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Lake Living is published quarterly byAlmanac Graphics, Inc.,625RockyKnollRoad,Denmark,ME 04022 207-452-8005. [email protected] rights reserved.Contents of thismagazinemay not be reproduced in anyman-nerwithoutwritten consent from the publisher.

editors note Yes, its summer . . .my time of

year.OneofthemanywonderfulthingsaboutGoogleisthatIwasabletofindoutwhodidthatsummersongofyester-year.Andnotonlythat,IgottolistentoitonMySpaceasIstartedpeckingoutthiseditorsnote.Asifoncue,awarmbreezewafted through thewindowbymy desk and Iwas transported backin time.Thats the thingaboutmusic.Ithasthepowertotriggerallkindsofmemoriesandemotions.Icouldalmostsmell theCoppertone as I listened toWars lyricswrapped around the beatofthebongos.

Summernaturallylendsitselftomu-sic.Itsalyricaltimeofyear.Luckyforus,therearemanyplacestotakeinlivemusicinthelakesregion.DavidHarryhasmetwithsomeofthegoodpeoplewhomakeittheirbusinesstosharetheirtalent and love ofmusicwith the restof usfrom classical to bluegrass tocontemporaryand ishere to tell youaboutthem.

Were also very pleased to launchinseason in this issue, andhopeyoullbecomeadevotedfollowerofournewendeavor.

AsIoftendowhenIvereachedthisfinalpoint in craftinganother issueofLake Living,Isolicitedtheopinionofmymateand,asusual,heapproved.Hedid,however,letmeknowthatforhimthequintessentialsummersongisSummerWind,writtenbyJohnnyMercerandsungbynoneotherthanOldBlueEyeshimself.Notabadpick.

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Editor & PublisherLaurieLaMountain

Contributing WritersDavidHarry,LeighMacmillenHayes,JustinWard,PamWard

Contributing PhotographersLindaStevenson,DavidGriffin,MarkSilber,PaulDavies,GregoryDavies,LeighMacmil-lenHayes

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summer 2010 vol. 13, no. 2

cover credits April Verch at the Ossipee Valley Music Festival 2007. Photographed by linda stevenson

8 lakes region LIVE bydavidharry

12 an herbal renaissance bylaurielamountain

16 summer bookshelf Book reviews from Bridgton Books

28 summer calendar

30 late night suppers bylaurielamountain

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ItslateAprilandwereonthereturnhometoMainefromIreland,acountrywhereperformancemusicisntsomuchanationalpastimeasitisarite.Ourjourneygoesfromcartoplanetobusandbacktocar,andwereonthelastlegofit.Itswindyandrainyandweretiredaswethrowourbagsintothebedofourwaitingpickuptruckandclimbintothecoldcabforthetwo-hourdrivehome.TheradioistunedtoMainePublicBroadcastingandthesweetstrainsofGounodsPetite Sym-phonieeaseourdisplacedtravelersblues.Thentheannouncercutsintoinformusthatwerelisteningtoapre-recordedperformanceoftheSebagoLongLakeChamberMusicFestivalthattookplaceatDeertreesTheatreinHarrison,Maine,onJuly28thof2009,andourspiritsfinallycatchupwithourbodies.

MainemaynotbeIreland,eventhoughat32,000squaremilesitsroughlythesamesize,butwereluckytohaveaccesstoanim-pressiverangeoflivemusicalperformances,rangingfromBartoktoBllaFleck.OurlittlecornerofsouthwesternMaineboastsseveralvenueswhereyoucantakeinupcloseandpersonalperformances,thekindwhereyoucanseetheperformersshoelacesandeventhelittle laugh linesaroundhiseyes. Its thatwhichalsomakes themusicofIrelandsospecial.

IrecallwalkingintoapubinMilltownMalbayinCountyClareonthewestcoastofIrelandthatfeltmorelikeahomethanapub.Alow-ceilingedroomwithapeatfireburninginthefireplaceledtoanotherroomthatbeckonedmewith itsmusic. Imnotsurewhetheritwasthesmellofthepeatfireorthesweethighsoundoftheilanpipeswrappedaroundthoseofthebuttonaccordion,but

whenIroundedthedoorwayandsawtwentyorsopeopleseatedinacircleplayingmusictogether,Ihadakindofreligiousexperience.Theirfacesweresereneyetconcentrated,andtherangeintheiragesspannedthebetterpartofacentury.AnoldmanwithafacelikethemapofIrelandwasplayingtheaccordionbesideaflush-faced

child playing the pipes.When ayoung Japaneseman entered thepub, themusicwas interruptedjust long enough tomake roomforhimintheircircle.PaddyfromJapan, as hewas affectionatelygreeted, sat down and began toplaythetinwhistleaswellasanymaninIreland.Itspowerfultobeinthepresenceofpeoplemakingmusic for thepure loveof it. Itslikepraying.TheIrishgetthat,itspartof their culturalheritage,as

muchapartoftheircommunicationastalking...whichtheyrealsoverygoodat.

So,aswewaitforthetruckheatertowarmourcoldfeetonarawspringdayinMaine,theSebagoLongLakeChamberMusicFestivalsofferingofPetite Symphoniesomehowbringsusfullcircle.WemayhaveleftIrelandbehindus,butwevecomebacktoaplacethatunderstandsandappreciatesthatmusic,asKahlilGibranputit,isthelanguageofthespirit.

Laurie LaMountain

The truest expression of a people is in its dance and music.

Agnes de Mille (1905-93)

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Stone Mountain Arts Center LIVE concert


Stone Mountain Arts Center

Thesedays,itmayseemCarolNoonanisspendingmoretimeinthekitchenthanonstage.Co-ownerofStoneMountainArtsCenterwithherhusbandJeffFlagg,Noonanunabash-edlyadmitsadrawforthemusicalactsventuringtothedooristhefoodtheygetwhentheyarrive.

Alongwithsoul-satisfying,pre-showsuppers,StoneMountainArtsCenterhascookedupamusicalmenuofimmensevarietythissummer,anapproachNoonansaidhasbeenpartoftheplansincetheyopenedin2006.Wedoitbetterthananybody.Weworkhardtomakeitspecial,shesaid.

LocatedupadirtroadonthewesternedgeofBrownfield,Maine, the arts center is set in a post andbeambarn thatwasoriginallybuiltbylocaltimberframerAndyBucktohouseFlaggscommercialfishingnetbusiness.In2005thebarnwasliftedandloweredoveranewfoundationandturnedintoastate-of-the-artperformancespacewithtoweringwindowsopeningtoviewsoftheWhiteMountainfoothills,avaultedceilingthatprovidesexcep-tionalacoustics,andjust200seats.

Sincethen,StoneMountainArtsCenterhasbecomeadecid-edlyout-of-the-wayyetfavoritevenueforsuchartistsasCowboyJunkies,guitaristRobertCrayandbanjoplayerBlaFleck.Cray

industrywhosaidshewantedtoopenavenuewithgreatsoundandplentyofamenitiesformusiciansafteryearsofenduringbadconcerthallsandbadfood.StoneMountainisjustasaccommo-datingtofanswithshowpackagesincludingmealsandlocalinnsofferinggetawayweekends.

IfnationalrecordingactsandartistshavefoundBrownfieldagooddestination,sohaveactswithMaineroots.Thesummersched-ule at StoneMountain includesRusticOvertoneswiththeirjazzyfunk sound, theWailin Jennys,withFryeburgAcademygraduateHeatherMasse,andcountrysingerDonCampbell.

Despitethedemandsofrunningtheartscenter,NoonanalsotakesthestagefortheStoneMountain

LIVEconcertsthathavegrowntoshowtheregardmusicianshaveforherandthelocalmusicianswhostartedtheshowthatisremi-niscentofNPRsPrairieHomeCompanion.NowwhenNoonantakesthestagewithguitaristsDukeLevineandKevinBarry,a.k.a.TheStoneMountainBoys,renownedartistssuchasMaryChapinCarpenterwilljoinintheshow.ItismycreativesidewhenIdonthavemyapronon,Noonansaid.

For the full schedule of shows at the arts center, visitwww.stonemountainartscenter.com.

Ossipee Valley Music Festival

Onceuponatimeinatownnotsofaraway,HiramresidentsRaethaStoddardandBillJohnsonthrewapartyattheOs-sipeeValleyFairgrounds.Twelveyearslater,theOssipeeValleyMusicFestivalisasummerstapleinSouthHiram,withfourdaysofmusicandcampingalongtheOssipeeRiversettobeginJuly22andrunthroughJuly25.

OriginallyknownastheOssipeeValleyBluegrassFestival,John-sonsaidthechangeinthenamereflectsthedesiretoincludemoregenresofacousticmusic.Asthemusicalmenuwidens,Johnsonsaidthefestivalintentremainsthesame.ItisG-rated.Bringthekids,campoutandsharethemusic,Johnsonsaid.

HeadliningthefestivalaretheSteepCanyonRangers,whospentthespringtouringwithSteveMartinandarefreshfromtheBonarooFestivalinTennessee.TherestofthelineupincludesfavoritesliketheBagboysandMuddyMarshRamblers,butJohnsonsaidthesoundsofCreolemusicandgypsyjazzwillalsoringthroughthefairgroundsonSouthHiramRoad.Theresgoing tobe lotsoffiddles,mandolinsandbanjos,Johnsonpromised.

Hesaidlastyearsfestivalwasthebestattended,drawingabout4,000fans.Thisyearhemayhavetoturnfansaway,andthemusi-calofferingswillfilltwostages.Themainstagewillbeactivefromnoonuntildark, July23 through25,andwhat is calledStageToo!willfeatureperformancesonJuly23and24.

IncludedintheStageToo!funisanamateuropenmicsessioncalledBreakfastWithTheBeatlesfrom9to11a.m.onJuly24,wheremusiciansareinvitedtotakethestageandplaytheirfavoriteFabFoursong.

Thatkindofparticipationisahallmarkofthefestival,whichoffersbarndances,workshopsandflatpicking,banjopickingandsongwritingcontests.NewthisyeararestudentsfromtheBerkleeCollegeofMusicwhowillteachthebasicsofplayinginstruments

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and Fleck headline a summer schedule of shows bolstered bysinger-songwriterJoanArmatrading,guitaristRichardThompsonandformerSaturdayNightLiveandmonologistJuliaSweeney.

NoonansaidCraysreturnforathirdshowillustrateshowStoneMountainhasattractedmajorartistswhohavechosentoincludetheartscenterontoursbetweenlargerNewEnglandtowns.UponarrivalfortheirfirstevershowatSMAC,shesaidCrayandhisbandpulledupinabuswithatrailercartinggearandwonderedjustwheretheywereforthefirstcoupleofhoursintown.Noonanandherstafffedthebandandtheyshotsomepoolinthegreenroomafterthemeal.Inacoupleofhours,theywereoneofus,shesaid.

Infact,CarolNoonanisoneofthem,aveteranofthemusic

We do it better than anybody. We work hard to make it special.

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andcreateastudentensembletoperformthelastdayofthefestival.Nomatterwhatevolves,Johnsonsaidheisproudthesetting

remainsthesame.Ithinkitisthenicestsite,hesaidabouttheOssipeeValleyFairgrounds.Itisdeadflat,haslotsofoldpinetreesandalltheopenbarns.Evenasthenumberofactsperformingincreases, the festival remains legendary for the impromptu jamsessionskickedupbycampers.

