WHRL - Women for Healthy Rural Living

WHRL - Women for Healthy Rural Living Advancing and promoting the health and well-being of the woman, her family, and her community.

๐—ช๐—›๐—ฅ๐—Ÿ'๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ, ๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿต๐˜๐—ต, ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐Ÿฒ - ๐Ÿด ๐—ฝ๐—บ.Open to allโ€”drop in anytime! Join WHRLโ€™s Mending Cafรฉ on the secon...
06/05/2026

๐—ช๐—›๐—ฅ๐—Ÿ'๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ, ๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿต๐˜๐—ต, ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐Ÿฒ - ๐Ÿด ๐—ฝ๐—บ.

Open to allโ€”drop in anytime! Join WHRLโ€™s Mending Cafรฉ on the second Tuesday of each month to refresh your wardrobe and recharge yourself with a little TLC.

Everyone in the community is welcome (it's not just for women). Bring your well-loved clothes back to life and connect with others while youโ€™re at it.

Visit https://whrl.org/programs/art/ for more information on Mending Cafe and other art programs.

๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต! Join us on Wednesdays, from 10 - 10:30 am, at Milbridge Commons Wellness Park for...
06/05/2026

๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต! Join us on Wednesdays, from 10 - 10:30 am, at Milbridge Commons Wellness Park for a delightful and informative walk with Mark.

This drop-in program for garden visitors provides an opportunity to learn about garden vegetables and how to harvest them. Mark Grant, Incredible Edible Milbridge Coordinator, will discuss the Incredible Edible initiative and answer questions.

You can easily identify Mark or other garden volunteers by spotting their green vests.

Let us show you more at https://whrl.org/programs/incredible-edible/.


๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚, ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—™๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป!Women for Healthy Rural Living has received a $6500 grant from the Community Build...
06/05/2026

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚, ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—™๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป!

Women for Healthy Rural Living has received a $6500 grant from the Community Building Fund of the Maine Community Foundation. The grant will support programs including Milbridge Commons Wellness Park, Incredible Edible Milbridge, and Outdoor Women Lead (OWL).

โ€œOur Downeast community has come to depend on the fresh produce in our lush Incredible Edible gardens. Now more than ever, people are concerned about rising grocery prices,โ€ said WHRL director Christine Kuhni. โ€œAnd Milbridge Commons has become a popular destination for folks near and far. Our OWL programs connect women with wild Maine landscapes through a variety of monthly nature outings. All in all, weโ€™re helping our neighbors lead their best lives through a range of health-centered programs. This grant acknowledges our work and supports the continuation of our efforts.โ€

The Maine Community Foundation brings people and resources together to build a better Maine through strategic giving, community leadership, personalized service, local expertise, and strong investments. To learn more about the foundation, visit www.mainecf.org.

Maine Community Foundation

Add milkweed to your garden, and enjoy beautiful blooms while helping pollinators thrive. ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ (and we s...
06/05/2026

Add milkweed to your garden, and enjoy beautiful blooms while helping pollinators thrive. ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ (and we sold out last year)! ๐—ข๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ. Visit https://whrl.org/schedule/bloom-for-butterflies-milkweed/ for more information or to place your order.

With the arrival of Spring comes WHRLโ€™s ๐Ÿฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—•๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ธ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—™๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ. This plant sale supports monarch butterflies and helps maintain the Ed Flanagan Pollinator Garden at Milbridge Commons Wellness Park.

Did you know, planting milkweed creates a vital โ€œbutterfly buffet,โ€ providing ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—น๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ and nectar for adult butterflies? If you want the butterflies, you need to let the caterpillars eat what you plant! ๐Ÿ›๐ŸŒฟ

**๐— ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜**WHRL - Women for Healthy Rural Living is once again teaming up with Bar Harbor Bank and Trust   ...
06/03/2026

**๐— ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜**

WHRL - Women for Healthy Rural Living is once again teaming up with Bar Harbor Bank and Trust to bring you the 2026 Milbridge Days 5K & Fun Runโ€”happening on Saturday, July 25, 2026!

