Erickson Fields Preserve Community Workday

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ROCKPORT: Thursday, July 2 Maine Coast Heritage Trust will host a Community Workday from 10 am to 2 pm at Erickson Fields Preserve located at 124 West St, Rockport. Rain date July 3rd. Attendees are encouraged to bring water, lunch, work clothes, sunscreen, hats and closed-toe shoes. Erickson Fields Farm and Program Manager, Aaron Englander, will guide volunteers weeding, planting vegetables, and removing invasive plants around gardens, which are utilized for a variety of educational programs that teach youth and adults sustainable agriculture. Programs include Kids Can Grow, in which families learn together about growing food, and the Teen Agricultural Crew, a teen social entrepreneurial program in which a work crew of teens grows food to donate to local food pantries.

For more information about volunteering, email jalbury@mcht.org or call 236-2739. More information about Erickson Fields Preserve and its programs are available online at www.aldermere.org and www.mcht.org.

Event Date: 

Fri, 07/03/2015 - 10:00am to 2:00pm

Event Location: 

Erickson Fields Preserve

Address: 

124 West Street
Rockport, ME 04856
United States

Contact Name: 

Joelle Albury

Contact Phone: 

(207) 236-2739

Contact Email: