Community Courses

Since fall 2022, SaLT has sought to connect our community with local ecosystems and food systems through community courses. Previous topics have covered optimum growing conditions for your farm or garden, introduction to fish species, ecology of the Gulf of Maine, and fish filleting and preparation. For 2026, we plan to offer a course each month. Through generous grant funding support we are now able to offer these courses on a donation basis. If you are interested in teaching a course please reach out to us.

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Don’t miss out on these upcoming classes. Save the date now, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to learn when we open up registration for these Community Classes.

March 19, 2026

Let’s Talk About Water

with Isaac Darowe of Earthwater Design Solutions, Inc.

APRIL 23, 2026

EXTREME GARDENING

with Sarah Witty, extreme gardener and president of the Maine Pumpkin Growers Organization

MAY 21, 2026

Hatchery Production of Juvenile Lobsters

with Dr. Brian Beal, Director of Research at Downeast Institute and professor of marine ecology at the University of Maine at Machias

JUNE 18, 2026

Meet Local Commercial Fisherman

at the State Fish Pier in Gloucester, MA