WORKSHOPS FOR 2006
Saturday, May 27
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This day-long class will focus on working with herbaceous perennials. Using the many display gardens at Hedgehog Hill, the lecturers will discuss and demonstrate how to assess and plan a garden site, how to choose plants, design a garden, and care for and maintain that site over time. The talks will include information on periodicity of bloom, plant characteristics, design principles, color themes, and soil and site requirements, dividing plants, refurbishing areas, and identifying common plant diseases. Since we are an organic farm, we will also offer simple but effective solutions for dealing with plant diseases and predation. There will be ample time for questions and answers from participants and an actual site-planning exercise where everyone can participate in the development of a perennial garden design.
We have found over the years that this class is a wonderful place for both beginners and experienced gardeners to learn and exchange ideas.
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Saturday, JUNE
3For the past several years we have offered this unique workshop on making your own garden containers from simple materials that include peat moss, cement, fibermesh and water. These beautiful stone-like pots are durable, easy to fashion and can be designed into a number of unique shapes. They are often referred to as hypertufa (pronounced: hyper-tough-a) pots, and they originated in England. These pots have been featured in a number of publications, including Horticulture magazine, The Herb Companion, and Jim Wilson's book on container gardening.
The day-long workshop is great fun. Of all the classes we have taught at the farm, this one is guaranteed to bring the most laughter, get you the dirtiest, and let you end the day with the satisfaction of having made a collection of unusual and usable garden containers. We will provide all the materials necessary, the forms for designing, and the space to cure the pots when finished. Each person will have ample time to finish at least a couple of pots during the workshop.
During the class we will direct the production work and intersperse the crafting time with some ideas on container garden design, plant choices, and soil and maintenance ideas. We will also give each of you enough plant material to fill one of your containers.
The workshop is taught by members of the staff at Hedgehog Hill. We have all made and continue to use hypertufa pots in our gardens, and we're certain that you will be pleased with your own results. This class is very popular, so we advise that you sign up early.
WORKSHOP DETAILSCOSTS: $45.00 per person. The cost includes the class and a light lunch.
CLASS TIMES: 9:30 until 2:30
WHAT TO BRING: Wear old work clothes and bring a couple of pairs of kitchen type rubber gloves.
CLASS SIZE: 15 people per class
REGISTRATION: Register in person, by phone, by mail, or by e-mail.
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DESIGN an
EVERLASTING
WREATH for the HOLIDAYS
Thursday,
JULY 20
Saturday, AUGUST 5
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What better time than before the holidays to use your creativity to design your own masterpiece for a living room, a kitchen or to give as a gift to a friend? You will have an opportunity to design an everlasting/herbal wreath, a kitchen wreath, or a heavenly grass wreath, created from vanilla grass.
An all-day class will begin with a brief introduction to the variety of materials that can be used for design work. We will show you some photos of the garden and the plants - when it is best to pick them and how it is best to dry them. There will be time for questions about plant identification, growing techniques, harvesting, and drying methods. Following the talk, there will be a demonstration on how to tie a wreath. Then each person will be given all the materials he or she needs to complete a project.
We will give individual help throughout the day about the mechanics of crafting, along with tips about intricacies of selecting color, shaping and designing. You will have ample time to complete a lovely wreath.
WORKSHOP DETAILS
COSTS: $45.00 per person. The cost includes the class, all materials for the project, and a light lunch prepared at the farm.
CLASS TIMES: 9:30 until 3:
00.REGISTRATION: Use the form provided to register in person, by phone, by mail, or by e-mail.
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With Jim Neal
Thursday
July 27 and
Saturday July 29
Spend the day learning the ancient art of making papers by hand. We will be using primitive techniques with plant fibers found in Maine and traditional fibers used in Asia for centuries. No tree fibers will be used in producing these beautiful papers. Workshops will be informal and designed for beginner and experienced paper makers. You will go home with lots of handmade papers to use in bookmaking, journals, collage, lampshades and many worthy of framing just by themselves. Children are welcome to sign up for workshops if accompanied by an adult.
Jim Neal has been making handmade papers since 1978. He has worked with several papermakers throughout Maine including workshops with Richard Lee at Hedgehog Hill Farm in the 1980s. Jim is owner of Drop Me A Line, card and gift store in Portland's Old Port where his handmade papers are featured. In 2002 he expanded his studio with papermaking equipment to allow him to create handmade papers for invitations and social announcements. His handmade cards have been sold in Europe, Canada and the US, including Neiman Marcus stores and Kate's Paperie in NYC.
WORKSHOP DETAILS
COSTS: $45.00 per person. The cost includes the class, all materials for the project, and a light lunch prepared at the farm.
CLASS TIMES: 9:30 until 3:30.
REGISTRATION: Use the form provided to register in person, by phone, by mail, or by e-mail.
PHOTOGRAPHING NATURE
USING
DIGITAL TECHNIQUES
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Saturday, July 22
Many aspects of film photography apply to digital photography, for instance, certain principles of technique and design. However, digital cameras also allow the photographer to see images instantaneously and take pictures, knowing immediately what will be on the canvas of the photograph. In addition, new digital technologies – hardware and software, facilitate altering the 'reality' captured in the photograph. In this workshop you will learn the complimentary aspects of using digital cameras, photo imaging software, and the photo printer to design aesthetically exciting images. This day-long workshop will be taught by Mark Silber, a distinguished photographer, author and owner of Hedgehog Hill Farm.
