2023 Wild Blueberry Field Meetings
From April to July, 2023, wild blueberry field meetings will take place across the state of Maine covering a variety of topics and offering pesticide credits to participants. All meetings are free with donations accepted.
Index of 2023 Field Meetings
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- Jonesboro Spring IPM Field Meeting
- Hope Spring IPM and Fresh Pack Meeting
- Dresden Organic and Value-Added Meeting
- Orland Land Improvement Field Meeting
- Jonesport Fine Leaf Sheep Fescue Management and Rakes! Field Meeting
- Rockport Solar, IPM, and Organic with Paul Sweetland and Cary Nash
- Blueberry Hill Farm Field Day (Jonesboro)
- Blue Hill Fresh Pack Meeting
Jonesboro Spring IPM Field Meeting
- Date: Monday, April 17, 2023
- Time: 4:00-6:00 p.m. with PIZZA!
- Location: Blueberry Hill Farm, 1643 Route 1, Jonesboro, Maine
- Cost: Free with donations accepted
- Pesticide Credits: 2
Topics Covered: Pre- and post emergent herbicide stacking and fine leaf sheep fescue management with Josh Stubbs and Lily Calderwood, flea beetle and span worm monitoring and management with Phil fanning, and mummy berry disease management with Seanna Annis.
Registration is required.
Hope Spring IPM and Fresh Pack Meeting
- Date: Wednesday, May 3, 2023, changed to Wednesday, May 10, 2023
- Time: 3:00-6:00 p.m. with PIZZA!
- Location: Brodis Blueberries, 87 Jones Hill Road in Hope, Maine
- Cost: Free with donations accepted
- Pesticide Credits: 2
Topics Covered: Weed ID and management with Paul Sweetland and Lily Calderwood, spring insect pests and pollinators with Phil Fanning, diseases with Seanna Annis, and WeCo fresh pack line with Ron Howard.
Registration is required.
Dresden Organic and Value-Added Meeting
- Date: Friday, May 12, 2023
- Time: 3:00-6:00 p.m. with KIDS, CRISP and PIZZA!
- Location: Fields Fields Blueberries, 565 Blinn Hill Rd, Dresden, Maine
- Cost: Free with donations accepted.
- Pesticide Credits: 2
Topics Covered: Field re-habilitation, mulching, drought management, weed, insect, pollinator, and disease management with Lily Calderwood, Phil Fanning, and Seanna Annis, food safety review with Rob Machado, and value-added wild blueberry products with Ashley Fields.
Registration is required.
Orland Land Improvement Field Meeting
- Date: Thursday, June 1, 2023
- Time: 4:00-5:30 p.m. with PIZZA!
- Location: Right onto Morningside Lane at 124 Upper Falls Rd, Orland ME (Park: 44.579741, -68.721168)
- Cost: Free with donations accepted.
- Pesticide Credits: 0
Topics Covered: Land-leveling, de-rocking, mulching, and carbon with Simeon Allen, Chris Phinney, Lily Calderwood, and John Zhang.
Registration is required.
Jonesport Fine Leaf Sheep Fescue Management and Rakes! Field Meeting 
- Date: June 5, 2023, changed to September 13, 2023
- Time: 4:00-6:00 p.m. with PIZZA!
- Location: Hubbard Rake Co, 1561 Mason Bay Road, Jonesport, Maine
- Pesticide Credits: 1
Topics Covered: Fine-leaf sheep fescue management and rake designs with Lily Calderwood, Ike Hubbard, and Courtney Hammond.
Registration is required.
Rockport Solar, IPM, and Organic with Paul Sweetland and Cary Nash
- Date: Wednesday, June 7, 2023
- Time: 4:00-6:00 p.m. with PIZZA!
- Location: Rockport, Maine (44°10’12.5″N 69°07’31.1″W)
Driveway is right across from C and R Merritt Transportation Inc. Drive all the way up new road/driveway to parking lot on left. - Cost: Free with donations accepted.
- Pesticide Credits: 2
Topics Covered: Dual-use solar with Lily Calderwood, managing multiple fields, long-term weed and soil management, equipment used to apply sulfur and herbicides, burning with Cary Nash and Paul Sweetland.
Registration is required.
Blueberry Hill Farm Field Day
- Date: Thursday, June 22, 2023
- Time: 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
- Location: Blueberry Hill Farm, 1643 Route 1, Jonesboro, Maine
- Lunch: Summer Picnic with meat and vegetarian options.
- Cost: Free with donations accepted.
- Pesticide Credits: 3
Registration is required.
Blue Hill Fresh Pack Meeting
- Date: Thursday, July 13, 2023
- Time: 4:00-5:30 p.m. with PIZZA!
- Location: Danner Dew Farm, 1145 Pleasant Street, Blue Hill, Maine
- Cost: Free with donations accepted.
- Pesticide Credits: 0
Topics covered: Fresh pack operation and innovations with Danner Dewey, fresh pack line and food safety discussion with Rob Machado and Lily Calderwood.
Registration is required.
If you are a person with a disability and need an accommodation to participate in this program, please contact Mary Michaud at mary.j.michaud@maine.edu or 207.581.3175 to discuss your needs. Receiving requests for accommodations at least 10 days before the program provides a reasonable amount of time to meet the request, however, all requests will be considered.
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