Formore informationabout the festival, ticket and campingpricesandtheperformanceschedules,visitwww.ossipeevalley.com.

Deertrees Theatre & Cultural Center

Ontheothersideofthelakesregion,whatcouldhavebeenatrainingexercisefortheHarrisonFireDepartmentisnowacenterpieceofmusical,theaterandcomedicofferings.Ithasbeen22yearssinceDeertreesTheatrewassavedfromasmokyfatetobecomeanonprofitartscenterlistedontheNationalRegisterofHistoricPlaces.Builtin1936,therestoredtheaterremainsclosetoitsarchitecturalrootsandoperatesasasummervenueonly.Execu-tiveDirectorBillFeltssaidthe2010seasonwillbesomethingofatransformationformusicfansespecially.

WhetheritistributeshowstoElvisPresleyandtheBeatles,abicentennialcelebrationofcomposersClaraandRobertSchumann,ortheveneratedfolksingerTomRush,Deertreeshasaseasoninstorefornearlyallmusicaltastes.Feltssaidthetheaterisenjoyedbylocalsandvisitorsalike.AnorderforticketsfortheJuly31Tom

RushshowhasalreadycomefromTexas,hesaid.Theadditionofbluesshowsandaperformancebysinger-songwriterJonathanEd-wardsandhisbandarewaystoaddnewspicetoafamiliarscene.

Like the StoneMountainArtsCenter, Felts saidDeertrees isa favorite ofmusicians becauseofitsrusticsettingandacoustics.Thisisoneofthefewremainingoldstrawhattheaters,hesaid.Everymusicianwhoplays hereisoverwhelmedbytheacoustics.

DeertreesTheatrehasbeenthesettingfortheSebagoLongLakeChamberMusicFestivalsconcertseries since 1993. Founded in1972bybassoonistHomerPenceandother professionalmusicianswhosummeredintheregion,theFestival isnoted forpresentingawide variety of chambermusic.LaurieKennedy,PrincipalViolistof thePortlandSymphony, is thepresentMusicDirector.Themusi-

ciansareprofessionalstring,windandkeyboardartistswhocometogetheronTuesdayeveningsfromJuly13ththroughAugust10thtosharetheirloveofchambermusicwithadevotedandfortunateaudience.Familiarworksarebalancedwithlesserknownworks,andconcertsoftenincludemusicforunusualinstrumentalcombi-nationsincompositionsfromthe17thcenturytothepresent.The2010seasonfeaturestheworkofRameau,Faure,Barber,Mozart,Brahms,Tchaikovsky,Dvorak,Crusell,Schumann,Haydn,ArenskyandDumka.

Becausethetheaterisoperatedasanonprofit,fundedinpartbygrantsandfoundations,Feltssaidtheticketpricescanbekeptaf-fordable.Mostpricesare$20forshows,withfamilyandchildrensspecialssprinkledthroughouttheseason.

Toviewthefullscheduleandordertickets,visittheDeertreesTheatreWebsiteatwww.deertreestheatre.org.

Other music venues in the lakes region

TheInternationalMusicArtsInstitutehasbeenpresentingitssummerchambermusicconcertseriesatFryeburgAcademyforthelast13years.Classicallytrainedmusiciansrepresent-ingsomethirtynationsonfivecontinentspresentmorethan50majorworksduringthemonthofJulyattheAcademysBionCramLibrary.ConcertsareheldThursday,FridayandSaturdayeveningsandonSundayafternoons.FormoreinformationaboutIMAIandtheconcerts,visithttp://home.earthlink.net/~imaifryeburg.

TheLeuraHillEastmanPerformingArtsCenter,alsoon thecampusof FryeburgAcademy, is presenting rebroadcast perfor-mancesoftheMetropolitanOperainHDonWednesdayevenings.YoudswearyouwereattheMet,excepteveryseatisgoodandtheticketsarejust$15.Studentandpackagediscountsarealsoavail-able.Formoreinformationonthescheduledoperas,visitwww.fryeburgacademy.org.

ThebandstandattheCornishFairgroundswillbethesiteofTuesday evening concerts sponsored by the SacoRiver FestivalAssociation.Sinceitsfoundingin1976,theSacoRiverFestivalAs-

I think it is the nicest site, he said about the Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds. It is dead flat, has lots of old pine trees and all the open barns.


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sociationhashostedover300nationalandinternationallyknownaswellasMaine-basedmusicianseachyearthroughitsannualsum-merconcertsinCornish,Maine.FiveweeksofconcertsbeginJuly6.Admissionisfreeanddonationsarewelcomed.Forthefestivalschedule,visitwww.sacoriverfestival.org.R

This is one of the few remaining old straw hat theaters, he said. Every musician who plays here is overwhelmed by the acoustics.


Inevertrytomanagetheirperceptions,saysHollyIhloffofcustomerssamplingthe lineof skin careproducts she andher partner Pat Blake produce under thenameGreatThings, Inc.Oh, Ido!Patjumpsin.Itapthelidandsay,thisismyfavorite.Itsjustoneofthedifferencesintheirpersonalitiesthatmaketheirpartner-shipsoeffective.

HollyandPatmetseveralyearsagoinawomens group andquickly recognizedandappreciatedeachotherscreativeforce.Hollycamefromabackgroundinappareldesign and textileswith an emphasis oncostumehistory and restoration. In2000shebeganasix-year-longprojectreproduc-ing the interior textile furnishings of theHenryWadsworth Longfellow house inPortland,Maine.Ofthatworkshereflects,Youhavetocareasmuchaboutthelaststitchasyoudidthefirst.Shespeakssoftlyandthoughtfully,givingherwordsthesameattentionasherstitches.

Bycontrast,PatspeakswithuncheckedenthusiasmaboutthepaththatledhertoGreatThings,Inc.AnativeMainer,PatisaMasterGardner,memberofWomen inAgriculturalNetwork, and former editorofHerbal News, a publication she part-neredwithAmandaBeal, Past PresidentofMaineOrganic Farmers andGrowersAssociation (MOFGA).When Pat soldherMOFGA-certified farm in FreeporttoAmandaBeal andmoved toOtisfield,shefoundedNativeWay,anature-scapingbusinessthatemphasizestheimportanceofindigenousplantings,ediblelandscapeandwildlifehabitat.DrawingonherknowledgeofNativeAmericanhealingpractices,shedevelopedthefirstNativeWaybodycareproductsusingorganicallygrownorethi-callywildcraftedingredientsharvestedfromherowngardensandmeadows.

WhenHollyreadanarticleentitledTheChemicalsWithinintheOctober2006is-sueofNational Geographic magazineandlearnedtheshockingeffectsofoureverydayexposure topetrochemicals, she shared it

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Pat describesNativeWay as in yourpocketproductsthatarepackagedintinsandaremoreon-the-gothantheMedievalMagic line. They provide herbal defenseagainstbugs,diaperrash,hotspots,harshweatherandhardworkintheformofbalmsandsalvesmadeaccordingtoNativeAmeri-can herbal tradition. Every hiker shouldhaveatinofBugPatrolinhis/herbackpack,andeverygardenerwouldbenefitfromOlTimeHandBalm.PapooseCabooseandSeeSpotGoareproductsmadespecificallyforinfantsandanimals.

Therecipesfortheirproductsarepro-tectedbutnotnecessarilyproprietary.Bothwomenareavidresearchersandhavestud-iedtheherbaltraditionsofNativeAmeri-cansandRussianandFrenchapothecariesforover30years.

If you go far enoughback,medievalherbalismcoincideswiththeNativeAmeri-canuseofherbs.ManyrecognizableherbswerebroughtasedibleandmedicinalplantsfromEurope,saysHolly.

Thoughtheycanmakenomedicalclaimsontheirproductlabels,theyareabsolutelyconfidentoftheeffectivenessoftheirrecipesandoneveryjarortinisaphonenumberande-mailaddress so thatcustomerscancallthemdirectly.TheCancerCommunityCenterregularlyinvitesthemtotakepartinworkshopsandpresentationsforpatients,andtheyrelyonthefeedbacktheCCCpro-videsonparticipantuseoftheirproducts.Itstheonlywayweregoingtocontinuetoimprove,saysPat.

Farmers markets, garden clubs, li-braries, fairs suchasMOFGAsCommon

withherfriendPatandtheyhadthefirstofmany longdiscussions. InFebruaryof2008, the twowomen joined forces andincorporatedGreatThings,Inc.,theorganicskincarecompany.

Wefoundourselveswithamoralim-perative knowing thatwe could providealternatives, and that imperative simplywouldntgoaway,saysHollyoftheirdeci-siontocreateanherbalrenaissancewithalineofskincareproductsthatisartificialpreservative and pesticide-free, containsnoartificial fragrancesorcolors,andhas0%petroleum.Alloftheingredientstheyuseareorganicfoodgradeand75%oftheplantmaterialthatgoesintotheirproductsisharvestedfromtheirowngardens.PurebeeswaxfromBuckfield,Maine,andoliveoilareamongtheremaining25%ofingredi-entstheydontproducethemselves.Becauseolivetreesrequirenofertilizersandnopesti-cides,theyfindtheoilsuperiortoallothers.

MedievalMagicisthelabelforthetopdrawerlineofskincareproductstheyhavecreatedforwomen.Sealedinglassjarswithmetal lids,severalof theirSpa inaJarofferingsaresolddrywithinstructionsonthelabelforaddingwater,yogurtorhoneyto create cleansers, toners, andmasques.Wedont have the big research andde-velopmentbudgetsthatalotofcompaniesdo, says Pat. By taking the liquid outandputtingtheresponsibilityofaddingitontheconsumer,wedonthavetoputarti-ficialpreservatives.Thelinealsoincludesmoisturizers,salvesandbalmsthatcontainbeeswaxandvitaminEoil,whichnaturallypreservetheproducts.

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Ground Fair and evenGirl Scout clubsprovideadditionalopportunitiesforHollyandPattoeducate.

Holly points out that petrochemicalsare omnipresent in themodern skin careindustryandpetroleumjelly,orsomethinglike it, is a base ingredient inmost over-the-counter skin care products. Like theNationalGeographicmagazinearticlethatjump-started their joint endeavor, StacyMalkansbookNot Just a Pretty FaceThe Ugly Side of the Beauty Industryfueledtheenginethatdroveit.

MypersonalgoalwiththebusinessistodoeverythingIcantoappropriatelyillu-minatethefactandIseeitasafactthatwhatyouputonisasimportantaswhatyouputintoyourbody,saysHolly.Everytimewereselling,wereteaching.

NotonlyareHollyandPatcommittedtoeducatingpeopleabouttheimportanceoforganics,theyareconsciousofhowin-strumentaltheirspeakingengagementsandpresentationsareincreatingarelationshipwiththeircustomers.Imaginebeingabletosaythatyouhavearelationshipwiththepeoplewhomakeyourskincareproducts,saysPat.

Getting to know our customers andhearing their feedbackmakes themmoreresponsiblevendors.Inanagewhenpurehasbecomesynonymouswithexpensive,Holly and Pat recognized early on thatevery personhas feet, a face, hands, andtheydidntwanttodeprivetheirneighborsofwhattheirproductscoulddoforthem.Theirgoalistocreatewholesome,naturalandaffordableproducts.Findingwaystokeeptheirproductioncostsdown,suchasminimalpackaging,givesgreateraccesstoconsumerswhileitbenefitstheirbottomlineandtheirenvironment.

