Greenhorns

06/08/2026

Join us to learn about the unique ecology of our beautiful bay and the rights we have as citizens to control what happens in it in this upcoming session of the Cobscook Ecology Speaker Series, presented by Greenhorns and

Don Staniford is an activist who documents the environmental violations of salmon farms on the other side of the Atlantic, exposing malpractice, disease, cover-ups, fish escapes and other poor practices that are routine in the salmon industry. Trey Angera has an incisive and informed critique of conventional aquaculture practices in Maine waters and is quick to identify and expose falsehoods and greenwashing. His writing at Maine Seaweed Exchange reliably punches holes in the “normative discourse” where investor money clouds reality of Maine’s developing seaweed economy. Both speakers will discuss Cooke Aquaculture’s expansion plans in our region and invite community members and the wider world to learn how to participate in shaping marine policy and governance.

06/03/2026

Join us for a week of fermentation workshops this month, in parallel to our LOW LOW TIDES seaweed harvest workshop. Join Maine chef Nicholas Repenning and Pacific harvester Nathan Maxwell Cann for a series of workshops experimenting in the kitchen with ingredients from the farm fields, forest edges, and intertidal zone.

Each day consists of afternoon workshops followed by group dinner at Smithereen Farm. You can join us for a single day, or sign up for the whole week. We have camping available and indoor lodging too, be in touch!

Registration required, sliding scale fee, sign up at greenhorns.org/events

June 14: MISO EXPLORATIONS
June 15: KOJI EXPLORATIONS
June 16: INTERTIDAL KITCHEN
June 17: 2nd Annual Community Miso Making

In this suite of workshops, we’ll deep dive into koji and miso as well as explore local umami makers in the region around us. From ancient and traditional practices to contemporary uses of these culinary tools, let’s learn the mystical and practical wisdoms of umami! Hone your senses and open to the intimacy of taste and texture as we are guided by our other-than-human culinary and ecological partners.  

Intertidal Kitchen with Nathan Maxwell Cann
A hands-on exploration of seaweed, fermentation, and the deep flavors of the shoreline, moving from tidepool harvest to simple kitchen preparations. Participants work with dashi, urchin gathering, seaweed seasonings, and koji-based techniques to understand how ecology, process, and taste converge into umami.

Second Annual Community Miso Making
We’ll open the miso we made at Smithereen last year and make a new batch to put away for a year. This annual tradition anchors us to our shared cultures and the flavors that only arrive when we invest time into our relationships with each other, our culinary histories, and the microbial world. Whether you’re returning to witness the transformation we initiated or joining for the first time, we welcome you to our miso community.

06/02/2026

What a wonderful day it was at FOR ALL THE FISH. Thank you The Mallett Brothers Band, The Milk & Honey Rebellion, and The Midnight Riders for bringing your talent to Machias... for all the fish!

06/01/2026

Please join us TOMORROW, June 2nd at 2:00pm EST for the next session in the Cobscook Ecology Series!

We are excited to welcome Geran Tarr and Hilary S. Franz to talk about the ocean as commons, and our rights to weigh in on policies that affect how state waters are used. This session will help us explore the policy-pathways open to us as citizens to help shape the marine economy and rules that define the destiny of lives as coastal people. Bring your questions!

Please RSVP at greenhorns.org/events

05/27/2026

THIS SUNDAY! FREE CONCERT WITH THE MALLETT BROTHERS BAND * with The Milk and Honey Rebellion and The Midnight Riders * Sunday, May 31 in Machias

Join us THIS SUNDAY at Bad Little Falls Park in Machias for a day of music, conversation, and action celebrating Downeast Maine’s wild rivers, coastal ecosystems, and fisheries, while shining a light on the growing concerns surrounding industrial salmon net-pen farming and its impacts on Maine’s coastal waters.

Featuring three amazing bands, environmental speakers, local food, Mason’s Brewing, and representatives from local environmental organizations tabling with educational info and cool merch. Presented by Downeast Salmon Federation and Greenhorns.

Concert starts at 4pm at Bad Little Falls Park. Family-friendly, and open to all.

