Today’s column comes out on May 28th! The month of May just flew by at record speed. The next full moon is this Sunday, May 31st. Planting season is in full throttle. Greenhouse (hoop house) has spinach, leaf lettuce, beets, Swiss chard, and cucumber seeds planted. For seedling plants there are tomatoes, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and cabbage making themselves at home. In the outside garden there are asparagus, rhubarb, Norland Red potatoes, Kennebec potatoes and string beans in the ground.
On the topic of plants, please mark your calendars for the Bethel Library’s annual plant sale on Saturday, June 6th from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. The Library is located on Broad Street and this annual fundraiser is a rain or shine event. Community support is appreciated!
Neighbors Feeding Neighbors will take place on Tuesday, June 9th from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Methodist Church located on Main Street. This is a free community meal with a focus on our local food pantry. Folks can bring nonperishable items to the church and all food collected will be brought to the food pantry on Wednesday morning. The meal this month will be side salads, beef ribs, chicken, and desserts. Come and have a great meal and meet some of our neighbors who live in our communities.
The first Saturday Market on Main Street took place over the Memorial Day weekend. The Re-Pant gals were at the Market and did a brisk business selling their Re-Pant bags. Proceeds from this group helps out our local food pantry.
Apple Shade Woodworks are two local folks, Kathryn Young and John Marzilli, who make beautiful wooden creations. Bowls, platters, and other hand crafted items are part of their local business. Such unique, hand-crafted items that make wonderful gifts.
Another local crafter is Rosie McArthur who is a talented seamstress, knitter, and can also crochet to make unique, handmade items. Another talent that Rosie has is a line dancing instructor. She will be offering classes on Tuesdays at the Community Annex at the Methodist Church and on Thursdays at the Locke Mills Union Church. These classes are from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
There was recently a yogurt making class in the Methodist Church kitchen. Susan Vogt Brooks was the instructor and she did a great job teaching the steps in making homemade yogurt. Susan has goats so her yogurt was made with goat’s milk. I make yogurt at home as well and it is an easy process. The trick is to keep track of the milk temperature. Looking forward to more cooking classes in the church kitchen.
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