Ultimately, its the intention behindGreat Things Inc. throughwhich itwillachievegreatness,andthatissimplystatedon every label . . .Protecting Tomorrow with Purity Today.

YoucanorderGreatThingsInc.prod-uctson-lineatwww.greatthinginc.netorcall627-7561.TheyarealsoavailableatTheGoodLifeMarketinRaymond,FareShareCo-opinNorway,NewMorningNaturalFoodsinKennebunk,MirarbellaHairSaloninRaymond,AmbianceDaySpainSouthParis,BeyondtheSeainBelfast,PetQuar-ters,MaineGreyhoundPlacementService,WeatherbirdinDamariscotta,SeasideCre-ationsonBaileyIsland,andvarioussouthcoastalfarmersmarkets.R

herbs and their usesCalendula soothes all skin conditionsChamomile anti-aging, relaxant, beneficial to skinCatnip relaxing, soothingClover powerful, antioxidantComfrey improves bruises, hemorrhoids, woundsElder Flower wrinkle reducer, lightens skin spots, anti-agingGinger relaxant, warmingGreen Tea age retardant, relieves hemorrhoids, sores, sunburnKelp high mineral concentrationLavender relaxant, reduces pain of burns, psoriasis & rashLemon Grass & exfoliating, invigorating, used for headaches,Lemon Peel shingles, insect repellent, varicose veinsMint antioxidant, anti-viralCat, Chocolate, astringent, tonic, anti-arthritic, reduces coldGinger, Pepper & allergy symptoms, superior for the bathSpear Nettle Raspberry Leaf astringent, refrigerant, wash for wounds, sores & rashesRosemary memory improvement, wrinkle reducer, stimulant, heals sores, bruises, wounds, anti-arthritic, anti-viralSage A person with sage in the garden need never die.St. Johns Wort astringent, calming, beneficial to the skinSunflower high in vitamin E, antioxidant, anti-arthritic, pain relieverViolet anti-viral, anti-oxidant of great strengthWalnut used for skin rashes, Eczema in particularWintergreen cooling, analgesic (the Maine State Herb!)

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byLaurenceGonzales. In thisnon-fictionwork,theauthorexplainswhysomepeoplesurviveandsomedontduringlife-threat-eningcrises.Ihadskippedthisbooksevenyears agowhen it came out, thinking itwouldbe tooscientificanddry,however,thisisnotthecase.Gonzalesrelatesmanyinteresting and entertaining stories of awidevarietyofsurvivalordealstooutlinehishypotheses,andfindscertainpersonalitytraitssurvivorstendtohaveandothertraitsnon-survivorscarry.Whatarethey?Readthisbookandfindout!

Ever since StephanieMeyersTwilightbooksandsubsequentmovieswerereleased,thepubliccantseemtogetenoughaboutstorieswith vampires.Having not readfromthisgenresinceAnneRicesVampire Chronicles,IwascontenttoremainonthesidelinesuntilmylastNewEnglandBook-storeAdvisoryCouncilmeeting,whenfiveofthetwelvememberspickedThe Passage byJustinCroninastheirlastreallygoodread.SomeofyoumayrememberCroninsexcellentliterarydramaThe Summer Guest,which took place inMaine, but inThe Passage,hegoesinacompletelydifferentdirection.BradWolgastisanFBIagentinchargeofrecruitingdeathrowinmatestobesubjectsinasecretgovernmentmilitarystudyinvolvinganexoticviruswhichgivesa person superhuman strength.You canprobablyguesswhathappens,andIwontgiveawayanymoreofthissoontobebestseller,excepttosaythatthestoryisfullofadventureandsuspense,andIenjoyedeveryminuteofit.

Major(Ret.)Pettingrewisanhonorable,old, EnglishChap; awidowerwith a re-spectablestandinginsociety.WhenhefallsinlovewithMrs.Ali,thePakistaniwidowwho owns the local convenience store,hisworld abruptly changes. Prejudices,culturaldiversitiesandbarriersaboundinthis humorous love story entitledMajor

justins listMatterhornbyKarlMarlantesisnoth-

inglessthanthebestnovelontheVietnamWarthatIhaveeverexperienced.Notetheuseofthewordexperiencedinplaceofthewordread,forthisbookissopowerfulandreal,itisjustasifyouarethere.Theauthor,ahighlydecoratedVietnamveteran,spent thirty yearswriting and rewritingthisvividstoryduringhissparetime,andhis painstaking labors are evident uponreading hismasterpiece. Set inVietnamin1969,itfollowsthefirstfewmonthsofdutyofyoungLieutenantMellas.HeandBravoCompany battle the leeches,mud,incompetentanduncaringhigher-ups,racialtensions, and of course, the ever presentNorthVietnameseArmy.Matterhorn isahillneartheLaosborderwhichtheMarinesfortify,abandon,thenareforcedtoretakeamidstheavycasualties,onlytore-abandonlater,epitomizingthefutilityoftheconflict.Marlantes brings to life thehorrors andintensityofbattle,yetalsoportraysthedaytodaydrudgeryofwar.

Iwould be remiss if I didntmentionmyotherfavoriteVietnameraauthor,TimOBrien.HisnovelsThe Things They Car-riedandGoing after Cacciatoareclassicsforthisgenre,andshouldalsoberead.

Ive read scores ofmountaineeringbooks over the years,most dealingwithharrowingclimbsandsurvivaland/ortrag-edy.Insomerespects,thesebookscanbeone-dimensionalandplotdriven,i.e.gettingtothetopanddownalive,whichisokaybecausetheyareexciting.In The Shadow of Denali byJonathanWatermanisrefreshingbecauseitismorethanjustapeak-baggerbook.HismemoirabouthisyearsonandaroundDenali(Mt.McKinley)inAlaska,servingasaguideandaRanger,capturetheessenceofwhatitistobeamountaineer.Watermancombinestheclimbingaccountswith enoughphilosophy, psychology andecology to pull off awell-balanced andfulfillingread.HealsowritesaboutsomeofthetruelegendsinvolvedintheAlaskanclimbingsceneinthe1970sand80s.

Another adventure bookwhich couldevensaveyourlifeisentitledDeep Survival

Pettingrews Last Standbyfirst-timeauthorHelenSimonson.Whenthemajorsbrotherdies,heisforcedtobattlehisgreedyrela-tivesoverthefamilyheirloom,whichtheydesiretosell,andthemajorwishestokeepinthefamily.Themajorsoverly-ambitioussonisethicallychallengedtothepointofbeingcomical,andwillhaveyoulaughingoutloud.Thislate-liferomancewillreso-natewitholderreaderswhobelievetodaysgeneration doesnt share the same valuestheyholddear.

The Last StandbyNathanielPhilbrickinvestigatesthefinaldaysofColonelGeorgeArmstrongCuster,andhiscrushingdefeatat The Battle of Little Bighorn.With somanystoriesandversionsoutthereofwhathappened,weneedahistoricalscholarlikePhilbrick to separate the truths from thelegend,andhedoesawonderful job.Hedetailswhat events and decisions led uptothefinalbattles,providingbackgroundsofallthemajorparticipants.Unlikeotherworks of history, where the reader issubjectedtomultitudesofunnecessaryorirrelevantfacts,Ididntfindthattobethecase in this fastmovingworkof history.Philbrickmeticulouslyweighsandmeasuresthe evidence and speculation, using first-handaccounts frombothsidesaswellasarcheologicaldataandtopographytogivewhatIbelievetobeasclearandaccurateapictureofwhatwentonasweareevergoingtoreceive.

The Last Child by JohnHart offersmuchmore than your averagemystery.Twelve-year-oldJohnnyMerrimonspendshisdayscanvassingneighborhoodsinsearchofhismissingtwinsister,whovanishedayearbefore.Withhisfathergoneforgood,andhis drug-addictedmothermired in arelationshipwithanabusiveman,hehaslongoddstoovercome.Fortunately,hehasafewfriends.Thereareplentyofplottwistsandsurprisesinthisrivetingpage-turner.

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SticksByPlayBacEdu-Team

MotherNatures gift ofwindblows alifelessbranchoffatreeandontothewarminvitingearth.Tosomethisfallenbranchisanuisanceandisswiftlyrakedoutofsight,buttoothers,itsbeautyandusesareendlessorcriticalforsurvival.

Infants and toddlerswill enjoy seeingcolorfulphotographsofchildrenoutdoorsdiscoveringusesofasticksuchaswritinginthesand,makingarmsforasnowmanandputtingamarshmallowontheendtomake smores.Trees provide fallen twigsandleavesforbirdstogatherandbuildnestshighintheirfirmandprotectivebranches.

Each season embraces new ideas andchallengesforchildrentodiscovernaturesplaygroundinthisdelightfulbookfromtheEyeLikeNatureSeries.Agesbirth+.

ZoomerByNedYoung

Papadogabruptlyawakenstodiscoverhisthreepupsjumpingonthebedswingingabatandusinghispillowashomeplate.Mommadogisaway,anditsdadsresponsi-bilitytogetthepupsofftoschool.WhenDadbarksorders,CooperandHooperareofftostarttheirmorningroutine.Zoomer,ontheotherhand,hashisownitinerary,whichdoesnotincludegettingreadyforschool.

WhileCooperandHoopereatbreakfast,Zoomer builds a colossal castle.Thoughdad is impressedwithZoomers artisticcreation,heisbaffledastowhyherefusestogetreadyforschool.FrustrationmountsasthebusisabouttoarriveandZoomerisofflaunchingarocket.

Parentsandkidsalikewillenjoythehu-morousendingalongwithbright,colorfulillustrations.Ages1+.

Melodyissurroundedbyalovingfamilyandnurturingcaretakersalthoughnobodycanfullyunderstandtheinnertornadothattwistsinsideher.AnewaidsensesMelodyisgiftedandherworldchanges;butwithchangecomestriumphandtragedy.

Kidsshouldpassthisbookalongtotheirparentswhenfinishedreadingit.Thebookwilltakeyouonanemotionalrollercoasterride.Ages10+.

LINGER BooktwoByMaggieStiefvater

Linger is themuch-anticipated secondbookinTheWolvesofMercyFallstrilogy,inwhichmaincharactersGraceandSam,whofoundeachotherinShiver,mustfightto stay together. Samused to be awolf,and although he is now safely human,he understands theirways.Cole,who isintroduced in this book, tries to escapehisdysfunctionalpastbybecomingawolfpermanently. Sams turbulent relationshipwithhimtakesanunexpectedturnastheyputasidetheirdifferencesandtrytorescueGracefromadisturbingfate.Twilight fanswillenjoythisnewtwistonwerewolvesandrelationships.Ages15+.

kids coRneRThe Sisters GrimmThe Fairy Tale Detectives: Book IByMichaelBuckleyReviewedbyEmmaQuattrucci&DelaneyBurnsAge12

Threedaysaftertheirparentsdisappear,asocialworkercomestotaketwelve-year-oldSabrinaandheryoungersister,Daphne,into foster care.Theirparentshaddisap-peared.Nooneknewwhy,wheretheyhadgoneoreveniftheywerestillalive.Theyleft no evidence in theirwake except fortheirabandonedcar,whichheldnoclues.Onlyascarlethandprintonthedashboardremained.NowSabrinaisonherwaytoyetanotherfosterhomeinasmall,unknowntowncalledFerryportLanding.

