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Investigate the cultivation, creation, and culture of local food as you focus on hands-on workshops with nationally known chefs and local vendors and enjoy a keynote address by Alisa Smith and J.B. MacKinnon, authors of "Plenty" and creators of the 100-Mile-Diet.

Come for a weekend where you can learn everything from how to save heirloom seeds that have sprouted in Maine since the 1800's, to the best way to shuck a native oyster, to the ecology and economics of why supporting local food is so important! Join us for a public kick-off event with Alisa, James, Slow Food, and MOFGA at Rabelais Books on Thursday the 14th.

August 15-17

Cost: $525
Includes marine transportation, workshop fees, facility use, and room and board.

Keynote Speakers: Alisa Smith and James MacKinnon
When the average North American sits down to eat, each ingredient has typically travelled at least 1,500 miles—call it "the SUV diet." On the first day of spring, 2005, Alisa Smith and James MacKinnon chose to confront this unsettling statistic with a simple experiment. For one year, they would buy or gather their food and drink from within 100 miles of their apartment in Vancouver, British Columbia. Bestseller "Plenty" was born from their experiment of a year of local eating.

Visiting Chefs:
Sam Hayward - Fore Street
Troy Mains - Robinhood Free Meetinghouse
Terry Foster - Cow Island (Chebeague Island Inn)

Visiting Food Artisans:
Michael Jubinski - Stone Turtle Cooking and Baking School
Pemaquid Oyster Co.

Visiting Speakers and Presenters:
David Buchannon - Slow Food
Amanda Beal - MOFGA President

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SCHEDULE: (Workshops and schedule are subject to change. We're updating frequently so check back for more details as they're confirmed.)

Thursday
6pm 9pm - Kick off this event at Rabelais Books in Portland by joining James MacKinnon and Alisa Smith for a reading and signing of "Plenty". Scrumptious, local foods will be available to taste! This event is open to the public.

Friday
2:30pm Board Boat and Orientation
3:00pm Depart mainland
4:00pm Welcome and settle-in on island
5:00pm Sam Hayward Welcome and Dinner Demo
6:30pm Dinner
8:00pm Keynote and questions – Alisa Smith & JB MacKinnon
9:30pm Community Fire and Free time

Saturday
6:45 - 8am Early Workshop TBA
8:00 – 9:00am Breakfast
9:00 – 12:00pm Local Aquaculture
9:00 – 12:00pm Workshop TBA
12:15 – 1:15pm Lunch
1:30 – 5:30pm Artesian Breads (hands on) – Michael Jubinski
1:30 – 3:30pm Workshop TBA
3:45 – 5:15pm Workshop TBA
5:00 – 7pm Dinner and Free time
7:30 – 9pm MOFGA address and Readings
9pm Community Fire and Free time

Sunday
6:45am
8:00 – 9:00am Breakfast
9:00 – 10:30pm Heirloom Gardening – David Buchannon
9:00 – 10:30pm Workshop TBA
10:45 – 12:15 Artesian Cheese-making (demonstration) – Vince Maniaci
10:45 – 12:15 Workshop TBA
12:30 – 2:00pm Lunch and Free Time
2:00pm – 3:00 Closing Panel
4pm Departure