LGBTQ+, allied youth artwork sought for Youth Pride Art Show, Pride Walk Fri, 04/23/2021 - 12:30pm
Pride Walk: Maine Coast Heritage Trust will display LGBTQ+ and allied youth creative pieces in a series of display cases along a wooded trail at Erickson Fields Preserve in Rockport. (Photo courtesy Maine Coast Heritage Trust)
Youth Pride Art Show: The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) will display LGBTQ+ and allied youth artworks in the ArtLab window. (Photo courtesy CMCA)
OUT Maine is seeking submissions of art, photography, and writing by LGBTQ+ and allied youth of all ages (22 and younger) for the Youth Pride Art Show and Pride Walk which will take place during Pride Month (June).
Paid Ag internship for teens at Erickson Fields Mon, 03/01/2021 - 1:00pm
Charlie Cooper, a Teen Ag Crew alumnus, in the garden at Erickson Fields. (Photo by Aaron Englander)
ROCKPORT Maine Coast Heritage Trust, a state-wide land conservation organization, is offering teens ages 14-18 paid internships through the Teen Ag Crew program at Erickson Fields Preserve, located at 164 West Street in Rockport.
Interns will gain hands-on experience in sustainable agricultural practices and learn about their local food system from food production, processing and distribution to consumption and waste management. The produce they raise will supply food pantries, public schools and restaurants. The internship will be part-time and offered during three sessions: Spring (4/20-6/17), Summer (6/21-8/27), and Fall (9/7 - 10/29). Interns will receive training for COVID-19 safety protocols and be provided PPE.
Growing plots available at Penobscot Bay Community Gardens in Camden, Rockport Fri, 02/26/2021 - 4:00pm
Community Gardeners at Erickson Fields Preserve in Rockport. (Photo by Aaron Englander)
CAMDEN and ROCKPORT Warming soil is beckoning. Carrots, squash, lettuce, what’s your wish? Penobscot Bay Community Gardens has plots available for eager gardeners at two sites: 63 Washington Street in Camden and Erickson Fields, a preserve of Maine Coast Heritage Trust located at 164 West Street in Rockport.
“If your vision includes a garden bed in a charming village where you can walk or bike, then 63 Washington Street in Camden might be your answer,” said MCHT, in a news release. “Ample sun shines in the backyard.”
Teen Ag Crew to present to Knox County Food Council
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2020 Teen Ag Crew. From left to right: Zhenya Mikha, Curtis Bibber, Charlie Moss, and Owen Cooper. (Photo by Aaron Englander)
The Knox County Food Council (kcfoodcouncil.com) invites the public to a virtual gathering on Tuesday, Feb. 2 to learn about youth agriculture addressing food insecurity in the Midcoast. The meeting will begin at 3:30 p.m., with a presentation about the Teen Ag Crew that annual raises 20,000+ lbs. of vegetables in a 4-acre garden at Maine Coast Heritage Trust’s Erickson Fields Preserve, 164 West Street in Rockport.
Erickson Fields Preserve seeks visitor feedback Fri, 12/11/2020 - 1:30pm
Erickson Fields trail. (Photo by Joelle Albury)
Erickson Fields trail. (Photo by Joelle Albury)
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ROCKPORT Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT) has launched a short online survey to collect feedback from visitors of Erickson Fields Preserve, in Rockport. Located at 164 West Street (less than a mile from the Camden Hills Regional High School), Erickson Fields is a former Rockport dairy farm that features a 1.4-mile trail and gardens where young people grow food for the community.
The trail, which connects Route 90 to Beech Hill Road, was designed to be an easy walking trail for various levels of mobility. For Erickson Farm & Program Manager Aaron Englander, striving to make the trail accessible to all in the community is a high priority, according to MCHT, in a news release.