Saturday, June 14th - 11:00am to 4:00pm
Curious about growing your own natural dye plants? Gardener extraordinaire Eileen from Junction Garden in Vassalboro will be here for the day with many a seedling ready to plant in the ground 🌼
Guided by an ethos of environmental stewardship, Junction Garden embraces practices that honor the Earth, employing organic and regenerative methods. Harnessing the power of solar energy and geothermal heating allows the farm to reduce its ecological footprint. Cultivation is approached with reverence, utilizing gentle, no-till methods, all accomplished with the human touch and the strength of hand-powered tools. In every aspect of its operation, Junction Garden radiates a commitment to fostering a resilient community and a sustainable future, rooted in the fertile soil of Maine's countryside.
Eileen loves to talk about growing plants, raising sheep, and natural dyeing. While the plant inventory shifts a bit from week to week, this year she’s growing Japanese Indigo, Madder, Weld, Jet Black Hollyhock, Cosmos, Dyers Coreopsis, Dyers Chamomile, Black Magic Bachelor Buttons, Hopi Black Sunflowers, Safflower, Black Knight Scabiosa, Rudbeckia, Sandock, Greenthread, Eucalyptus and a wide variety of Marigolds.
