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https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/10\/unnamed-423x238.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/10\/unnamed-634x357.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/10\/unnamed-846x476.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/10\/unnamed-951x535.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/10\/unnamed-320x180.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Upcoming Events<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Better Soil, Better Blueberries, organized by WA County Soil and Water Conservation District\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.us7.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=758d8b8bb1d6f4308a5141934&amp;id=d23c6175ac&amp;e=b01c557283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>More Information<\/strong><\/a><br><strong>Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Wednesday, Oct 8, 2025<br><strong>Time:<\/strong>\u00a011:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.<br><strong>Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Blue Ox Blueberries, 3 Damon Ridge Rd, Charlotte, ME<br><strong>Register by Phone or Email:<\/strong> (207) 255-4659,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wacomeswcd@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">wacomeswcd@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mulching and Irrigating Wild Blueberry Fields Organized by UMaine Extension<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Wednesday, Oct 22, 2025<br><strong>Time:<\/strong>\u00a03:00-5:00 p.m.<br><strong>Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Brodis Blueberries, 87 Jones Hill Rd, Hope, ME (cannot come from the Jones Hill Rd in Appleton)<br><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.us7.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=758d8b8bb1d6f4308a5141934&amp;id=66e45fbfe2&amp;e=b01c557283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Register Here<\/a>\u00a0or call Mary Michaud 207.581.3175<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Business Planning Courses\u00a0offered by Extension&#8217;s Farm Business Team: Dr. Jason Entsminger and Brett Johnson<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.us7.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=758d8b8bb1d6f4308a5141934&amp;id=47fb0f5573&amp;e=b01c557283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Business Planning for Producers<\/a>\u00a0begins November 5<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0and runs through February 5<sup>th<\/sup>. This allows producers to work through a business plan and receive plan development mentorship in a structured program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More advanced producers should consider\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.us7.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=758d8b8bb1d6f4308a5141934&amp;id=f15ae63558&amp;e=b01c557283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">SustainME: Sustainable Business Model Innovation<\/a>, which is geared toward audiences who have some baseline knowledge of venture planning but require more intensive help. SustainME has a pilot cohort running, with Level 2 workshops scheduled in October and November followed by Level 3 coaching sessions running November through January.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.us7.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=758d8b8bb1d6f4308a5141934&amp;id=57d8915e9c&amp;e=b01c557283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Build a Better Business<\/a>&nbsp;workshops were recently held for outdoor recreation businesses, providing contained mentoring in a one-day intensive format. If a county shows sufficient interest, the Extension team can plan another workshop there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Extension\u2019s general capacity around Business Management to support one-on-one business plan consult services outside of structured programs is limited, and when that is what clients prefer, I connect them with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.us7.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=758d8b8bb1d6f4308a5141934&amp;id=e2c9bf1eeb&amp;e=b01c557283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">their local SBDC office<\/a>\u00a0and with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.us7.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=758d8b8bb1d6f4308a5141934&amp;id=c4a2282b1a&amp;e=b01c557283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">the SCORE mentorship program<\/a>, both of which are specifically funded for capacity to engage in this kind of higher-touch programming.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br><strong>Free Items from Worcester&#8217;s Wild Blueberries<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The following items are free. I hope someone can use them. We are located between Bradford and Milo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>12 Styrofoam coolers: 17&#8243; x 14&#8243; x 11&#8243;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>20+ freezer packs: 9&#8243; x 4&#8243; x 1 1\/2&#8243;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1,000 u-line plastic re-closable bags: 3&#8243; x 4&#8243;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contact:<\/strong>\u00a0Lee H. Worcester, Worcester&#8217;s Wild Blueberries, 207.943.8804<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br><strong>Updated Drought Maps<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.us7.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=758d8b8bb1d6f4308a5141934&amp;id=c46c5d008d&amp;e=b01c557283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">U.S. Drought Monitor<\/a>\u00a0updates drought maps nationally every Thursday. The D3 severe drought in Maine continues to expand east.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"78\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2018\/10\/Lily-signature.jpg\" alt=\"Lily Calderwood signature\" class=\"wp-image-13475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2018\/10\/Lily-signature.jpg 380w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2018\/10\/Lily-signature-300x62.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2018\/10\/Lily-signature-105x22.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2018\/10\/Lily-signature-317x65.jpg 317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,380px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lily&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr.&nbsp;Lily&nbsp;Calderwood<br>Extension Wild Blueberry Specialist<br>Associate Professor of Horticulture<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wild Blueberry Newsletter October 2025 Upcoming Events Better Soil, Better Blueberries, organized by WA County Soil and Water Conservation District\u00a0 More InformationDate:\u00a0Wednesday, Oct 8, 2025Time:\u00a011:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.Location:\u00a0Blue Ox Blueberries, 3 Damon Ridge Rd, Charlotte, MERegister by Phone or Email: (207) 255-4659,\u00a0wacomeswcd@gmail.com Mulching and Irrigating Wild Blueberry Fields Organized by UMaine Extension Date:\u00a0Wednesday, Oct 22, 2025Time:\u00a03:00-5:00 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":233,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[223,222],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-2025-wild-blueberry-newsletter","category-wild-blueberry-newsletter"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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