Winter AG School 2019

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

All classes in Madawaska held in High School Library, 135 Seventh Ave
All classes in Presque Isle held at UMaine Cooperative Extension office 57 Houlton Rd


TO REGISTER FOR THESE CLASSES:

MADAWASKA CLASSES – call Sharon Paradis 834-8670 sharon.paradis@maine.edu

PRESQUE ISLE CLASSES – call Emily Dow 532-6548 emily.dow@maine.edu


Madawaska – March 5, 2019 Benefits of Growing Vegetables in High Tunnels

Laura Audibert – Master Gardener
Laura has been a Master Gardener for almost two decades and her well-managed high tunnel provides much of what her family eats.

1 Pesticide Re-certification credit being offered

Presque Isle – March 6, 2019 Benefits of Growing Vegetables in High Tunnels

Laura Audibert – Master Gardener
Laura has been a Master Gardener for almost two decades and her well-managed high tunnel provides much of what her family eats.

1 Pesticide Re-certification credit being offered


Madawaska – March 12, 2019 Growing High Bush Blueberries

Sam Blackstone – Circle B farms Caribou
Sam will help you discover which High Bush berry varieties grow best in Northern Maine, how to plant, maintain and enjoy them!

1 Pesticide Re-certification credit being offered.

Presque Isle – March 13, 2019 Growing High Bush Blueberries

Sam Blackstone – Circle B farms Caribou
Sam will help you discover which High Bush berry varieties grow best in Northern Maine, how to plant, maintain and enjoy them!

1 Pesticide Re-certification credit being offered


Madawaska – March 19, 2019 Keys to Marketing Success

Karin Petrin – Microenterprise Specialist – New Ventures Maine
Karin will share with you new and exciting ways to promote your products, boost your visibility, increase your business, therefore increasing your bottom line!

Presque Isle – March 20, 2019 Keys to Marketing Success

Karin Petrin – Microenterprise Specialist – New Ventures Maine
Karin will share with you new and exciting ways to promote your products, boost your visibility, increase your business, therefore increasing your bottom line!


Madawaska – March 26, 2019 Home Food Preservation & Canning Basics

Lisa Fishman – UMaine Cooperative Extension
Lisa will provide an overview of Food Preservation options and an in-depth discussion of water bath and Pressure canning.  Get your canning and food preservation questions answered here!


Presque Isle – March 27, 2019 Pest ID and Integrated Pest Management of several invasive insects (emerald ash borer, browntail moth, possibly winter moth and others).

Thomas Schmeelk will be giving this talk.

Madawaska – April 2, 2019 Pest ID and Integrated Pest Management of several invasive insects (emerald ash borer, browntail moth, possibly winter moth and others).

Allison Kanoti will be giving this talk.