Falmouth, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a wreath making workshop on Monday, December 2, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Cumberland County Extension Office, 75 Clearwater Dr, Ste 104, Falmouth. Participants will learn how to make balsam fir wreaths with locally harvested greenery and decorations. Extension professionals will provide instruction […]
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Calais, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension Washington County 4-H is offering a seasonal craft pop-up on Saturday, December 14 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Calais Free Library, 9 Union Street. Back by popular demand, 4-H Professional Gabby Brodek, along with a 4-H volunteer, will lead youth through several seasonal craft […]
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Falmouth, Maine — Alex Gayton, assistant EFNEP (Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program) coordinator and social media coordinator and Kathy Savoie, Extension educator, were recently honored at the National Extension Association for Family and Consumer Sciences 90th Annual Session. Gayton received the first place Eastern Region and the second place National Social Media Education Awards. She […]
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In her first year of full-time employment with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Leah McCluskey taught youth how to make miniature lava lamps. She led the students through an experiment that combines sodium alginate, a compound derived from seaweed, and calcium chloride inside a test tube to form the familiar funky bubbles. The experiment gave her a chance to talk to students about seaweed aquaculture in Maine, sharing why it is important to the state economy and in what ways extractions from the plant can be used.
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Freeport and Ellsworth, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension is taking its ruminant parasite management and FAMACHA certification workshops on the road this fall and next spring. These half-day trainings will be held from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on November 17 at Wolfe’s Neck Center, 184 Burnett Rd, Freeport and November 24 at […]
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Waterville, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host the annual Maine Forage Conference on November 8, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. at Governor’s Restaurant, 376 Main Street in Waterville. The conference, which will feature a trade show with business vendors, is an opportunity for members of the dairy, equine and livestock […]
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Falmouth, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of Vermont Extension will offer an in-person International Maple Grading School on Friday, October 25 and Saturday, October 26 starting at 8:30 a.m both days. The 2-day workshop will be held at the UMaine Extension Cumberland County office, 75 Clearwater Drive in Falmouth. The course […]
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Orono, Maine — Registration is now open for two native seed sowing workshops offered this fall by University of Maine Cooperative Extension and McLaughlin Garden and Homestead. The workshops will be held October 28 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at Tidewater Farm in Falmouth and on November 8 from 2 – 4 p.m. at the […]
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Falmouth, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a Field Day on Saturday, October 19 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the UMaine Gardens at Tidewater Farm, 200 Presumpscot Point Road. The event features family-friendly activities with UMaine Extension staff and Master Gardener Volunteers. Attendees can learn about Extension’s work, ask gardening […]
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Cumberland, Maine — The 4-H Livestock Auction at the Cumberland County Fair will be held Wednesday, September 25 at 4:30 p.m. in the Show Arena at the Cumberland Fairgrounds, 197 Blanchard Road. Baby beef, market lambs, and market hogs raised by local 4-H members will be auctioned off. All money goes directly to the 4-H’er […]
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