
DTSTAMP:20250511T182837Z
CREATED:20250505T151252Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250511T182837Z
UID:2887-1757260800-1757264400@goodlife.org
SUMMARY:Sunday Speaker Series: Dr. Sarah Ebel ~ "Nos Falta Nada": What Does it Mean to Live the Good Life Under Changing Environmental and Economic Conditions in Southern Chile's Coastal Zone?
DESCRIPTION:Traditional ways of life in southern Chile’s coastal zone in many ways resemble Helen and Scott Nearings’ description of the “Good Life”\, where individuals’ cultural\, economic\, and social well-being are tied to the land\, the sea\, and the communities in which they live.  However\, those ways of life are increasingly impacted by both environmental and economic change\, creating new challenges to and opportunities for living the Good Life. Dr. Ebel has been working in rural coastal communities in Chile for over ten years and will share her research on the resilience and adaptability of rural livelihoods undergoing global change along Chile’s coastal zone\, with implications for our own lives here in Maine. Her work demonstrates the deeply embedded resilience and connectedness people have to the places they love\, and the communities that continue to make and remake those places despite the hardships people face.\nDr. Sarah Ebel is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Social Sciences at the University of New England.
URL:https://goodlife.org/event/sarah-ebel-ph-d-nos-falta-nada/
LOCATION:The Good Life Center\, 372 Harborside Road\, Harborside\, 04642\, United States
CATEGORIES:2025 Sunday Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250831T160000
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SUMMARY:Sunday Speaker Series: Margot Kelley ~ Gardening at the End of the World
DESCRIPTION:In March 2020\, as I was starting my seeds\, COVID shut down the world. Taking care of my garden took on extra significance for me that year\, as it did for so many folks. That outdoor work was complemented by research into the relationships we humans have long had with seeds and with viruses. As I dug into the histories of plants and pandemics\, I discovered many surprising ways the two are intertwined. I’ll share some of those co-evolutionary tales and talk about what they suggest about our interdependent world.\nMargot Kelley is an author and gardener.
URL:https://goodlife.org/event/margot-kelley-gardening-at-the-end-of-the-world/
LOCATION:The Good Life Center\, 372 Harborside Road\, Harborside\, 04642\, United States
CATEGORIES:2025 Sunday Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250824T160000
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SUMMARY:Sunday Speaker Series: Mark McBrine ~ "Seeds of Change" Documentary & Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Mark McBrine: ‘Seeds of Change’\, the award winning documentary will be shown at the GLC followed by a discussion and presentation by Mark McBrine. The documentary chronicles Mark’s nationally recognized efforts to transform the lives of inmates at the prison at Charleston in Maine through organic agriculture. Mark\, an organic farmer and food service director\, will bring his powerful and transformative story to the GLC.\n\nMark is in his 15th year as a Maine Department of Corrections (MDOC) employee\, working the past 9 years developing a “Farm to Table” Food Service Program at Mountain View Correctional Facility in Charleston\, Maine. He and his team created an Intensive Organic Fruit and Vegetable Production Program while serving as the Food Service Manager of Mountain View’s Minimum and Medium Security Kitchens and Dining Rooms\, as well as the Kitchen and Dining operations at the newly constructed Downeast Correctional Facility in Bucks Harbor\, Maine.\nHis leadership in these areas have earned his team national recognition from organizations like Impact Justice and The Vera Institute\, as well as positive coverage in the Portland Press Herald\, and the New York Times.\nIn the spring of 2025 Mark was selected for a new role as the Director of Farm to Table for the MDOC.  In his new position\, Mark will coordinate local purchasing\, manage food processing efforts\, assist with scratch cooking opportunities and lead the agricultural efforts at all MDOC Facilities.\nMark has been involved with both sides of the Farm to Institution supply chain\, as a producer and as a purchaser. He and his wife own a 47-acre diversified farm and have been farming organically for more than 30 years and were active producers for schools and other institutions\, farmers markets\, CSAs\, Senior Farm Shares and Food Cooperatives.
URL:https://goodlife.org/event/mark-mcbrine-seeds-of-change-documentary-and-discussion/
LOCATION:The Good Life Center\, 372 Harborside Road\, Harborside\, 04642\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250823T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250823T120000
DTSTAMP:20250511T182416Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Off Grid Solar Systems for the Modern Homestead
DESCRIPTION:Jonathan Hart\, a solar expert with Revision Energy\, will lead participants through a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of off grid solar systems. Comparing off grid systems to grid tied systems will be covered as well. Participants will have a chance to learn about he latest developments and technology in solar panels\, storage battery systems\, and solar systems. This workshop will assist homesteaders and homeowners in developing their individual plans for an investment in solar technology.\nThe Good Life Center believes in reciprocity and community; as such\, all possible workshops are sliding scale. See the Sliding Scale ticket if you cannot afford full price.
