JUNE
Wild Edibles
Foraging and cooking
Join Tom for a foraging session in the Tennis Preserve, covering both forest, meadows and shoreline. Afterward a light meal will be prepared with the plants, mussels and locally made bread.
with Tom Seymour
Join Jason to learn the basics of hot water bath canning. We will cover the equipment needed, introduce a few different pickle recipes and discuss food safety when canning.
Saturday June 20th | 9:30am – 1:30pm
Deer Isle Hostel, Deer Isle
Preserving
the Harvest:
Tuesday July 7th | 5:00pm – 8:00pm
Island Community Center, Stonington
with Jason Bolton
Join Micah to learn about the native seaweeds of Maine. You will taste a variety of seaweeds and learn how to prepare several dishes, including kelp noodles, seaweed salad, toasted nori snacks, and more.
Tuesday July 21st | 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Island Community Center, Stonington
with Micah Woodcock
Cooking with
Join Sheila to learn all about lacto-fermentation and the foods you can make using this method, including sauerkraut and kimchi.
Tuesday July 28th | 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Island Community Center, Stonington
with Sheila Eddison
Join Brighid in this workshop to learn how to make and use medicine with common lawn and garden weeds.
Sunday August 23rd | 10:00am – 12:00pm
Deer Isle Hostel, Deer Isle
with Brighid Doherty
Making Medicine
from your
Saturday June 27th
Belfast, Maine
AUGUST
September
JULY
Join Charlie to learn simple techniques to get the most out of a whole chicken. We will go over marinades, brines, and cooking techniques. The class will cover how to roast it whole, as well as breaking down a bird into its parts for cooking.
Tuesday July 14th | 5:00pm – 8:00pm
Island Community Center, Stonington
with Charlie Anderson
Whole
Summer
with Kim Kral
Tuesday August 25th | 5:00pm – 8:00pm
Island Community Center, Stonington
Join Kim to learn the secrets to a fantastic pie crust. You will make a versatile dough that can be used for pies, galettes, and many other summer desserts.
Join Edible Island for the summer's most unique dining experience. Ross Florance will make his third appearance on the island, where he will serve a five course meal highlighting local seafood, farm produce, and foraged ingedients.
Sunday August 9th | 5:30pm
Location TBA
with Ross Florance
Join us to learn all about raising and processing poultry, mostly on a home or small-farm scale. The workshop will span from the field to the plate, starting with a humane slaughter and ending with a shared meal.
Sunday August 30th | 10:00am - 5:00pm
David's Folly Farm, Brooksville
Backyard
Join Lisa to learn the basics of making homemade breakfast pastries. We will cover doughs used to make cinnamon buns, biscuits, and even create a beautiful braided loaf. Weekend morning will never be the same in your kitchen!
Tuesday August 4th 5:00pm – 8:00pm
with Lisa Turner
Breakfast
Baking
with Michael Gallina
and Devin Finigan
Sunday September 13th
Aragosta, Stonington
Join Edible Island for a very special dinner from Michael Gallina of Blue Hill at Stone Barns and Devin Finigan at her restaurant Aragosta. The meal will feature a bounty of local seafood, farm produce, and foraged ingredients.
October 23-25
Brooksville and Deer Isle, Maine
with Brian Polcyn
Nose to Tail
October
December
with Devin Finigan
Tuesday December 8th | 5:00 – 8:00pm
Island Community Center, Stonington
Christmas Cake:
Buche
de Noel
with Kim Kral
Friday December 18th | 5:00 – 8:00pm
Island Community Center, Stonington
Saturday January 16th | 11:30 – 1:30pm
DIS Elementary School, Deer Isle
Winterfest
Lunch
January
Friday February 5th | 5:00 – 8:00pm
with Michele Levesque
Austrian
Strudel
February
Friday March 18th | 5:00 – 8:00pm
with Mia Kanazawa
Family Style
Enter your specialty dish in the 12th Annual Men Who Cook benefit dinner and enjoy an evening of great food, good music, and FUN! All proceeds go to Edible Island's High School Scholarship. Contact us to register.