Thefairytaledetectivesputamodern,funny twist on classic,well-known fairytales as Sabrina andDaphne takeon thefamilybusinessofsolvingcrimescommittedbythemake-believecreaturespeopletodayknowandlove.Welovethisbookbecauseittookthefamiliarfairytalepicturebookstoanewheight.WelovedfollowingSabrinaandDaphneastheyembarkedontheirjour-neythroughawholenewworld.Ages10+.

Trouble at Nubble LightByKatherineBailey

NubbleLights richhistoryprovides awealthofstoriespassedonfromgenerationtogeneration.Althoughthelawcurrentlyprohibitspeople from residing inNubbleLight,visitorscanseesignsthatpeopleonceinhabited this small islandoffYork,WillliveswithhismotherandfatherinNubbleLight.Trouble,Willsseagullfriend,keepshimcompanyasheexplorestheislandandhelpshis fathertendto lighthouseduties.Schoolbeginsinthreeweeks,andWillsdadisagonizingoverhowtogetWillbackandforthtoschool.Anoccasionallowtidemayallowpassageovertreacherousrockswithunpredictablefrigidoceanwavesbreakingclose by, but his father is determined tofindasaferandmorereliablesolution.Ifhefails,hewillhavetosurrenderhislight-housepositionandmoveinlandsohissoncanattendschool.

Readon tofindouthis plan and if itworks.FrequentNubbleLightvisitorswillknowtheclue.

DontmisstheauthorsnoteattheendofthebookwhichillustrateshowshewasinspiredtotellthistruestoryofWillandhispetseagull,Trouble.Ages5+.

Out of My MindBySharonDraper

Bornwith cerebral palsy, ten-year-oldMelodyistrappedinabodythatwillnotperformbasicskillsherbraincommandsittodo.Herinabilitytoverballycommuni-cateandexpressherselfmakes itdifficultfor professionals to evaluate her level offunctioning.Doctorssaysheisseverelyre-tardedwhileMelodyknowsherintelligenceisbeyondanydoctorthattreatsher,andsheisdeterminedtofindawaytoproveherself.


The First Person Rural projectbeganaboutthreeyears agowhenphotog-rapher Patricia Turner took afewphotographsofpeoplefromPorter,Maine.Ormaybeitbeganlong before that with her ap-preciation of portraits takenbyPaulStrand,WalkerEvans,andDorothea Lange. Paul Strandsportraits are what first droveTurnertotheOuterHebridesof Scotland to photographthelandandthepeoplethere.Sometimes the ordinary isbeautiful,saysTurner.

After30yearsof teachingartinthepublicschoolsystem,TurnerisretiringthisJunebuthasnointentionofsittingstill.In fact, retiringwill allowher topursue her passion even fartherafield.Duringhertimeawayfromteachingshehastakenhercameraon trips to Japan,NewMexico,and Ireland, aswell as Scotland.Shepreferstoshootinblackandwhite in thestyleofhermentorsbecause,sheobserves,whenyouremovethecolor,youareleftwiththeessentialelementsofline,tex-tureandtone.ItsthesamefeelingIgetwhenIobservetheMainelandscapeinthewinter.

First Person Rural isTurners portraitofasmallMainetowncapturedinaseries

of companionphotographs ofordinarypeopleinthecontextofthelivestheylead.TheFirst Person Rural exhibit at EdgeofMaineGalleryinBrownfieldlimits itself to twenty pieces,while the book by the samenamehasthirty-nineportraits,eachwithacompanionphoto-graphthatreflectstheessentialselfintheportraitbesideit.

Turner is fully awarethatshetooisreflectedinher photographs, and herintention as an artist isto give the viewer reasontopause and consider thebeauty in the details ofeveryday life. It is as ifthecameracomesequipped

withtwolenses.Oneyoupointatyoursubjectandtheother,likeitornot,pointsinward.Ihopemy photographs speakofonewholooksbeyondthesurfacequalityofthings.Onewho finds the sacredwithinthe ordinary.Onewho findspassion in the human spiritand inspiration in the com-monplace.

ToviewmoreofPatriciaTurnersworkvisitwww.patriciaturnerphotography.comorTheEdgeofMaineGalleryinBrownfielduntilJune30,2010.

Uncommon Faces

inseasonhoneyA Sticky Business

fondness for fungi

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raising chicks 101Starting from Scratchsummer2010vol.1 free

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After graduating from college, George Sawyer and two friends spent some time each spring visiting his col lege roommates brother-in-law, who was a beekeeper (Apiarist). Wed work for him, learn from him, steal some bees and bring em back in a nuc. Thats a shallow wooden box, says George. Ive been doing it [keeping bees] ever since. Im the only one of the three who continues to do it. George started with three or four hives, but for the last fifteen years hes maintained 25-30 hives. Though he occasionally gets stung, its evident hes developed an affection for bees. You might say George is stuck to this sticky business.

A natura l beehive i s one of natures marvels.

by le igh macmillen hayes

A Sticky BusinessHoneyHoneycombs, in per fect hexagonal cross-sections, are built by insects with no training in engineering or mathematics. Maybe thats why George, an engineer by trade, is so fascinated with bees. Or maybe its simply because theyre fun to watch and he and his wife, Jane, enjoy the end resulthoney in their tea or on their toast.

Artificial hives, invented in 1852, mimic the space honeybees naturally leave be tween the i r combs . Therefore its important to follow exact instructions when constructing one in your backyard. Rectangular shaped wooden frames with hexagonal cells made of beeswax hang in each wooden box. A basic hive consists of two boxes, one stacked

upon the other--the nursery or brood chamber where the queen lays her eggs and young bees are reared plus the super, where honey is stored. A box holds 9-10 frames, says George. I only use 9 frames. They hang down and the bees draw wax out of both sides.

Lo c a t i on , l o c a t i on , location is the mantra of r ea l e s t a te agent s and storekeepers. Its the same buzz word for beehives (pun intended). They need mixed growth fields and woods since they extract pollen and nectar from flowers and trees. A water source is also important. Georges hives are located in the fertile plains of Fryeburg and North Fryeburg. There are lots of swamps. Water makes a huge difference about the amount of honey you will

get. If its damp, flowers will have more nectar. And the bees need water to develop royal jelly.

At least a third of our food is dependent in some way on honeybees. As they gather nectar to produce honey, they also transfer pollen from plant to plant, thus fertilizing the plants and enabling them to bear fruit. Though they arent the only pollinators, we all owe a debt to the bees for their dedicated work. These industrious pollinators play a critical role in agriculture. For this reason, each spring George takes some of his hives to Five Fields Farm in South Bridgton for a week to ten days to pollinate Tom Gygers apple trees.

As the season changes to summer, workers really are

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busy as bees. The hives teem with thousands of workaholic honeybees. Greek playwright, Aristophanes described them this way, Active, eager, airy thing, Ever hovering on the wing. The winged creatures ingest and chew the nectar, and what they spit back out contains little moisture. This is the honey that sticks to the frames.

Constantly foraging with four wings which stroke over 10,000 times per minute, thus creating the buzzing sound we all associate with flying insects, workers only live about three weeks during the busy season. Their wings simply wear out.

The honey flow begins in earnest in mid-June and lasts through mid-July when nectar sources are in bloom and the weather is favorable for bees to fly. Placing hives in a good location increases the flow. This is the busiest time of year for the apiarist who determines the arrival of the flow by monitoring changes in the weight of the hive. For quite a few years Georges hives have produced about 90 pounds of surplus honey each. In 2007 and 2008 he extracted 2,400 pounds total. Last years rains meant the flow was slow until August, so he only spun out 1,800 pounds.

In mid-summer, George adds supers, supplementary frames that provide storage space for surplus honey. When a frame of a super gets full, some leave them on and stacked up all summer. I tend to keep two on. Once one is full, I take it off and spin it out, says George. On a day-to-day basis, the hives are fairly low maintenance.

Most of the work comes at harvesting time. He harvests honey from late spring to

early fall. Beekeepers only steal honey from their supers, knowing that bees need a certain amount of honey to survive the winter. Honeybees normally make more honey than the colony needs. When the cells in the honeycomb are capped or sealed over with beeswax, they are considered to be ripe and ready to be harvested. With a hot knife, George shaves off the beeswax cappings, which fall onto a screen. Honey drips from the honeycomb into an extractor, spinning like a washing machine, removing the honey from the cells of combs by centrifugal force. Like water spinning out of clothes, honey flies out of the combs onto the sides of the tank and drains down a spigot, into a bucket. It is strained through a coarse screen to filter out large debris such as wax and dead bees, while catching any extra honey. The honeycomb is then returned to the hive.

As the weather gets drier in August, the flow slows. By Labor Day, George takes off all of the supers. If its a dry year, they come off sooner.

Brood production stops when honey production drops. Worker bees born in the fall, when nectar and

pollen are no longer available, live through the winter. They arent flying like their sisters of the summer so their wings dont wear out.

The regimented life of the colony follows the seasons of the year. Preparing to survive the cold winter months the bees kick the drones (males) out of the colony. Though not flying, workers remain active as they cluster together in a form reminiscent of a basketball to stay warm. Hanging from 4 or 5 frames filled with honey, they maintain a temperature of 75-80 or higher. With the queen holding court somewhere in the middle, the bees continuously rotate between the outside of the ball and the center. Here in Maine its important to leave at least 60-80 pounds of honey in their hive body for them to get through winter, says George.

If its real cold, after the bees have eaten honey from the four or five center frames, theyll move to outer frames. Theyve been known to starve if its too cold and they arent able to fly to the other side of a frame to feed. To help them survive, George places his hives near a line of trees that break the wind and he wraps all but the front in plastic, thus

allowing for some ventilation. At the end of winter, when the honey supply inside the hive is low, he provides supplemental feeding by placing sugar candy, a solution of sugar and water with the consistency of fudge, in a wooden feeder on top of the hive.

There is a huge source of pollen and nectar available within a 3 or 4-mile radius of most homes due to vegetable and flower gardens, fruit trees, dandelions and clover. Honey changes color and flavor as the year goes on. Early honey is light colored and has a mild taste, while fall honey is almost chocolate colored. The honey from a backyard hive tastes delicious, with all the complexities of flavor that are missing in honey you buy at the grocery store. Due to the high level of fructose, the predominant simple sugar found in honey, it is 25% sweeter than table sugar. Besides being a source of carbohydrates, honey contains a wide variety of vitamins and minerals. It also has antioxidant properties and local honey may fend off seasonal allergies.

It takes ten pounds of nectar for bees to make one pound of honey. George fills 8-ounce jars to five gallon buckets with his honey and sells it from home and his business, Sawyer Engineering and Survey, plus at Morning Dew Natural Foods Grocery in Bridgton and Westons Farm in Fryeburg. Theres quite a demand for it, he says.

If you are considering becoming a beekeeper, you should check with the Maine Beekeepers Association and the University of Maine Cooperat ive Extension. They provide classes, groups, or resources for amateur beekeepers. V

The only reason for being a bee that I knowof is making honey . . . and the only reason for making honey is so I can eat it.

Winnie the Pooh in The House at Pooh Corner by A. A. Milne

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Mushrooms. Either you love em or hate em. Tom Henderson, Executive Director of the Greater Lovell Land Trust, loves them for their earthy flavor and health benefits. He began cultivating his own shiitake (shee-ta-kay) mushrooms twelve years ago after watching a demonstration on how to grow them at the Common Ground Fair. For him, its one more way to live harmoniously with the environment. Recently Tom showed me his method for growing shiitakes on logs, the way nature intended.

cutting logsShii is Japanese for oak and take means mushroom,

thus the shiitake is the mushroom of the oak. It will grow on almost any hardwood, i.e. chestnut, beech, alder or sugar maple,

but the open grain of red and white oak make the migration of the mycel ia l growth within the length of the log more successful. Spawn or mushroom mycelium is the threadlike, non-fruiting part of the fungus that lives and eats invisibly inside decaying logs and eventually bears mushrooms.

