Have you ever had a Meyer lemon? They are a favorite thing, A Meyer Lemon is a perfect cross between a lemon and a mandarin orange. They are smaller than a lemon and have the benefit of a thinner skin. They were brought to the U.S. from China in 1908 by Frank Meyer, an agricultural …
With the trees fully cleared from the eastside pasture restoration project site, the last few weeks have been a busy (and noisy) period of subsoiling and stump removal. Farm Manager Megan Philips and Cullen McGough check in to see how the subsoiling process works: More of the subsoiler in action: Learn more about the Eastside …
Eastside Pasture Restoration Project Update: Subsoiling Read More »
Two months ago, we set up a time-lapse camera in the high tunnel on Chewonki’s farm to catch the amazing growth of our tomatoes! It’s remarkable to see plant life, so often thought of as “unmoving,” visibly flex, turn and grow in rhythm with the passage of days.
With the dog days of summer behind us, it’s time to check in on our east-side pasture restoration project! At our last check, the restored pasture area was in the middle of a dramatic subsoiling process. Since then, the pasture has been seeded with a cover crop of jerry oats, and is now greening up nicely. …
A Harrowing Update from the East Side Pasture Project Read More »
This past summer, we were fortunate enough to have Bryce Leary return to us one more time as the program and activity director for boys camp. Bryce (a Chewonki camper and counselor who has been with us for 14 years!) had recently returned from a 26-month stint in the Peace Corps and we were eager …
11th Annual Chewonki Holiday Craft Fair Vendor Hall, Online Auction & Hayrides Tuesday, December 11, 2018 Join us to celebrate and support the midcoast crafting community with a host of local goods and goodies including fiber arts, wood carving, beeswax candles, and skin care products, sweet treats, paper goods, and other fun holiday gifts. More than 15 …
For those of us who love gliding across a frozen pond, Maine winters deliver a special treat. The best conditions come from black ice, the ultra-clear, dense, satiny ice that forms in very cold weather before snow arrives. It’s the crème de la crème for amoureux de la glace, magical stuff that’s been rare in recent years. …
Among the interesting people on campus last week for the Wilderness First Responders recertification course taught by Wilderness Medical Associates (WMA) was our own Stephanie Schmiege, a 2005 alumna of Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki. Schmiege (Semester 34) currently lives in New York City, but her work, studies, and adventuresome spirit often take her to remote …
Snapshot: Stephanie Schmiege (Maine Coast Semester 34) Read More »
If you are in North or South America on the night of January 20-21, look out for a total lunar eclipse occurring just as the moon is at its closest point to earth. A rare combination of factors will combine to form a “Super Blood Wolf Moon” – a spectacular lunar display that only occurs a …
On Thursday, Traveling Natural History Program Educator Colleen Moureaux introduced Wodin, a full-grown Eastern screech owl (Megascops asio), to an enthusiastic crowd in the Wallace dining hall. Moureaux was helping the young owl get accustomed to strangers, movement, and noise, as part of preparing him to appear in educational presentations (often in front of a lot …
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