Agricultural Labor Field Day
In collaboration, the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, in collaboration with the Maine Department of Labor (DOL) and Kennebec Valley Community College (KVCC) invites you to participate in the Agricultural Labor Field Day, Thursday, May 3, 2018, from 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. at KVCC’s Alfond Recreational Center located on KVCC’s Hinckley Campus in Hinckley, Maine.
The Agricultural Labor Field Day aims to connect young adults interested in professional and academic agricultural careers with local jobs in a variety of agriculture fields and/or undergraduate programming in Sustainable Agriculture, Culinary Arts, and Business Administration at KVCC. This is also an opportunity to meet with workforce training and professional development staff from KVCC and DOL to review your resumes and get job search advice. In addition, KVCC will also provide tours of their farm during the event.
Schedule of events:
- 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Doors open to the public. Open fair format for participants to visit exhibits and for exhibitors to host interviews
- 10:00-10:30 a.m.: First KVCC Farm Tour leaving the Alfond Rec Center
- 12:00-12:30 p.m.: Last KVCC Farm Tour leaving the Alfond Rec Center
The event is free and open to the public. For more information about this event and other agricultural opportunities please visit the Farm Labor Link Network page (Maine.gov website). We look forward to seeing you at our Agricultural Labor Field Day 2018. If you have any questions, please contact Yvette Meunier at 207.592.0640 or yvette.meunier@maine.gov.