{"id":8355,"date":"2022-07-21T12:31:21","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T16:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/aroostook\/?p=8355"},"modified":"2022-07-21T12:38:21","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T16:38:21","slug":"umaine-extension-offers-extension-talks-at-northern-maine-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/aroostook\/2022\/07\/21\/umaine-extension-offers-extension-talks-at-northern-maine-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"UMaine Extension Offers Extension Talks at Northern Maine Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer several educational talks and demonstrations August 4 &#8211; 7 at the Northern Maine Fair Exhibition Hall, 84 Mechanic Street, Presque Isle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Extension Talks<\/strong> begins at 6 p.m. August 4 with an overview of AgrAbility, followed by soil testing and documenting results at 7 p.m.\u00a0 Other topics include making and canning pickles, controlling pests in the home garden with minimum use of pesticides (worth 1 pesticide recertification credit), and composting:\u00a0 from kitchen trash to garden gold.<\/p>\n<p>The talks are <strong>FREE<\/strong>; no registration is needed.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #003263\">SCHEDULE:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #003263\">Thursday, August 4, 2022<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>6:00 PM \u2013 \u00a0AgrAbility \u2013 What\u2019s it all About?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Caragh Fitzgerald,<\/strong> Associate Extension Professor at UMaine Cooperative Extension<\/p>\n<p><strong>7:00 PM \u2013 Soil Testing and Documenting Results<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Dr. Bee Chim,<\/strong> Soil Specialist at UMaine Cooperative Extension<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003263\"><strong>Friday, August 5, 2022<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>6:00 PM \u2013 Making and Canning Pickles<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Lisa Fishman,<\/strong> Nutrition Professional at UMaine Cooperative Extension<\/p>\n<p><strong>7:00 PM \u2013 Composting:\u00a0 From Kitchen Trash to Garden Gold<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Laura Audibert<\/strong>, Master Gardener Volunteer at UMaine Cooperative Extension<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #003263\">Saturday, August 6, 2022<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2:00 PM \u2013 Soil Testing and Documenting Results<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Dr. Bee Chim,<\/strong> Soil Specialist at UMaine Cooperative Extension<\/p>\n<p><strong>3:00 PM \u2013 Controlling Pests in the Home Garden with Minimum use of Pesticides<\/strong> &#8211; \u00a0 (1 pesticide recertification credit )<br \/>\n<strong>Dr. John Jemison,<\/strong> Extension Professor at UMaine Cooperative Extension<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003263\"><strong>Sunday, August 7, 2022<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>2:00 PM<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>4-H:\u00a0 Making a Difference in the Lives of Youth<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Mari Glatter<\/strong> \u2013 Instructional Designer at UMaine Cooperative Extension<\/p>\n<p><strong>3:00 PM<\/strong> \u2013 <strong>Making and Canning Chocolate Raspberry Sauce<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Lisa Fishman<\/strong>, Nutrition Professional at UMaine Cooperative Extension<\/p>\n<h4>For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Sharon Paradis, 207.834.3905; <a href=\"mailto:sharon.paradis@maine.edu\">sharon.paradis@maine.edu<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><em>The University of Maine is an EEO\/AA employer, and does not\u00a0discriminate\u00a0on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender expression, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, genetic information or veteran\u2019s status in employment, education, and all other programs and activities. 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