Celebrate Pollinator Week by immersing yourself in the amazing world of field birds, bees and native pollinators, then take home some plants to enrich your own habitat! We’re offering not one but TWO guided walk & talks through our farm fields. At first glance, they may look overgrown and empty… look closer, however, and you'll see they’re teeming with life! Join one or both walks; we’ll have a break in between to get lunch at our farmers’ market. Our special guest vendor, Rooted Elements, is bringing a selection of their seed grown native plants perfect for wildlife support in your home landscape. Be inspired, and take action!

Field Bird Walk from 10-11am, led by Laura Lecker of Ag Allies, focuses on the protection of bobolinks on farm fields, with the opportunity to observe parents and juveniles in protected habitat. If you are interested in revitalizing an old field to improve grassland habitat, this workshop is the place to get advice on starting that process. We will also discuss the life history of our steeply declining grassland bird species and conservation practices that can be implemented to help them.

Pollinator Walk from 12 – 1pm, led by Hannah Mullally of Maine Fish and Wildlife, introduces you to incredible bees, choosy butterflies, and helpful hoverflies. During this walk and talk, we will discuss the breadth of Maine's native pollinators, their importance in our ecosystem and on the farm, and how you can support these small but mighty creatures. We will especially focus on the process Pumpkin Vine Family Farm took to establish native pollinator habitat and how they integrate pollinator habitat into their operation.