Ret Talbot. (Photo courtesy Good Tern Co-op)
ROCKLAND Local science writer, journalist and author Ret Talbot will take a deep dive into seafood and seafood sustainability as part of the Good Tern Co-op’s ongoing online event series.
Talbot will start his talk by defining sustainable seafood, then focus on how to better understand the most common choices presented to the sustainably-minded consumer when buying seafood. Participants will also receive several recipes and preparation tips that will make eating sustainable seafood even more enjoyable.
The workshop is free and will take place online on Wednesday, May 12, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. This event is co-sponsored by Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association, and a member of MCFA will be on hand to answer specific questions about local seafood.
Thursday, April 29, 2021 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Lois Anne reading her poems at Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, Vermont, in January of 2020, (Photo courtesy Good Tern Natural Foods Co-op)
April is National Poetry Month, and the Good Tern Co-op & Natural Foods Store is hosting a reading by local poets to celebrate. The poetry night will be held online on April 29, 2021, from 7 to 8 p.m. The event is part of the Good Tern’s Education and Outreach Committee’s continuing series of community classes and events.
Participating poets are Frances Vigeant, Eileen Hugo, Phelps Bristol, Lois Anne, Sarah Trapani, Colleen Gleason, Jeannie Harsha, Dana Wildes, Bill Eberle, and Paul McFarland.
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 - 6:30pm to 7:30pm
Broccoli, radish, wheatgrass, and other microgreens seedlings grow in a sunny window in Crystal Robinson’s home in Hope. (Photo courtesy The Good Tern Co-op)
The Good Tern Co-op will offer an online class on growing microgreens at home on Wednesday, April 14, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Sponsored by the Good Tern’s Education & Community Outreach Committee, the microgreens class will be presented by Crystal Robinson, who is certified in Agriscaping and in Permaculture and is an experienced home microgreens grower. Robinson consults on garden design and maintenance. Robinson will demonstrate how easy it is to grow microgreens at home and will email to all participants instructions and a list of sources for materials.
C.J. Walke. (Photo courtesy Good Tern Co-op)
In its continuing online series, the Good Tern Co-op in Rockland will offer a class on caring for your backyard orchard on Wednesday, March 24, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Co-sponsor for the class is the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA).
Instructor C.J. Walke, MOFGA’s Downeast Specialist, will discuss the basics of growing fruit trees in your backyard or garden. Walke will cover soil building and fertility management, pruning basics, and common insects and diseases that can affect backyard orchards. He has been working with growers on organic tree fruit cultivation and organic gardening methods for over a decade.
The Good Tern Co-op Education & Community Outreach Committee is sponsoring a series of online classes.
Starting off the series will be “Simplified Qigong,” an introductory Tai Chi/QiGong class taught by Mike Shunney, of Innerworks Center. Tai Chi and QiGong (pronounced CHEE-gung) are ancient Chinese practices that combine slow, mindful movements, meditation, and natural breathing that can help relieve stress, improve circulations, balance, and alignment.
Shunney has studied and played Taijiquan (also known as Tai Chi) and Qigong in the United States and in China since 1987. His school, Inner Works Center for Taijiquan & Qigong Studies, is officially recognized by the International Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan Association as an Affiliated School, the first in New England. Shunney has been teaching Taijiquan since his return from China in 1994, focusing on community education programs as well as teaching in hospital and university settings. He is known by his students for gently gui