A forester by education, it seems natural that Tom would choose an agroforestry

fondness for fungiby leigh macmillen hayes

crop. He has years of practice in thinning a forest area to maximize its health, timber, wildlife and aesthetic value. Growing shiitakes provides a use for low-grade and small-diameter hardwood cuttings from thinning or timber stand improvement. I cut firewood in the winter time, says Tom. To thin the forest I cut oak trees, the weak ones that cant keep up with the competition. He uses half

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of each red oak for firewood, half for a shiitake log and the branches for kindling.

Cutting in the winter months makes the logs easier to drag out. When starting your own shiitake garden, cut trees while they are dormant. Once the buds begin to swell, cutting should end. As you drag your logs out of the woodlot, its important to handle them gently so the bark remains undamaged. Bark retention is key to shiitake production.

drilling diamonds

On the day I visit, he hauls a log from his truck and sets it on two metal chairs in the GLLT parking lot. I purposefully choose four-foot sections because I have to pick them up with a tractor bucket or sled, then pick them up to set onto the cross sawhorses, and finally carry them to the stack. Four feet is the maximum Im willing to handle and I wouldnt recommend exceeding that,

Tom says. He recommends that the logs be 4 to 9-inches in diameter.

With a wire brush, Tom gently cleans the log of any moss or lichen, which could become competition for the shiitakes. On a 5/16-inch drill bit, black electrical tape marks exactly the depth of the spawn plug from the tip. I dont want it to be too shallow or deep, he explains, describing the holes hes about to drill. After drilling the first one a couple of inches from the end of the log, he spreads his left hand across, with his pinky touching the hole. The span to his thumb is eight inches. Here hell drill the next hole, and so on down the four-foot length. Finishing one row, he rolls the log and continues drilling--offsetting the holes from the previous row. My rows are about four inches apart and staggered. By the time Tom is done, the log has four rows of holes in a diamond pattern to allow for the best spread of the fungal body.

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selecting spawnIts best to inoculate the logs a week to a month after cutting

so they are moist and still full of nutrients for the fungus to take hold and spread. Tom recommends buying shiitake growing kits from a reputable supplier so you are assured of what you are getting. The inoculum is packaged in three different mediasawdust, styrofoam capped and wooden dowels. Tom prefers the wooden dowels, called plugs, which he has always purchased from Oyster Creek Mushroom Company in Damariscotta. Each kit includes about 300 hardwood spiral grooved dowels inoculated with spawn.

inoculating holesToms work station is beside his sugar house, where he built

two x-shaped sawhorses to support each log. When Im ready to work, it takes 3-4 hours over a two day period, he tells me. I tend to do this between maple syrup season and spring plantingthe end of March, beginning of April.

With a hammer, he gently taps the plugs into the holes of the substrate logs, making sure that they dont protrude or they will dry out. The number of plugs in each log depends on the logs diameter. Each inoculation site is then sealed with warm, melted food-grade wax applied with a small paintbrush to prevent the plug from drying out during the time it takes to get the log fully colonized. Eventually the wax falls off. The voice of experience says, If you dont wax them, they may never grow. You may wait two and a half years before you realize you wont get anything. This initial inoculation should allow the logs to continue producing for about six years before totally decomposing.

stacking logsPatience really is a virtue when growing shiitake mushrooms.

As a forester who thinks in generations, Tom knows there is no such thing as instant gratification. Most things I do, I never see the end product, he says. Have hope.

Once the mushroom is introduced, the grower must wait twelve to eighteen months for the mycelium to spread through the log. During this spawn run, logs are stored in moist, shady locations. Tom uses two methods to stack his on the woodlot where the tree canopy provides 70-80 percent shade. Like building a Lincoln Log tower, he places cinder blocks on the ground, then stacks two logs in one direction, topped with four in the opposite direction, alternating four logs at a time until there are 14 logs in the loose crib stack. Hes also experimenting with an A-frame style by slashing a log between two trees and digging a trench. Shiitake logs lean from the trench to the slashed log. Upright stacking certainly facilitates harvesting.

For moisture, Tom has tried force watering his logs, which some people recommend, but hes found that its not beneficial. I had some success, he says, but I wont do it again, unless I have a pond. Instead, he relies on Mother Nature to keep his logs moist.

harvesting mushroomsWhite mycelium eventually invades the entire log and appears

at the cut ends, suggesting that full colonization has taken place. The mushrooms dont come up from the dowels, says Tom. They come up in other places, wherever they want. The timing of mushroom production depends on both temperature

and precipitation. At this point you should probably invest in a mushroom guide to make sure that what you are about to pick is a shiitake. Tom makes a circle with his hands to show me the size of the caps, between 2-5 inches in diameter, that grow on a fairly robust stems. He cautions, Pay attention to them because they can double in size in one day. Sometimes in the morning I say, Im not going to cut you till tonight, and I come back that night and say, I should have cut you this morning. It only takes one or two lazy visits to get dinner-plate sized mushrooms. Lovely maroon-brown shiitake mushrooms can be harvested by twisting and pulling or with a pocket knife. Once the caps open flat, he still eats them, but will not sell them.

managing pestsSlugs love over- r ipe

mushrooms so managing for them is a must. The beer-in-a-pie-plate technique does work. You may have to sacrifice some beverage on the slugs behalf, says Tom, as a

toms shiitake relish1/2 lb sliced shiitake mushrooms1 Tbsp oil, he prefers Porcini, but Canola or Peanut work2 cloves garlic, pressedliquid as needed, i.e. mushroom stock, white wine, or water1 tsp tamari3 cups baby spinach

sly grin flashes across his face. Always check your mushrooms and rinse off any baby slugs.

eating shiitakesT h e s e g o u r m e t

mushrooms have a reputation for their delectable flavor and health benefits. Tom prefers his shiitakes cooked rather than raw. Fresh, their shelf-life is about three weeks in paper bags in the fridge. After composting the fibrous stems, what Tom doesnt use fresh he dries in his gas oven. Once reconstituted, the dried shiitakes dramatically enhance the flavor of recipes. They are popular in gravy, stews, soups, dips, sauces, and spreads or sauted, boiled, baked or grilled.

Raising mushrooms is within reach. In doing so, you may find yourself more closely connected to the intricate network of this ancient recycler that links all living things to the Earth we share. If you dont wish to start your own mushroom crop, look for Toms shiitake mushrooms at the Lovell Farmers Market or Susan Sidwells Old Stage Farm in Lovell. V

Saut mushrooms in oil. Add moisture as they begin to dry out. Add garlic. Toward the end, splash with tamari. Throw in gobs of baby spin-ach. Saut until spinach wilts.

Serve as a side dish with almost anythingpork, beef, pasta, seafood. Try as a filling for quiche by drizzling through the egg and cheese mixture.

Its rich and addictive, says Tom.

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Raising Chicks 101starting from scratch

Summer is here and its not too late to think about ordering broiler chicks. For those who dont have much experience at this, heres a general overview.

The first part of successful breeding is proper chick management. The first six weeks are probably the most important in a chicks life.

Before the chicks arrive, make sure that the brooder i s thoroughly c leaned, disinfected, and working properly. A brooder is where chicks are raised until they have enough feathers to keep themselves warm. The temperature should be 90-95F to start. Reduce the temperature 5 per week until you get to 70. A good source of heat is a 250-watt bulb. Hang it 18 inches from the floor. The temperature directly under the bulb will be higher than 90 but the birds will adjust themselves to the area they like. Use 1 bulb for each 50 chicks in cold weather. Use 1 bulb for each 100 chicks in warm weather.

Make a draft shield out of

cardboard, about 14 inches in height, which is basically a circular fence that keep the chicks near the heat source for the first few days. Place the fence 2 to 3 feet from the heat source and fasten the ends with clothespins. After a week or so you can remove the draft shield or expand it if it is still needed. Make sure that the chicks are comfortable; if they are huddled under the heat, they are cold, and the temperature should be raised a little. On the other hand, if they are hugging along the inside ring, the temperature is too high and needs to be adjusted. Avoid drafts and dampness in the brooder house for either may weaken the resistance of the chicks to some degree. Likewise, avoid overcrowding. The condition of the chicks is the best gauge of their comfort.

Use clean pine shavings for litter. Lay it all over the floor at least an inch thick. Cover it with an old sheet for the first day the chicks arrive. Litter should be removed periodically as the chicks

grow older, or as soon as it becomes damp. Damp spots around the drinking fountains should be cleaned away and fresh litter put down. If the weather is wet and cold, it will be necessary to change the litter more often.

It is very important to dip each chicks beak into their water when placing them into the brooder. Have a 1 gallon chick waterer for each 50 birds and make sure they are always well filled with clean, fresh water. Never let them run out of water.

Sprinkle handfuls of chick starter here and there. Use a commercial chick starter for the first few weeks, then switch to broiler crumbles. After the first day remove the sheet, and use a 2-foot feeder for each 25 chicks. You will full feed your broiler chicks around the

clock for the first 5 days of age. At 7:00 p.m. of the 5th day, make sure your broiler chicks are completely out of feed. That means there is positively no feed from 7:00 p.m. of the 5th day of age until 7:00 a.m. the following morning. You want them out of feed for 12 consecutive hours. Water, yes, but no feed for 12 hours. Continue this minor feed restriction program, removing the feed every night, until time of slaughter

The future health and productiveness of the flock depends directly upon the amount of care and attention given the chicks. Invest time, good feed and proper management and your reward will be healthy, vigorous chicksthe foundation of your flock.V

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Bridgton Farmers marketSaturdays, 8-114 Depot Street behind Renys Department Store May - October Contact: Kathy Banks, 207.452.2045Heather Silvia, 207.956.8257Offerings: local grown and organic produce, seedlings, herbs, perennials, cut flowers, baked goods, pork, beef, lamb and goat, eggs, jams and jellies, cheese, wool and yarn, locally roasted coffee

Harrison Farmers marketFridays, 1:30-5:30Front Street between the town office and Harrison Village Library Contact: Tom Fillebrown, 207.583.4387www.harrisonfarmersmarket.com

Offerings: produce, breads, jams and jellies, plants and herbs

FryeBurg Farmers marketFridays, 9-1Quinns Jockey Cap Country Store, 16 Bridgton RoadMay 14 - OctoberContact: Helen Ramsdell, 207.452.2772

Offerings: lots of seedlings, perennials, greens, duck eggs, chicken eggs, goat meat and cheese, produce, cooking samples, alpaca and wool, jellies and jams, baked beans, music, chili cook-offs

LoveLL Farmers marketWednesdays, 9-1360 Main Street, Wicked Good StoreMay 5 - OctoberContact: Helen Ramsdell, 207.452.2772

Offerings: artisan breads, greens, seedlings, wool, jellies and jams, baked goods, homemade baked beans, music, loads of samples, full variety of produce, chili cook-offs

BetHeL Farmers marketSaturdays, 9-noonnext to Norway Savings Bank corner of Parkway and Route 2May 29 - October 10Contact: Cynthia Flores, 207.890.6859Offerings: fresh seasonal veggies, naturally raised beef and pork, pies and baked goods, maple syrup, goat cheese, honey

