John Whight will be on Mount Desert Island to offer a course called, “Organic Gardening Without Money.” On Saturday, May 1, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. He will be in Southwest Harbor at Saint John Episcopal Church (next to Pemetic School. On Saturday, May 8, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., he’ll be at the Bar Harbor municipal building's (across from Hannaford) second-floor auditorium.

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We've been blessed with an early Spring and things that are normally done much later in the Spring need to be done now. Pace yourself and watch our calendar for a multitude of opportunities to learn about back yard gardening.