WORKSHOP DETAILS
COSTS: $45.00 per person. The cost includes the class, all materials for the project, and a light lunch prepared at the farm.
CLASS TIMES: 9:30 until 3:30.
REGISTRATION: Use the form provided to register in person, by phone, by mail, or by e-mail.
TAI
JI
IN
THE GARDENS
Thursdays,
6-7PM, July 13 to August 3
We are pleased to welcome t'ai ji
instructor Betsey Foster. The course will be held outside in the
beautiful farm gardens whenever weather permits,
and inside when necessary. You may sign up by phone,
e-mail or regular mail. Anyone wanting further
information, please call the farm. The hour long
classes begin at
6:00 every
Thursday evening for four consecutive weeks.
Tai ji is a type of ancient Chinese exercise. Soft and gentle exercises are done with the breath to relax and calm the mind and body. This enhances your vital energy, ji (chi), and allows it to circulate through your body. You will feel both relaxed and energized after doing Tai ji.
We will explore several types of breathing and their effects on the body. Then we will combine them with Tai ji exercises such as Crane Walking, Supporting Heaven and Earth, and other beautiful and beautifully-named moves.
Betsey Foster, MPH, will be the instructor. She has studied t'ai ji and qi gong since the mid-1980s and teaches in Bethel and Norway and is a student of Dr. Yang, Jwing-ming in Boston.
This four-week class meets Thursdays, 6-7PM, July 13-August 3. The fee is $45. To register, call Betsey at 875-2426.
July 24 to August 28
This class will take place at Hedgehog Hill on six successive Monday evenings (6:30 to 7:30) in the beautiful gardens of the farm. Namaste Yoga is the perfect way for all of us to learn and enjoy gentle exercise designed to help us keep our bodies limber and in good shape. A healthful form of exercise, yoga promotes greater awareness of balance, strength, movement and flexibility.
Karen Vasil-Busch, a licensed massage therapist since 1982 and a student of yoga and dance, since 1978 will teach the course. She has taught yoga and massage for both public and private institutions, including Bates College, The Maine Department of Human Services and numerous public school systems. In addition, Karen is the Director of the Maine Healing Arts Festival, established in 1979.
Classes are open to people of all ages and will take place outdoors (weather permitting) or inside when necessary. Cost is $60 for the six weeks from Monday July 24 until Monday August 28. Register by contacting Karen at: (207) 336-2065 or KarenV@megalink.net.
A SAMPLING OF OTHER WORKSHOPS THAT HAVE BEEN OFFERED AT THE FARM
Not offered in 2006
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We are very pleased to welcome Joli Greene back to the farm as the workshop instructor. Joli is a Maine artist who has shown her work internationally since 1972. She has studied traditional and contemporary basketry with teachers from a variety of cultures, including Native American and Japanese. As a Maine Touring Artist for ten years, she has extensive teaching experience. In addition she was the first Artist in Residence sponsored by the Soviet Peace Committee to travel, live and teach in Russia for a year. She now has her home and studio in Freeport, Maine.Ribbed baskets, sometimes referred to as melon, egg, or key hole baskets, are some of the most adaptable forms of woven containers. They lend themselves to sculptural forms and allow the craftsman to incorporate many forms of natural plant material. In this class, participants will learn the basic structure of a ribbed basket and how to identify many native plants that can be used. We will work with a variety of materials gathered from the gardens, fields and woods of the farm. In addition the instructor will provide commercially prepared plant material.
Everyone will finish a basket in the class and will learn how to adapt this technique to other forms of baskets. All materials will be provided for the projects, but you may bring along any vines to incorporate into your work. Also, be sure to wear old clothes as you will undoubtedly get damp and dirty in the process of collecting and preparing weaving materials. Visit our website to see a sample of baskets which were created in previous workshops.
WORKSHOP DETAILS
COSTS: $45.00 per person. The cost includes the class, all materials for the project, and a light lunch prepared at the farm.
CLASS TIMES: 9:30 until 3:30.
REGISTRATION: Register in person, by phone, by mail, or by e-mail.
GARDENING WITH HERBS
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Herb gardening and perennial gardening can sometimes be synonymous, as many of our favorite perennials such as baptisias, artemisias, and digitalis are at home in either category. Herb gardening can also be defined as gardening with edible plants, which are either annuals, biennials, or perennials. Herb gardens can be designed for fragrance, for ornamental interest, for medicinal use, or historical significance. Herbs may also be included in either the annual or perennial borders.
The purpose of this class will be to expand your notion of gardening with herbs, to discuss everything from the better known kitchen herb gardens to using herbs in many beds, borders, walkways, and containers. The farm grows hundreds of varieties of herbs and has display beds where participants can see, touch, smell, and sometimes taste various plants. Discussions will cover plant identi-fication, cultural requirements, site design, soil and maintenance needs, harvesting techniques, and plant uses other than as garden ornamentals. We will focus on herbs for outdoor gardens, and also talk about those wonderful species that we can enjoy outdoors in the summer and inside from fall to spring.
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