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Join us for our first Gather & Grow tour of the season: taking place at a residential garden featuring three different composting practices\u00a0in Sidney, Maine!\u00a0In this year’s Gather & Grow series, garden tour hosts will share information about their gardening practices in general, and through the lens of climate change adaptation.<\/p>\n

About the gardens:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tom Vigue and Eileen Fingerman have been growing on their plot of land — dubbed “Kiwi Hill Farm,” after the first fruit they planted there —\u00a0since the early 1990’s. Their vegetable gardens span about 1\/4 acre and consist of 21 different beds, which are managed on a 7-year crop rotation plan and with low-till practices. They have also cultivated many perennial plants, including a home\u00a0orchard, which features\u00a0various fruit trees, vines, and shrubs. Composting has been key\u00a0to their approach to sustainable and successful\u00a0gardening. Tom manages three different composting systems: vermicompost bins, larger compost piles, and leaf mold piles. Gain some garden inspiration on this tour,\u00a0while learning a bit\u00a0about composting and other climate-smart gardening practices.<\/p>\n

Questions?<\/strong> Email\u00a0events@mofga.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Registration info:\u00a0<\/strong>Tours in the Gather & Grow Series are kept free, with support from participant donations; and this year, with support from the\u00a0Davis Conservation\u00a0Foundation<\/a>. Pre-registration is required, as space is limited. Tour details will be shared via email ahead of the event date.<\/p>","excerpt":"","slug":"gather-grow-tour-sidney","image":false,"all_day":false,"start_date":"2026-06-18 18:00:00","start_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"06","day":"18","hour":"18","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"end_date":"2026-06-18 19:00:00","end_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"06","day":"18","hour":"19","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"utc_start_date":"2026-06-18 22:00:00","utc_start_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"06","day":"18","hour":"22","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"utc_end_date":"2026-06-18 23:00:00","utc_end_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"06","day":"18","hour":"23","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_abbr":"EDT","cost":"Free","cost_details":{"currency_symbol":"$","currency_code":"USD","currency_position":"prefix","values":["0"]},"website":"","show_map":true,"show_map_link":true,"hide_from_listings":false,"sticky":false,"featured":false,"categories":[{"name":"Beginner-friendly","slug":"beginner-friendly","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":585,"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","description":"These classes are either designed for beginners, or are appropriate for community members of all levels of knowledge and experience with the topic at-hand.","parent":0,"count":103,"filter":"raw","id":585,"urls":{"self":"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories\/585","collection":"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories"}},{"name":"Community","slug":"community","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":44,"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","description":"","parent":0,"count":354,"filter":"raw","id":44,"urls":{"self":"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories\/44","collection":"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories"}},{"name":"Farming","slug":"farming","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":49,"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","description":"","parent":0,"count":299,"filter":"raw","id":49,"urls":{"self":"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories\/49","collection":"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories"}},{"name":"Gardening","slug":"gardening","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":42,"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","description":"","parent":0,"count":243,"filter":"raw","id":42,"urls":{"self":"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories\/42","collection":"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories"}},{"name":"Gather & Grow","slug":"gather-and-grow","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":499,"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","description":"","parent":0,"count":24,"filter":"raw","id":499,"urls":{"self":"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories\/499","collection":"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories"}},{"name":"Homesteading","slug":"homesteading","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":481,"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","description":"","parent":0,"count":267,"filter":"raw","id":481,"urls":{"self":"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories\/481","collection":"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories"}},{"name":"Orcharding","slug":"orcharding","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":41,"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","description":"","parent":0,"count":120,"filter":"raw","id":41,"urls":{"self":"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories\/41","collection":"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories"}}],"tags":[],"venue":[],"organizer":[],"custom_fields":[],"json_ld":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Event","name":"Gather & Grow Tour: Composting & More in Sidney, Maine","description":"<p>Join us for our first Gather & Grow tour of the season: taking place at a residential garden featuring three different composting practices\u00a0in Sidney, Maine!\u00a0In this year\\'s Gather & Grow series, garden tour hosts will share information about their gardening practices in general, and through the lens of climate change adaptation. About the gardens: Tom […]<\/p>\\n","url":"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/event-calendar\/gather-grow-tour-sidney\/","eventAttendanceMode":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OfflineEventAttendanceMode","eventStatus":"https:\/\/schema.org\/EventScheduled","startDate":"2026-06-18T18:00:00-04:00","endDate":"2026-06-18T19:00:00-04:00","offers":{"@type":"Offer","price":"0","priceCurrency":"USD","url":"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/event-calendar\/gather-grow-tour-sidney\/","category":"primary","availability":"inStock","validFrom":"2026-05-04T00:00:00+00:00"},"performer":"Organization"},"is_virtual":false,"virtual_url":null,"virtual_video_source":""}