Lakes region Farmers marketSaturdays, 8-noon709 Roosevelt Trail, Manchester School, WindhamMay 1 - October 16Contact: Karen Harter, 207.838.1579 or [email protected] www.lrfm.org, Twitter: LRFMMaine--providing updates the morning of and throughout the market dayOfferings: vegetables, greens, baked goods, annuals, peren-nials, transplants, beef, pork, chicken, lamb, eggs, goat cheese, dairy products, cut flow-ers, herbs, honey and crafts

norway Farmers marketThursdays, 2-610 Whitman Street, parking lot behind Fare Street MarketMay 13 - September 23Contact: Cindy Creps, 207.966.2126Offerings: live music, guest vendors, artists, seamstresses, fiber, whole milk, meats, chicken, perennials, wood products plus a full variety of produce

Fox scHooL Farmers marketSaturdays, 9-110 East Main Street, South ParisMay 8 - September 25Contact: Patricia Verrill, 207.674.5903Offerings: growers or produc-ers only market, full variety of products from strawberries to apples, perennials, photogra-pher promoting scenes of Maine agriculture

PoLand Farmers marketFridays, 2-6Route 26, Poland VillageJune 18 - October 8Contact: John Cleveland, 207.777.1375Offerings: fruits and vegetables, variety of berries, maple syrup, eggs, meat, perennials, cut flow-ers, homemade breads, pies and desserts, herbs and teas, herbal medicines

new gLoucester community marketSundays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Amvet parking lot, Route 100May 9 - October 31Contact: Laura Campbell, 207.926.5919 or [email protected]: vegetables, fish including lobster and crab, beef and beef jerky, pork, chicken, fruit, soap, granola, bread, bee products, alpaca products, jams and jellies, pickled goods, special events throughout the season

cumBerLand Farmers marketSaturdays, 8:30-12:30Mable I Wilson School Tuttle RoadMay 1- October 9Contact: Leslie Fitzgerald, [email protected]: master gardner and master food preserver program through the UMaine Cooperative Extension Program, childrens programs with special events throughout the season, family day, farm day, fiber day and pumpkin day, mix of farm and specialty foods plus artisan crafts, general produce, cheese makers, cow, sheep and goat products, yogurt, fudge, perennials and shrubs, Alpaca products, gluten and dairy free baking, breads, pastries, knitters and spinners, soap makers

tHe cumBerLand Farmers market sPonsors tHe FoLLowing:

yarmoutH Farmers marketTuesdays, 11 - 3On the green,Town Office Complex, Main StreetMay 11- October 5

FaLmoutH Farmers marketWednesdays, noon - 4WalMart Shopping Center Routes 1 and Depot Street May 5 - October 6

gray Farmers marketThursdays, 2 - 6Town Hall, Shaker Road (Route 26)May 20 - October 7

tHe FreePort community marketFridays, 3-7On the campus of LL BeanMay 28 - October 8 Main Street bonus day, October 11

PortLand Farmers marketMondays, 7-2Wednesdays, 7-2 Monument Square, PortlandSaturdays, 7-noon Deering Oaks ParkMay - NovemberContact: Stephanie ONeil, 207.829.8428 (Monday Market)Daniel Price, 207.382.6007 (Wednesday and Saturday Markets)Offerings: vegetables, certified organic vegetables, early hydro-ponic tomatoes and cucum-bers, tree fruits, berries, pork, beef, lamb and chicken, dairy products, cheese, seedlings, pe-rennials, herbs, honey, jams and jellies, fermented foods, yarn

madison Farmers marketTuesdays & Thursdays, 3-7Community Market and Deli 1483 Conway Road Madison, New HampshireJune - SeptemberContact: Maggie Finn, 603.447.4452Offerings: organic vegetables, free-range chicken, organic lamb, organic whole grain breads and other baked goods, flowers and plants, crafts

Our goods travel just a short trip from our farms to your table, not a long haul across the continent. That means more goodness for you! Taste the difference.

Harrison Farmers Market

Farmers Markets


Thirty minutes outside of Kenyas busy capital city, Nairobi, is the peaceful and beautiful suburb of Karen. Named in honor of Karen von Blixen whose life in that re-gion was depicted in the film Out of Africa, Karen has a unique connection to Bridgton, Maine. Kazuri America, the exclusive U.S. distributor for a line of beautiful, handmade Kenyan jewelry named Kazuri, happens to be located in Bridgton.

Kazuri, which means small and beau-tiful in Swahili, is an apt description for the colorful and very tactile beads used in the creation of Kazuri jewelry. Lady Susan Wood started Kazuri Ltd. in 1975 when she and her husband were based in Nairobi.

Kazuri Ltd. now employs over 100 women, who all have in common that they came to Kazuri destitute, and very often with children to care for singlehandedly. In an area of Africa where unemloyment can run as high as 95% and women find it particularly difficult to find jobs, Kazuri Ltd. is exceptional.

And now you can string your own Kazuri beads at $1 an inch! Mix em upevery Kazuri bead is handmade and hand painted in bold colors and striking patterns, each uniquely beautiful. No doubt, like the women who create them AND the women who wear them.

Kazuri jewelry is available at PICKET FENCE GALLERY at the Monument in Bridgton, where youll also find a complete line of casual, colorful cloth-ing, including Fisherman Pants from Thailandperfect for the Yogi in you!

207-647-5465

NEW THIS SUMMER! Also see Kazuri at FIREFLY, our new sis-ter location next to Beths Cafe on Main

Street and across from Craftworks.


Summer Calendar

June18, 19&20th9 am-4 pmPleasant Mountain Fiber Arts Workshop atDenmarkArtsCenter.FMI:207-452-2412orvisitwww.pleasantmtfiber.com

18-20 & 25-278pmLake Region Community The-atres presents Hello Dolly. Sunday matinees at 2 pm FMI:207-583-6747orwww.deertreestheatre.org

18-20thNurture Through Nature Womens Summer Solstice Retreat inDenmarkCelebration,Restoration,andCom-munity$350.00/$290.00CampingFMI:www.ntnretreats.comor207-452-2929

20th6-8 pmNurture Through Nature Community Sauna Co-Ed Sweat inDenmark,$14ppincludeslightrefreshments,mountainbrookdipanddeeprelaxation.Bathingsuitsre-quired.Calltoreserve:207-452-2929

21st5 pmAnnual Solstice Walk on Bald Pate MountainJoinLoonEchoLandTrustforitstraditionalhikeuptheBobChaseTrailonBaldPateMountaintocelebratethefirstdayofsummer.FMI:207-647-4352

25th9 amNative Plant Walk with LEA Field Services Director Colin HolmeFMI:207-647-8580orwww.mainelakes.org

25th8pmWhiz Kids (2010) at Denmark Arts Center Summer Cinema Series Arivetingdocumentaryaboutthreehighschoolkidscompetingforthenationsoldest,mostprestigioussci-enceprize.FMI:207-452-2412

26th1-4Ice-Cream Social and Childrens Game DayatNarramissicinSouthBridgtonFMI:207-647-3699orwww.bridgtonhistory.org

26th8pmThe Toughcats at Denmark Arts CenterBluegrassmeetsRockinthedanceable,sweetsoundsoftheToughcats.FMI:207-452-2412

27th1-3pmFamily Artmaking Work-shop with VSA artists at Denmark Arts CenterFMI:207-452-2412

27th2 pmPlant ID Walk at DeerWood Farm & GardenLearnwhatisedibleandmedicinalgrowingrightinyourownbackyardwithherbalistRebeccaGolden.Gotowww.earthangelherb-als.comtolearnmore.

30th10 amCatch a Wave and Make a Splash Summer Reading Programbe-ginsatBridgtonPublicLibrary.FMI:207-647-2472

30th4 pmGuided Walk at Pondicherry Park Walk with LEAs Teacher Natu-ralist Mary JewettFMI:207-647-8580orwww.mainelakes.org

July1stGreater Lovell Land Trust Walks & Hikes 9-12ActivehikealongHealdandBradleyPond.FMI:www.gllt.org

1st7 pmGallery Reception & Show Opening Holly Meade: Woodblock Prints at Denmark Arts CenterShowrunsthroughAugust1st.FMI:207-452-2412

2nd7:30 pmPort Operas Young Artists Program presents Mozarts The ImpresarioatDeertreesTheatreinHarrison.SunginEnglish.FMI:207-583-6747orwww.deertreestheatre.org

2nd8 pmWild Strawberries (1957) Sum-mer Cinema Series at Denmark Arts Center IngmarBergmansenduringmasterpieceofsummer.FreeWildStrawberryshortcakeatthisscreening!

3rd9 am-noonThe Muddy Pig: A Writing Workshop for Children at Denmark Arts CenterInstructor:SarahFranoiseAges10+FMI:207-452-2412

3rd5-7 pm Spaghetti Feast atStevensBrookElementarySchoolinBridgton.

4th34th Annual Bridgton 4 on the Fourth Road Race begins8amatMainSt.&Rt.117.FMIortoregisteron-line:www.fouronthefourth.com

4thIndependence Day Parades & Fire-works inseverallakesregioncommu-nities,includingFryeburg,Bridgton,andNaples.

5th9 am-noonKids Camp Filmmaking Workshop at Denmark Arts CenterInstructor:JamieHookAges7-16.FMI:207-452-2412

5-10thRufus Porter Museum Cultural Heri-tage Seriesat67NorthHighStreetinBridgton. FMIortoregister:www.rufusportermuseum.org

6th8 pmRadio Gang at Deertrees TheatreFMI:207-583-6747orwww.deertreestheatre.org

7th9 amJoin naturalist and wildflower enthusiast Ursula Duvforanexplora-tionoforchidsatHoltPond.FMI:207-647-8580orwww.mainelakes.org

7th11 amMichael Parent storyteller extraordinaireatBridgtonPublicLibraryFMI:www.michaelparentsto-rytelling.comor207-647-2472

7th4 pmThe Watery World of Insects at Harrison Public LibraryFMI:207-647-8580orwww.mainelakes.org

7th10 am & 1 pmChildrens Wednes-day with Rick CharetteAmericasmostdelightfulandinspiringmusicianperformsforchildren3-10atDeer-treesTheatre.FMI:207-583-6747orwww.deertreestheatre.org

7-10thHarrison Old Home Days Pancakebreakfast,fireworks,parade,BBQandlobsterfeed,liveentertainment.