Whether you're aiming for a fast finish or simply want to enjoy a walk or run with family and friends, the Milbridge Days 5K welcomes participants of all ages and abilities. Young runners can join the Fun Run for a chance to get active, have fun, and be part of the excitement!

More information and register at https://whrl.org/5k/.

๐ŸŒฟ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿณ: ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟโ€™๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿ•˜ 9โ€“11 AM / Addison, MaineJoin us for a special morning at Bearโ€™s Den with longtime h...
06/03/2026

๐ŸŒฟ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿณ: ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟโ€™๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐ŸŒฟ
๐Ÿ•˜ 9โ€“11 AM / Addison, Maine

Join us for a special morning at Bearโ€™s Den with longtime homestead gardeners Geri Valentine and Donna Kausen. For more than 40 years, Geri and Donna have grown organic food with care, creativity, and a deep connection to the Earth. Explore their beautiful, off-grid, hand-tended garden, and be inspired by their truly self-reliant lifestyle.

Families are warmly welcome. Well-supervised children of all ages can enjoy the gardens and learn alongside the adults. Registration is required. Visit https://whrl.org/schedule/bears-den-garden-tour/ for more information and to register.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ช๐—›๐—ฅ๐—Ÿ!From fun events to hands-on activities, our programming is a great way to mee...
06/03/2026

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ช๐—›๐—ฅ๐—Ÿ!

From fun events to hands-on activities, our programming is a great way to meet new people, try something new, and connect with your community.

Many programs are open to everyone โ€” not just women โ€” so thereโ€™s something for all kinds of interests and ages.

Take a look at upcoming events and find one thatโ€™s right for you: https://whrl.org/events/.

If you know someone looking for connection, creativity, or community, share this post with them!

๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜ ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ-๐—œ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ for children ages 9-14 is ๐—๐˜‚๐—น๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ-๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฎ๐—บ-๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ป at Milbridge Commons Welln...
05/31/2026

๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜ ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ-๐—œ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ for children ages 9-14 is ๐—๐˜‚๐—น๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ-๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฎ๐—บ-๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ป at Milbridge Commons Wellness Park. โ€‹

This year, campers will discover the beauty of the natural world while developing their artistic skills. Our goal? To spark a lasting love for both nature and art.

โ€‹If the weather doesnโ€™t cooperate, weโ€™ll cozy up indoors in WHRLโ€™s Thankful Room.

Led by local artist Janie Snider.

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ. Learn more or register at https://whrl.org/schedule/nature-inspired-art-camp/.

๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ! NEW THIS YEAR- Outdoor Adventure Camp with an Overnight Camping Experience. OWL...
05/30/2026

๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ! NEW THIS YEAR- Outdoor Adventure Camp with an Overnight Camping Experience. OWLette, WHRLโ€™s annual FREE summer camp for girls ages 11 - 14, will take place June 22 - 25.

Visit https://whrl.org/programs/owl/owlette/ for more details and to register.

๐—ช๐—›๐—ฅ๐—Ÿ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ด - ๐—”๐—ป ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฝ - Wednesdays at WHRL is ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ข๐˜‚๐˜๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ!Join us for๐—ฎ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ...
05/29/2026

๐—ช๐—›๐—ฅ๐—Ÿ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ด - ๐—”๐—ป ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฝ - Wednesdays at WHRL is ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ข๐˜‚๐˜๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ!

Join us for๐—ฎ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ-๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐— ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ-๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ ๐—ฎ๐—บ! Inclement weather will bring us back inside the WHRL office.

This is for parents and caregivers with kids from newborn to 5 years old. Enjoy some adult company while your kiddos socialize and play in a new environment. WHRL provides all play materials.

Note: If Milbridge area schools are closed or delayed due to inclement weather, WHRLigig will be canceled.

Visit
https://whrl.org/programs/family/ to learn more about our programs, including support for breastfeeding and other forms of infant feeding by Gianna (Gigi) DeJoy, CLC.

Social connection is a fundamental human need, as essential to survival as food, water, and shelter.

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