SATURDAYS 9AM – 1PM
Maine Grains, 42 Court Street Skowhegan, Maine
During the summer, from May – October, we can be found EVERY SATURDAY from 9am -1pm at the Somerset Gristmill (old jail) on the corner of Court and High Street behind Hight Chevrolet, in the parking lot beside our local farm to table restaurant, The Miller’s Table.
JULY 25 – 26TH 2019, 9AM – 5PM
Skowhegan State Fairgrounds
33 Constitution Avenue, Skowhegan, Maine
Each year we gather farmers, millers, bakers, maltsters, researchers, and grain enthusiasts from around the world for two days of intensive baking workshops, wood-fired oven building workshops, and discussions about grain growing and running grain businesses. Attendees choose from hands-on workshops, live demonstrations, lectures, panel discussions and more.
SATURDAY, JULY 27, 2019, 9AM – 3PM
Skowhegan State Fairgrounds
33 Constitution Avenue, Skowhegan, Maine
Come for delicious breads and pastries, handmade pizza baked in a wood-fired oven, handmade kitchen wares, Artisan halvah, maple syrup, jams, butter, cheese, the best books and equipment for baking at home, professional bakers to answer your questions, live music, beautiful kitchen linens, demos, and superb Maine made foods.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 31 3PM – 7PM
Historic Downtown Skowhegan, Maine
Maine Grains Gristmill Tour beginning at 1:30pm. The 4th annual Skowhegan Brew fest will feature an array of Maine craft brewers, local food vendors featuring farm-to-table fare, live music, and guided tours of Maine Grains at the Somerset Grist Mill and of Skowhegan’s section of the Langlais Art Trail will combine to make an unforgettable close to summer.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 25TH – 1PM
60 Cates Rd. Parkman, ME 04443
Potluck supper beginning at 4pm. Demonstration on cleaning and drying grains, including a demo of an Almaz cleaner and solar bubble dryer as part of MGA’s Post-harvest Grain Project. Efficient strategies for cleaning, drying and storing high quality grains as well as to increase market value of a wide variety of grains through the use of innovative equipment. Later in the day we will spend time in the fields and talk about the crops, soil health and their diversified livestock collection.
