Maine’s Untold Vegetarian History
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...
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Events
Fermenting Grains with Joshua Rollson of Stone Broke Bread & Books
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...
Seeds of the Good Life
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...
Art Exhibition: Seeds & Threads by Dr. Rachael M Rollson (as part of the wild apotropaic)
A collage series extending the thoughts of the revolutionary quote ‘they tried to bury us, they didn’t know we were seeds’ along with trying to make sense in ‘these troubled...
CANCELLED: Cultivating Community: The Power of Gathering Spaces & The Impact of Belonging” with Kyle Warnock of Queerly ME
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...
The Influence of Helen and Scott Nearing: A 50-Year Journey
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...
Deep Dive with the Bullfrog
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...
How to Find Hidden History
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...
Going Against the Grain with a Legume!
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...
MOFGA Gather & Grow Tour: The Good Life Center
Join The Good Life Center for a MOFGA Gather & Grow Tour at Forest Farm! Following the tour, participants are invited to join for a short documentary about The Good...
Wicking Buckets Workshop with Ethan Clarkson of Wabanaki Public Health & Wellness
Learn how to make wicking buckets for your plants! Anyone who wishes to make their own Wicking Bucket should bring a 5 gallon bucket. Suggested donation: $10