March
Men Who
Cook
Benefit Dinner
Saturday March 12th | 5:30 – 7:00pm
Cooking Class:
Monday June 27th | 5:00pm – 8:00pm
with Lisa Turner
JUNE
Saturday June 25th | 10:30am – 1:30pm
Scott's Landing Preserve, Deer Isle
with Tom Seymour
Foraging
and cooking
Fresh
Tacos
Tuesday July 5th | 5:00pm – 8:00pm
with Rob and Sam
Cooking Class:
Monday, July 11th
David's Folly Farm, Brooksville
with Sam Hayward
Monday July 18th | 5:00pm – 8:00pm
with Margie Litman
Cooking Class:
Flavors of the
JULY
Wednesday July 20th | 9:00am – 3:00pm
St Brendan Church, Deer Isle
with Greg Marley
Edible and
Medicinal
AUGUST
Monday July 25th | 5:00pm – 8:00pm
with Harry Kaiserian
Cooking Class:
Sunday August 14th
East Blue Hill, Maine
with Ross Florance
Monday August 22nd | 5:00pm – 8:00pm
with Kim Kral
Cooking Class:
Monday August 29th | 5:00pm – 8:00pm
with Micah Woodcock
Cooking Class:
Monday August 1st | 5:00pm – 8:00pm
with Lucy Benjamin
Cooking Class:
October 21-23
East Blue Hill, Maine
with Mark & Jill Baker
Nose to Tail
OCTOBER
Wednesday, December 14th | 5:00 – 8:00pm
Island Community Center, Stonington
Christmas Cake:
with Kim Kral
Wednesday December 21st | 5:00 – 8:00pm
Island Community Center, Stonington
December
Wednesday, February 22nd | 5:30 – 7:00pm
Water's Edge Wines, Stonington
Armchair Wine Tour:
Wednesday, February 8th | 5:30 – 7:00pm
Water's Edge Wines, Stonington
February
2017
2016
2015
Armchair Wine Tour:
with Sigrid Coffin
Wednesday, March 8th | 5:30 – 7:00pm
Water's Edge Wines, Stonington
March
Benefit Dinner
Saturday March 18th | 5:30 – 7:00pm
Tuesday, June 27th | 5:00 – 8:00pm
Island Community Center, Stonington
JUNE
Tuesday July 25th | 5:00pm – 8:00pm
with Margie Litman
Tuesday July 18th | 5:00pm – 8:00pm
with Vanessa Young
Tuesday July 11th | 5:00pm – 8:00pm
with Elena Bourakovsky
JULY
Sunday, July 9th
David's Folly Farm, Brooksville
with Michael Leviton
Tuesday August 8th | 10:30am – 1:30pm
Scott's Landing Preserve, Deer Isle
with Tom Seymour
Foraging
and cooking
Tuesday August 1st | 5:00pm – 8:00pm
with Harry Kaiserian
Cooking Class:
AUGUST
Monday August 14th
East Blue Hill, Maine
with Ross Florance
Tuesday August 22nd | 5:00pm – 8:00pm
with Wes Norton
Cooking Class:
Tuesday August 29th | 5:00pm – 8:00pm
with Micah Woodcock
Cooking Class:
Tuesday August 15th | 5:00pm – 8:00pm
with Lisa Turner
Cooking Class:
Saturday October 14th | 10:00am – 1:00pm
with Brighid Doherty
Wild Foods Class:
OCTOBER
Community Meal
Join Edible Island for a delicious meal before the Reach's performance of A Christmas Carol. Have a night on the town with dinner and a show.
Meal starts at 5:30 - $5
Show starts at 6:30 - By Donation
Friday December 15th | 5:30pm
Dinner and a Show:
Community Meal
Join Edible Island for a delicious meal before the Reach's performance of A Christmas Carol. Have a night on the town with dinner and a show.
Meal starts at 5:30 - $5
Show starts at 6:30 - By Donation
Thursday December 14th | 5:30pm
Dinner and a Show:
Dinner and a Show:
Wednesday December 13th | 5:30pm
Join Edible Island for a delicious meal before the Reach's performance of A Christmas Carol. Have a night on the town with dinner and a show.
Meal starts at 5:30 - $5
Show starts at 6:30 - By Donation
Community Meal
Saturday December 16th | 10:00am – 1:00pm
with Max Mattes
Cooking Class:
DECEMBER
Saturday January 20th | 11:30 – 1:30pm
DIS Elementary School, Deer Isle
Winterfest
Lunch
JANUARY
Saturday January 13th | 10:00am – 1:00pm
with Brighid Doherty
