Rain or Shine


MELNA Twilight Meeting Wednesday, July 10 at


Maine Coast Vineyards in Falmouth MELNA’s Summer Twilight Meeting will be on Wednesday,


July 10 from 4:00–7:00 p.m. This summer’s Twilight Meeting will be a “Pot-Luck” Dinner, so bring your favorite dish to share. Drinks will be provided. Part of the evening will include a discussion/meeting for MELNA business……including formally adopting a budget for July1, 2013-June 30, 2014. Maine Coast Vineyards, located at 44 Hurricane Road in Falmouth is the host of this Summer’s Twilight Meeting. Maine Coast Vineyards began growing wine grapes in 1997 in the old agricultural region of Falmouth, Maine called Hurricane Valley. (The valley was created by a strong hurricane in the 1600s that pushed up one of the feeder creeks to the Piscataqua River and roared down the valley, toppling oaks and maples and allowing the local settlers to create fields from forest without as much work.) Hurricane Valley today is home to a dairy farm, a nursery and berry/ vegetable farm, as well as Maine Coast Vineyards, created on the site of an old chicken farm.


Steve Melchiskey and his family have worked hard for 11


years on their 14 acre property experimenting with grape varieties and wine-making techniques to bring great wine, that goes perfectly with our local foods, to market. Maine is not Tuscany, it is not Bordeaux or California. It is an environment where we live and enjoy the cold and wintery days as well as the joyous, warm, blue-sky days of summer. Where the explosion of color in autumn makes everything seem just right with the world. The wines of Maine Coast Vineyards are in keeping with this beauty and greatness of our state. They are wines to accompany lobster bakes, and fresh goat cheese, haddock chowder and “pier fries.” They are made for enjoyment with all the bounty of our state from grapes grown right here. You are going to ask so, here it is: Yes, they grow using only organic fungicides and pesticides. Is Maine Coast Vineyards certified organic? No, maybe someday; but for them, growing sustainable is an essential element to respecting the land they work and live on.


This sounds like a fun evening! Come, mix and mingle.


Air Tools Workshop for Landscape Professionals, with Expert-in-Residence Rolf Briggs


We are proud to announce that the Maine Landscape &


Nursery Association will team with the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens to co-sponsor a workshop on the use of air tools. Pneumatic soil excavation, a replacement for hand- digging, has come a long way since its introduction. Tere are two tools on the market: the Super Sonic Air Knife and the Air Spade. Tis workshop will explore how you can quickly and effectively use air tools to access roots and address problems. Demonstrations (please bring eye and ear protection) will feature soil decompaction; trunk-collar excavation; trenching


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for irrigation, fencing, and landscape lighting; proper planting of ball-and-burlap and container nursery stock; and locating roots to establish tree protection zones prior to construction.


When: Tursday, September 5 - 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Where: Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Education Center


Cost: $60 MELNA members, $75 non-members You can contact the MELNA Office to pre-register.


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