Joyce Watson of South Portland, Priscilla deBree of Portland, Hona Longstaff of Portland, Nancy Robinson of Scarborough and Bruce Lewis of Portland gather at the third annual Taste of Tidewater fundraiser Aug. 24 at the Parish House of the Episcopal Church of Saint Mary in Falmouth.

Anne Sowles of Cumberland and encaustic environmental artist kdb Dominguez of Bath.

Tidewater neighbors Tom Mundhenk and Betty Andrews.

Carrie Blakeman of Portland with her parents, Chuck and Molly Blakeman of Yarmouth. “I think it’s important to give anybody the skills to garden,” said event committee member Molly Blakeman, “but it’s best if you can teach them young.”

Priscilla Nicholson of Brunswick, Nancy Fountain of Portland, Tom Mahoney of Harpswell and volunteer Anne Spelman of Cape Elizabeth. A Taste of Tidewater raised more than $17,000 to support the University of Maine Gardens at Tidewater Farm.

Meaghan Reilly, representing sponsor Maine Ortho, and Sam LeGeyt of Yarmouth.

Artists Arthur Schaefer of Freeport and Ellen Vaughan of North Yarmouth.

Stan Reed and Kathy Hillman Reed of Falmouth.

Nancy O’Brien, Cassandra Paive and Kemery Colbert, all representing sponsor 98.9 WCLZ, and (seated) MJ Johnson of West Falmouth and Katherine Helm of Portland.

Megan Goudey of Portland, Nicole Blake representing sponsor New England Cancer Specialists, and Verne Weisberg and Tracey Weisberg, also representing New England Cancer Specialists.

Steve deBree of Portland and Wilfred Beriau of Casco Bay Culinary Association.

Kyle Fair and radio host Blake Hayes of Portland.

Gardening enthusiast Melissa Cousins of Falmouth with her mother, Patricia Myers.

Master gardener Kathy Tarpo of Cape Elizabeth, meteorologist Sarah Long of Portland, master gardener Liz Kalil of Portland and Adam Pelletier of Portland.