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EXTREME HEAT WARNING: The National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat warning for our area from Wednesday afternoon – Friday evening. Please be advised that Laudholm Beach is a 0.6 mile walk from the parking lot. Please carry water with you and take steps to avoid heat-related illness: drink plenty of fluids, stay out of the sun, reduce activity.

Historic Apples of Maine

Wednesday, September 28, 2022, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Join John Bunker as he shares his experiences tracking down, identifying and preserving rare apples!

Reservations

Required

Please email suzanne@wellsnerr.org or call (207) 646-1555 x116 to reserve a space!

Pricing

  • Suggested Donation: $5.00

Location

Mather Auditorium

This event is handicap accessible

Come join apple historian John Bunker as he shares his efforts tracking down the last of Maine's ancient apples!

About the Presenter 

John Bunker is an apple historian, gardener and orchardist. In 1984 he started the cooperative mail-order nursery Fedco Trees.  In 2012 he founded the Maine Heritage Orchard in Unity, Maine. His recent book, Apples and the Art of Detection recounts his forty years of tracking down, identifying and preserving rare apples. He lives with Cammy Watts on Superchilly Farm in Palermo, Maine. To contact John or to learn more about John and Cammys activities, go to outonalimbapples.com.

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