7,8,9&11th7:30 pmShakespeares Twelfth Night at the Denmark Arts CenterAworkawashwithallthefunoffate-crossedlovers,mistakenidentities,anticnonsenseandhappyendings.DirectedbyDenmarksveryownRalphMorse.(No show on the 10th.) FMIortoreservetickets:207-452-2412or207-452-2057

8thGreater Lovell Land Trust Walks & Hikes 9-12BackPondReserveFamilyWalk.FMI:www.gllt.orgor207-925-1056

8th7 pmSummer Lecture: Thomas Kelleher on Old Sturbridge Village atNarramissicinSouthBridgtonFMI:207-647-3699orwww.bridgtonhis-tory.org

8th8 pmTim Sample: Down East and dry Maines quintessential humor-ist atDeertreesTheatreinHarrison.FMI:207-583-6747orwww.deer-treestheatre.org

9th9 am-3 pm Friends of the Library Annual Book Sale attheBridgtonPublicLibrary.FMI:207-647-2472

9th8 pmTom Snow Jazz Trio atDeertreesTheatreinHarrison.FMI:207-583-6747orwww.deertreesthe-atre.org

9-11thNurture Through Nature Co-ed Yoga Eco-Retreat AdventureinDenmark~$350/$290CampingAdynamicretreattodeepenonesexperienceandpracticeofYoga.FMI:www.ntnre-treats.comor207-452-2929

10th10-11:30 amTai Chi at DeerWood Farm & Gardens withBetseyFoster,MPHCost:$25FMI:207-583-2412orwww.deerwoodgarden.com

10th5 pmMusic on the Hill 2010 Concert Series presents Rick Charette WindhamHillUCC,140WindhamCenterRoadinWindham.FMI:207-893-1777

10th8 pmKevin Welch, Grammy nominated Country Music artist, atDeertreesTheatreinHarrison.FMI:207-583-6747orwww.deertreesthe-atre.org

10&11th10 am-4 pm20th Annual Wood-workers & Artisans Show atNarramissic,theSocietyshistoricPeabody-FitchFarm,onIngallsRoad(offRt.107)inSouthBridgton.FMI:207-647-3699orwww.bridgtonhis-tory.org

10&11th10 am-4 pmChickadee Quilt ShowatStevensBrookElementarySchool,offRoute302,BridgtonDemonstra-tions,over100quiltsondisplay,vendorarea,yardsaletableofquilt/craftsupplies,ChineseAuction.Formoreinfocall207-647-3957

11th2 pmDrum Circle at DeerWood Farm & GardensFMI:207-583-2412orwww.deerwoodgarden.com

11thA songwriters afternoon workshop with Kevin Welch atDeertreesTheatreinHarrison.Toregistercall:207-756-5651$75

12-16th8 am-3 pmLocal Explorers Camp Ages11-15.FMI:LEAat207-647-8580orwww.mainelakes.org

13th7:30 pmSebago Long Lake Music Festival presents Chanson Perpe-tuelle atDeertreesTheatreinHar-rison.FMI:207-583-6747orwww.deertreestheatre.org

14th10 am & 1 pmChildrens Wednes-day with Leland FaulkneratDeertreesTheatre.FMI:207-583-6747orwww.deertreestheatre.org

14th11amLearn to draw cartoons with Capt. Eli atBridgtonPublicLibraryFMI:www.captneli.comor207-647-2472

14th1-4 pmKites and Crafts at Narra-missic Farmicecream,too!$5perperson,includesakitekitforchildrenandicecreamFMI:207-647-3699orwww.bridgtonhistory.org

14th7:30 pmVernal Pool Ecology with Bridie McGreavyGLLTnaturalhis-toryprogramsatCharlotteHobbsLibrary.FMI:www.gllt.org

15thDaylily Days at DeerWood Farm & GardensFromJuly15-August15opendailyfrom9am5pm.Entertowinaspectacularbloomofdaylil-ies.Teaservedinthegardenat2:00pmeachday.


15thGreater Lovell Land Trust Walks & Hikes 7-9amSenior/GentlewalkthroughHealdandBradleyReserve.FMI:www.gllt.org

15thGreater Lovell Land Trust Walks & Hikes 9:30-11amNon-walk.HealdandBradleyReserve.Designedforthosewhohavesometroubleget-tingaround.FMI:www.gllt.org

15th8 pmJonathan Edwards and his band atDeertreesTheatre. FMI:207-583-6747orwww.deertreestheatre.org

16th6-7 pmAnimal Adaptations Work-shop with the Chewonki Foundation at Denmark Arts Center FMI:207-452-2412

16th8 pmBern Budd as Mark Twain Talks atDeertreesTheatre.FMI:207-583-6747orwww.deertreestheatre.org

17th5 pmHigh Tea and Reading with childrens author Lois Lowry at Den-mark Arts Center FMI:207-452-2412

17th7 pmMusic on the Hill 2010 Con-cert Series presents Side Car Heroes acappellagroupatWindhamHillUCC,140WindhamCenterRoadinWindham.FMI:207-893-1777

17th9 am-4 pmThe Bridgton Art Guild presents the 7th Annual Art in the Park atShoreyParkinBridgton.FMI:207-647-2787

17th8 pmDana Z as Elvis Live atDeertreesTheatre.FMI:207-583-6747orwww.deertreestheatre.org

17&18thSebago Days, Sebago

17&18thLovell Old Home Day, Lovell

18th10 am-3 pm11th Annual Lovell Historical Society Antique Show & Sale attheKimballStanfordHouse,oppositeLakeKezarCountryClub.Raffle,food,freeverbalantiqueap-praisals(limit2pp).FMI:[email protected]

18th2 pmGardening with Daylilies Workshop at DeerWood Farm & GardensLearnhowtodig,plantanddesignwithdaylilies.FMI:207-583-2412orwww.deerwoodgarden.com

18th6-8 pmNurture Through Nature Community Sauna Co-Ed Sweat inDenmark,$14ppincludeslightrefreshments,mountainbrookdipanddeeprelaxation.Bathingsuitsre-quired.Calltoreserve:207-452-2929

20th9 amJoin naturalist and Maine his-torian Sue BlackforanexplorationofhistoricsitesalongtheStevensBrookTrail.FMI:207-647-8580orwww.mainelakes.org

20th7 pmThird Tuesday at the Mu-seum: Heidi Fillmore-Patrick on Birth Practices and the Role of MidwivesFMI:207-647-3699orwww.bridg-tonhistory.org

20th7:30 pmSebago Long Lake Music Festival presents Summer Music atDeertreesTheatreinHarrison.FMI:207-583-6747orwww.deertreesthe-atre.org

21st4 pmWater Birds of Maine at the Bridgton Public LibraryFMI:207-647-8580orwww.mainelakes.org

21st10 am & 1 pmChildrens Wednes-day with Alex the JesterEntertheworldofthecolorfultricksterwhodoesdaringstuntsandperformsmusi-calcapersatDeertreesTheatre.FMI:207-583-6747orwww.deertreesthe-atre.org

22ndGreater Lovell Land Trust Walks & Hikes 9am-1pmABushwhack!PrivateLand.Pleasemeetatthelibraryparkingarea.FMI:www.gllt.org

22nd8 pmPianist Magnus Martensson atDeertreesTheatreinHarrison.FMI:207-583-6747orwww.deertreesthe-atre.org

23rd8 pmMr. Hulots Holiday (1953) Summer Cinema Series at Denmark Arts Center JacquesTatiwreakshavocinasmallseasidevillageinthisclassicofFrenchcinema.FMI:207-452-2412

23rd8 pmSongwriter Bob Franke pres-entsfolkmusicatDeertreesTheatre inHarrison.FMI:207-583-6747orwww.deertreestheatre.org

24th9 am-3 pm6th Annual Maine Street Arts and Crafts Festival featurestheworkof50artistsandcraftersfromMaine,NH&MA.Musicalentertainmentallday,foodvendors.BradleyMemorialPark.Raindate:7/22.FMI:FryeburgPublicLibraryat207-935-2731

24th7 pmMusic on the Hill 2010 Con-cert Series presents The Denny Breau Folk TrioatWindhamHillUCC,140WindhamCenterRoadinWindham.FMI:207-893-1777

24th8 pmMicah Blue Smaldone sings the blues at Denmark Arts Center FMI:207-452-2412

24th8 pmA Beatles Tribute Band presents The Beatles for Sale atDeertreesTheatreinHarrison.FMI:207-583-6747orwww.deertreesthe-atre.org

24&25thBig Bloom Weekend at DeerWood Farm & GardensClearance&ClumpSpecialsonanumberofdifferentva-rieties.FMI:207-583-2412orwww.deerwoodgarden.com

26-30th8 am-2 pmPlace Camp at Holt Pond: Session I Ages7-11.FMI:LEA.207-647-8580orwww.mainelakes.org

27th7:30 pmSebago Long Lake Music Festival presents In Foreign Lands atDeertreesTheatreinHarrison.FMI:207-583-6747orwww.deer-treestheatre.org

28th10 am & 1 pmChildrens Wednes-day presents Gizmo GuysatDeertreesTheatreinHarrison.Giftedjugglersandtruevaudevillians,audiencesofallageslovetheseguys!FMI:207-583-6747orwww.deertreestheatre.org

28th8 pmMiss Tess and her Bon Ton Parade atDeertreesTheatreinHarrison.Gypsy,Jazz,Swing.FMI:207-583-6747orwww.deertreesthe-atre.org

27-29thGallery 302 in Bridgton presents Art in BloomFloralarrangementsbyLakesideGardenClub.Receptionfrom1-4pmonthe28th.

29thGreater Lovell Land Trust Walks & Hikes 9-12ActivehikeonMt.Amos..FMI:www.gllt.org

29thGreater Lovell Land Trust Walks & Hikes 9-12GentlewalkthroughHealdandBradleyPonds.FMI:www.gllt.org

29th7 & 9:30 pmBob Marley is wick-ed funny atDeertreesTheatreinHarrison.Twoshows.FMI:207-583-6747orwww.deertreestheatre.org

29-31stMainestage Readers Theatre trooplightsuptheDenmarkArtsCenterwithGoodOnes,apatchworkofhumorousskitsandgrownupnon-sense.FMI:207-452-2412

29-31stCasco Days, Casco

30th8 pmFamily Fun Night atDeertreesTheatreinHarrison.TWOhighlyaccomplishedjugglersputonadaz-zlingshow.FMI:207-583-6747orwww.deertreestheatre.org

31st7 pmMusic on the Hill 2010 Con-cert Series presents The Royal River Philharmonic Dixieland Jazz BandatWindhamHillUCCinWindham.FMI:207-893-1777

31st8 pmTom RushatDeertreesThe-atreinHarrison.FMI:207-583-6747orwww.deertreestheatre.org

August1st2pmDrum Circle at DeerWood Farm & GardensFMI:207-583-2412orwww.deerwoodgarden.com

1-7thNurture Through Nature Womens Wilderness Living Canoe Camping RetreatPenobscotRiverandLobsterLake,NorthMaineWoods~$950www.ntnretreats.com,207-452-2929

2-6th8 am-2 pmPlace Camp at Holt Pond: Session II Ages7-11.FMI:LEA.207-647-8580orwww.mainelakes.org

2-6th9 am-noonKids Camp Musical Theater Workshop at Denmark Arts CenterInstructor:MaryBastoniAges6-14.FMI:207-452-2412

3rd7:30 pmSebago Long Lake Music Festival presents Schumann at 200 atDeertreesTheatreinHarrison.FMI:207-583-6747orwww.deer-treestheatre.org

5thGreater Lovell Land Trust Walks & Hikes 10-12ActivewalkthroughKe-zarRiverReserve.FMI:www.gllt.org

5th7 pmGallery Reception & Show Opening Jeff Woodbury: Drawings at Denmark Arts Center Show runsthroughAugust5th.FMI:207-452-2412

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therewasa timewhenmy ideaofa latenight supperwasamicrowavedbeefandbeanburritofromthelocal7-ElevenonthewayhomefromanightofdancingattheDownTownLounge.Inowrationalizethatallthatexercise(itwasthepunkrockera)affordedmesuchdubiousculinaryindulgence,butbackthenIdidntreallythinkaboutit.Furthermore,thatburritotastedprettygood.

Flash forward severalyears, andmypalatehasbecomemorediscerning. Thankfully. That is not to slight 7-Eleven burritosorquestion the guiltypleasureofbiting intoa Slim Jim (which,since Im feelingmomentarily forthright, I also consumed afew).No, its simply because therewas somuch delicious foodout there I had yet to discover thatwas actually good forme.