URL:https://goodlife.org/event/off-grid-solar-systems-for-the-modern-homestead/
LOCATION:The Good Life Center\, 372 Harborside Road\, Harborside\, 04642\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250817T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250817T170000
DTSTAMP:20250526T183939Z
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SUMMARY:Sunday Speaker Series: Peter Dugas ~ Climate Policy
DESCRIPTION:Peter will present on climate change policy using the EN-ROADS Climate Simulator created by MIT’s Sloan School of Management.\nPeter Dugas is the Maine State Coordinator for the Citizens Climate Lobby (CCL).
URL:https://goodlife.org/event/peter-dugas-climate-policy-workshop/
LOCATION:The Good Life Center\, 372 Harborside Road\, Harborside\, 04642\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250816T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250816T120000
DTSTAMP:20250626T183204Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Tending the Page - A Sensory Writing Workshop at the Good Life Center
DESCRIPTION: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 authors\, we’ll engage in guided exercises to craft vivid\, sensory-rich pieces. Along the way\, we’ll dive into craft techniques to sharpen our sentences\, deepen our attention\, and foster a greater sense of connection—to the natural world\, to our writing\, and to one another.\nThe Good Life Center believes in reciprocity and community; as such\, all possible workshops are sliding scale. See the Sliding Scale ticket if you cannot afford full price.
URL:https://goodlife.org/event/tending-the-page-a-sensory-writing-workshop/
LOCATION:The Good Life Center\, 372 Harborside Road\, Harborside\, 04642\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250810T160000
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DTSTAMP:20250612T203832Z
CREATED:20250505T145928Z
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SUMMARY:Sunday Speaker Series: Dr. Bonnie Newsom ~ Birds in Wabanaki Pasts
DESCRIPTION:Wabanaki people (Mi’kmaq\, Maliseet\, Passamaquoddy and Penobscot Nations) have a long and rich history of engagement with diverse bird species. Birds figure 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 archaeological evidence. Dr. Newsom will highlight the cultural and practical roles of birds in Wabanaki lifeways and discuss how the human/bird relationship can inform our understanding of past ecologies.\nDr. Bonnie Newsom is a member of the Penobscot Nation and an archaeologist interested in the pre-contact lifeways of Wabanaki peoples. She is an Associate Professor of Anthropology\nand Associate Faculty in the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine. Through her research\, Dr. Newsom seeks to humanize past peoples by exploring concepts of identity and human agency. Her current research centers on community-engaged archaeologies\, aboriginal ceramic technologies\, climate change\, and shell bearing coastal sites. Dr. Newsom’s professional history includes serving as the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer for the Penobscot Indian\nNation and as Assistant Director for UMaine’s Wabanaki Center. She has a strong public service record which includes serving as former Chair of the Repatriation Review Committee for the National Museum of Natural History and as a former member of the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission. She and her husband Les are both military veterans and they live in Eddington\, Maine. They have four children and three grandsons.
URL:https://goodlife.org/event/dr-bonnie-newsom-birds-in-wabanaki-pasts/
LOCATION:The Good Life Center\, 372 Harborside Road\, Harborside\, 04642\, United States
CATEGORIES:2025 Sunday Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250809T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250809T120000
DTSTAMP:20250511T180404Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Compost 101
DESCRIPTION: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 ideas.\nThe Good Life Center believes in reciprocity and community; as such\, all possible workshops are sliding scale. See the Sliding Scale ticket if you cannot afford full price.
URL:https://goodlife.org/event/compost-101/
LOCATION:The Good Life Center\, 372 Harborside Road\, Harborside\, 04642\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250803T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250803T170000
DTSTAMP:20250511T183216Z
CREATED:20250505T145356Z
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SUMMARY:Sunday Speaker Series: Greg Joly ~ Scott Nearing's "What is Justice?"
DESCRIPTION:Greg will be discussing Scott Nearing’s pamphlet\, “What is Justice?”\, regarding the illegal activites that occurred during the Harding administration.\nGreg Joly is a Vermont homesteader and long-time unofficial Nearing historian.
URL:https://goodlife.org/event/greg-joly-scott-nearings-what-is-justice/
LOCATION:The Good Life Center\, 372 Harborside Road\, Harborside\, 04642\, United States
CATEGORIES:2025 Sunday Speaker Series
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