Come learn what’s at stake, connect with others who care deeply about Maine’s coast, and discover ways you can help protect our public waters and wild fisheries.

In the morning, we host a free conference at the Downesast Salmon Federation hatchery in East Machias, with speakers, hatchery tour, and free chowder lunch by the river. Join us!

Sunday May 31, 2026
Presentations, Food vendors, beer tent from Mason’s Brewery, speakers, films, and more!
9:00a–1:00p: Conference + Teach-In at DSF in East Machias
4:00p–9:00p: Concert featuring The Mallett Brothers Band, Milk & Honey Rebellion, and Midnight Riders at Bad Little Falls Park, Machias

More info at greenhorns.org/events and forallthefish.org

05/27/2026

ARRT is coming to Pembroke and you are invited to come paint fish with us!

Join us Saturday, May 30 at (4 Leighton Point Road in Pembroke) for a paint-a-thon. We provide the materials and the reference images (and snacks!). Come make art together. The fish will be displayed the following day at the FOR ALL THE FISH concert in Machias, and later permanently installed on the Old Crossroads Motel on Route 1 in Pembroke. Ages 8+ are welcome, adults must accompany people under 18.

FOR ALL THE FISH is a campaign by Greenhorns and to celebrate Maine’s wild rivers, coastal ecosystems, and fisheries, while shining a light on the growing concerns surrounding industrial net-pen farming and its impacts on Maine’s coastal waters. The following day is a big concert and conference in Machias to launch the campaign.

ARRT (Artists Rapid Response Team) is an incredible organization of artists who collaborates with non-profit progressive groups to promote social change in Maine. ARRT! has worked with over 150 different groups and created over 600 banners. The Team also creates yard signs and props non-profit group use for events and campaigns.

As always find more details at greenhorns.org/events and learn more about the campaign at forallthefish.org.

05/22/2026

We are so excited to see you TOMORROW for the Fifth Annual Pennamaquan Alewife Festival! The action starts at 10am, Saturday May 23, right here in Pembroke.

We have our more details at greenhorns.org/alewife-festival but here are the highlights:

🔹9am Smithereen Farmstore opens
🔹10am Welcome to the Alewife Festival! Our day begins: choose from bike rides and repair with Mike’s Bikes, beach trash puppets with Turtle Dance Coop, biologist chats with Sara Williams (Downeast Salmon) and Anne Zegers (Manomet Conservation Sciences) and walking to see the fish, river, waterfall, and fish ladder.
🔹11am Fish Husbands (music)
🔹11:30am/12pm Free buffet lunch served, provided by Smithereen Farm with help from the Downeast Salmon Federation smoker truck
🔹12pm Adam Steinberg (music)
🔹1pm Parlor talk by Eric Otter Bacon on Passamaquoddy canoe culture
🔹2pm Staking workshop with David Holmberg of Maine Coast Heritage Trust
🔹2pm Paddle the Pennamaquan with Eric Otter Bacon (limited space, rsvp on website, BYO canoe if you can)
🔹2:15pm The Maple Honeys (music)

All are welcome! Bring your bike! Come celebrate the abundance of alewives to their native spawning grounds.

05/20/2026

Can’t wait to enjoy The Mallett Brothers Band with everyone in ten days!

Machias, Maine! We’ll be playing a FREE show at Bad Little Falls on Sunday, May 31, as part of the Greenhorns’ “For All the Fish” environmental conference and concert. We’re looking forward to catching sets from our friends The Milk & Honey Rebellion and The Midnight Riders, and to spending a day in beautiful Downeast Maine, and hope you can join us!

More info about the day here ->> https://greenhorns.org/event/for-all-the-fish-concert-festival/

05/20/2026

We love partnering with Downeast Salmon Federation! Their smoker truck will be in action at the Fifth Annual Pennamaquan Alewife Festival this Saturday in Pembroke.

Reminder! The Fifth Annual Pennamaquan Alewife Festival is happening this Saturday, May 23 in Pembroke.

This free, family-friendly event celebrates the return of river herring to the Pennamaquan River with live music, local food, art activities, canoeing, restoration workshops, fish talks, and more.

We'll see you there!

01/15/2026

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