Havingmadetheseembarrassingadmissions,IhopeAliceWaterswillforgivemefornowcomparingmyselfwithher.ItwasonavisitshemadetoFrancein1964,andaparticularmealeateninBrittanythatencouragedWatersculinaryphilosophyandledtoherfoundingthelegendaryChezPanisserestaurantinBerkeley,California.LikeWaters,myculinaryawarenessbegantotakeshapeonmyfirsttriptoEurope.

IarrivedatCiampinoAirportoutsideofRomeonanAugustdayin83thatwashotbyanystandard,butparticularlyhotforaMainer.Myfriendmetmeandwemadeourwayintothecitybybus.ItwaslatemorningandIwasravenoustoohungrytotrulynoticetheancientRomanruinsdottingthelandscape.ToohungrytoyetappreciatethefountainwhenwedisembarkedandwalkedacrossPiazzaNavonna!!

WesatdownatanoutdoorcafontheperimeterofthepiazzaandIorderedSpaghettiallaCarbonara.Now,anyonewhoknowsfoodknowsthatCarbonaraisnotwhatyoudcallalightsummermeal.Eggs,heavycream,pancettaandParmesancheesemighthavesomethingtodowiththis,butonthatsultrymorningtheyconspiredtomakeeverybitememorabletothisday.ThemedleyofflavorswassodifferentthananythingIdhadbefore.And,ofcourse,IwasinRome...

As a result of thatmeal and later trips to Florence, SardiniaandSicily,mywholesenseofeatingwasturnedonitshead.The

futurecookinmenotedthatwithrelativelyfewingredients,youcouldcreatemealsthatweresoul-satisfyinglygood,yetsimpletoprepare.AnothermemorablemealfromthatfirsttripwasorderedfromastreetvendorinBagnaia.Theownerofthecartdeftlyslicedaripetomatooverapanino,toppeditwithgenerousslicesoffreshmozzarella,andfinisheditwithfreshlycutbasilleavesandadrizzleofextravirginoliveoil.ThatsandwichmaywellbethelastthingIrememberbeforeIleavethisearth.

ThemostimportantthingIlearnedinItalyaboutfoodwastoavoidcomplicatedcookbooksthattakethejoyoutofcooking.Iveoptedinsteadformentorswhounderstandandhonortheconceptthat themeal isonlyasgoodaswhatgoes into it, including thecooksintentions!Itsdifficulttoruinamealpreparedwithfreshseasonalingredients.

InItaly,themainmealofthedayisservedatmidday,soitsnotsurprising that Italianshavedevelopedapenchant for latenighteating.AtthehourwhenmostofusonthissideoftheAtlanticarefastasleep,manyItaliansarejustbeginningtofeelhungry,hencela spaghettata della mezzanotte,whichlooselytranslatedmeansthemidnightspaghettibash.Therequirementsofaspaghettatasaucearethatitbequicklypreparedandtasty.TheItalianshavelongknownthatitneednttakealldaytoprepareamealforittobegood.Infact,someofthebestmealscanbepreparedinthirtyminutesorless.

Summereveningsaremuchlongerthantheirwintercounterparts,andthereareplays,concertsandballgamestoattend.Forthoseofuswhothink6:00p.m.isfartooearlyfortheeveningmeal,attendingthoseeventsmaymeaneatingmuchlaterthanusual.Thefollowinglatenightsupperrecipesareprovidedbecausetheyhavethreethingsincommon:theyaredelicious,quickandeasytoprepare.WiththeexceptionofthebeansfortheRapiniwithBeansandGarlic,whichcanbesoakedandcookedaheadoftime,everythingcanbepreparedinunderthirtyminutes.Andifeventhatistoomuchtobear,theremustbea7-Elevensomewhere.R

late night suppersby laurie lamountain


spaghetti alla carbonara 1 pound spaghetti 2 large egg yolks 1/2 cup heavy cream 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 6 ounces thickly sliced pancetta, diced 1/8-inch 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese (3 ounces), plus more for serving Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg Freshly ground pepper

In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the spaghetti until just al dente. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup of the pasta cooking water.

Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk the egg yolks and cream. In a large, deep skillet or Dutch oven, heat the oil. Add the pancetta and cook over moderately high heat, stirring, until crisp, 4 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until golden, 1 minute.

Add the spaghetti to the skillet. Cook over low heat, tossing, until coated. Slowly add the reserved pasta cooking water and beaten egg yolks. Toss until coated with a creamy sauce, about 1 minute. Add the 1 cup of Parmesan and the nutmeg; season generously with freshly ground black pepper. Transfer to bowls and serve with extra Parmesan and either a crisp Pinot Grigio or a full-bodied Barolo. Serves 4.

red bell pepper egg-in-a-hole 1 red bell pepper, cut into 4 1/2 rings 4 large farm fresh eggs Olive oil 2 tsp freshly grated Parmesan cheese 4 slices whole grain bread, toasted

Heat one teaspoon of oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat, until hot but not smoking. Add bell pepper rings. Crack eggs one at a time into each ring. Season with salt and pepper and cook until whites are set but the yolk is still runny. Flip carefully and cook for another minute. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and serve on a slice of toast. Serve with tossed salad greens dressed with homemade vinaigrette and ice cold pilsner style beers. Serves 4.

rapini with beans and garlic Olive oil 1 bunch rapini AKA broccoli rabe 2 large cloves garlic, finely chopped 4 cups cooked beans Coarse salt

A word on the beans: you can use canned beans for this recipe, but its well worth the time and effort to soak and cook your own beans. Theyre less expensive, taste much better and can be prepared ahead of time. Bobs Red Mill 13 Bean Mix make this dish sing, but you can use Cannellini or Great Northern beans as well. Soak two cups dried beans overnight. Drain and place in a large pot with eight cups fresh water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 45 minutes to an hour. (Do not add salt to the bean water as it can toughen them.) Beans should be tender to the bite but not mushy. They will keep in the refrigerator for 3-4 days, and also freeze well.

Wash and trim rapini. Chop in 1 to 2 segments. Steam for 5 minutes or until just tender to the bite and still bright green. Remove from heat. You can leave the lid on for a minute or two while you chop the garlic.

Heat enough olive oil to cover the bottom of a large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, stirring constantly. Add cooked beans and coarse salt to taste. Stir carefully so that beans are coated, being careful not to bruise or break them. Add the steamed rapini. Gently stir to combine and serve immediately. The bold flavor of rapini pairs well with a Nero dVola.

baked mozzarella, tomato, capers, and parmesan crostiniMarcella Hazan is my favorite food guru. Her recipes are uncomplicated and always delicious. This one is a perfect example.

8 slices (1/2 thick) from a baguette- style loaf 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 2 ripe, firm, round tomatoes, each about the size of an apple 8 thin slices fresh mozzarella 3 tbsp capers, preferably the small nonpareils, drained and rinsed in cold water 8 tsp freshly grated Parmigiano- Reggiano cheese

Preheat oven to 550. Lightly toast the bread. Drizzle a few drops of olive oil on each slice.

Skin the raw tomatoes with a swivel-blade vegetable peeler, then cut each one into 4 round slices no thicker than 1/3.

Cover each slice of bread with a slice of mozzarella. Distribute the capers over the mozzarella, 8 or so if theyre tiny, 5 if theyre larger. Top with a slice of tomato.

Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of grated cheese over each crostini. Arrange on a baking sheet and place in the preheated oven for just a few minutes. They are ready when the mozzarella melts. Serve piping hot with a tossed green salad and a bottle of good Chianti.

late night pasta sauce with pine nutsAnother Marcella Hazan recipe 1/2 cup golden raisins 1/2 cup pine nuts 4 cups extra virgin olive oil 1 large or 2 small cloves garlic, peeled and chopped 2 tbsp of pasta cooking water Fine sea salt 1 pound spaghettini or very small penne A warm serving bowl

Allow raisins to steep in warm water until they swell. Drain and chop coarsely.Chop the pine nuts coarsely, then mash them slightly using the broad side of a kitchen knife or a meat pounder.

Put olive oil and chopped garlic in a small skillet, turn heat to medium, and cook just until garlic becomes a pale gold, but no darker. Add chopped pine nuts and cook, stirring for about one minute. Add chopped raisins, stir well, and cook for just a few more seconds. Remove from heat.

Cook pasta in four quarts of salted, rapidly boiling water. When almost done, return skillet to medium-low and add about two tablespoons of the pasta water to the sauce along with some salt, stirring rapidly.

Drain pasta the moment it is cooked al dente, firm to the bite. Immediately transfer to the warm serving bowl and toss with the sauce. Serve immediately. Pinot Grigio or Montepulciano dAbruzzo work equally well with this dish. Serves 4 to 6 people.


Summer Calendarcontinued from page 17

5&6th8 pmThe 11th Annual Deertrees Theatre Festival presents Luv, a comedy about a mismatched love triangle. 207-583-6747orwww.deertreestheatre.org

6&7thAntique Wooden Boat Show ontheCausewayinNaplesfrom10-3onSaturday.BoatParadeFridayevening

6th8 pmA Town Called Panic! (2009) Summer Cinema Series at Denmark Arts Center Thisaward-winninganimatedfilmwillhaveyourollingintheaisles.FreeBelgianwafflesatthisscreening!FMI:207-452-2412

7thMaine State Championship Rowing Regatta,HighlandLake,Bridgton.5,000meterstakeand1,000metersprint.FMI:[email protected]

7th9 am-noonEasy Block Printing Workshop at Denmark Arts Center Instructor:JeffWoodburyOpentoallages,butyoungchildrenwillneedassistance.FMI:207-452-2412

7th10-11:30 amQigong at DeerWood Farm & Gardens withBetseyFoster,MPHCost:$25FMI:207-583-2412orwww.deerwoodgarden.com

7th8 pmFamily Fun Night with Robert Post atDeertreesTheatreinHar-rison.Avirtuosoofexpertmime,dryhumorandasenseoftheabsurdadduptobrilliantphysicalcomedy.FMI:207-583-6747orwww.deertreesthe-atre.org

7&8th10 am-4pmBack to the Past at Scribners Mills inHarrison.Acelebrationofold-tymesawmillandhomesteadoperations.FMI:207-583-6455orwww.scribnersmill.org

8th2 pmPerennial Garden Design Workshop at DeerWood Farm & GardensFMI:207-583-2412orwww.deerwoodgarden.com

9th9 am-noon Kids Camp Improvisa-tion Workshop at Denmark Arts Center Instructor:MaryBastoniAges9-16.FMI:207-452-2412

10th7:30 pmSebago Long Lake Music Festival presents Dumka-Eloquence and Passion atDeertreesTheatreinHarrison.FMI:207-583-6747orwww.deertreestheatre.org

11th 11amSummer Reading Party with Maine author and illustrator Chris Van DusenatBridgtonPublicLibraryFMI:www.chrisvandusen.comor207-647-2472

12thGreater Lovell Land Trust Walks & Hikes 9-12ActivewalkthroughSuckerBrookOutletReserve.FMI:www.gllt.org

12thGreater Lovell Land Trust Walks & Hikes 9-1FamilywalkonLordsHill.Suitableforchildren8andup.FMI:www.gllt.org

12&13th8 pmThe 11th Annual Deertrees Theatre Festival presents Luv, a comedy about a mismatched love triangle. 207-583-6747orwww.deertreestheatre.org

15th6-8 pmNurture Through Natu

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