In times of great change, we need stories that offer paths of inspiration and action. Join us for a series of films featuring examples of people working in partnership with nature, including drawing from the wisdom of Indigenous peoples and traditions. We...
Green Acre grounds are open, with visits to ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s room available by appointment. Please email greenacre@usbnc.org or call 207-439-7200 a few days in advance of your visit and we would be happy to work out the details. Availability will vary by program – see...
Saturday’s opening reception for Green Acre’s new art show “Crossing the Threshold: Envisioning the Coming of Age of the Entire Human Race.” The evening included an introduction to the exhibit’s theme followed by light refreshments, open gallery space with music, and...
Imagine a conference where people are still talking about some of the conversations and experiences a year later, using words like ‘magic’ and ‘transformational’. At the SeaCHANGE Conference, we created a space where people of different identities, races, and ages...
As we have shared previously, Green Acre’s vision and mission are evolving. Our primary goal is to align Green Acre’s resources—activities, accommodations, and people—to the requirements of the current series of global Bahá’í plans. We are focused on how to contribute...
Green Acre has long been a spiritual gathering place; so many souls have visited and blessed the grounds. Foremost among them was ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, who was remembered as saying He had left enough spirit at Green Acre to bring dry bones to life. Service at Green Acre...
Sarah Jane Farmer, the daughter of electrical genius Moses Farmer and the humanitarian Hannah Shapleigh Farmer, became a pioneer in the movement for peace. She founded a conference center in Eliot, Maine where progressive subjects were discussed, and the arts thrived....
As people embraced the idea of in-person gatherings again, Green Acre continued a series of events focusing on the arts and the African Diaspora, entitled The Pupil of the Eye. The series was inspired by a concept in the Bahá’í teachings comparing African Americans to...
Saturday, June 4th, 2022 — ELIOT, MAINE Green Acre was pleased to host the first concert since 2019 for cousin choruses Voices from the Heart and Con Tutti, performing a great combination of Gospel, African, American and Ukrainian songs outdoors under the ‘big top’ on...
Some staff members from Green Acre, a Bahá’í Center for Learning, and the Eliot, Maine Police Department created spaces for discourse about systemic racism in the wake of the George Floyd killing in 2020. Grounded in several Bahá’í-inspired principles such as the...