SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine—University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a workshop about pickling basics from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Monday, July 27 at the Fork Food Lab, 97 Darling Avenue in South Portland. This hands-on workshop will cover how to prepare and preserve pickled vegetables, including methods for maintaining crunch. The instructor will teach safe preservation […]
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NEWBURGH, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension is coordinating a full-day program on sugarbush management from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 30 at Nutkin Knoll Farm, 269 Chapman Road in Newburgh. This field day will include a tour and educational sessions highlighting different aspects of and methods for resilient sugarbush management. […]
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BETHEL, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host the fourth event of the annual Pasture Walk Series from 11 p.m.–1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 22, at Morning Glory Farm, 343 Flat Road in Bethel. Designed with a focus on self-sufficiency and small-scale land management, this fourth session in the statewide series looks at […]
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HODGDON, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in partnership with Southern Aroostook Soil and Water Conservation District’s Field Talks, will host the second event of the annual Pasture Walk Series from 3–5 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14, at Duff Farm, 525 White Settlement Road in Hodgdon. This second stop shifts the series’ focus toward […]
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LEWISTON, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension is hosting a workshop with community partners to explore best practices for growing food safely in urban soils. The event will be held from 5:30–7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15 at 208 Bates Street in Lewiston. The event is co-hosted with Gather to Grow, American Farmland Trust […]
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WALDOBORO, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host the third event of the annual Pasture Walk Series from 11 p.m.–1 p.m. on Saturday, July 18, at East Forty Farm and Dairy, 2361 Friendship Road in Waldoboro. The third session in the series’ highlights the business and culinary side of sustainable grazing, focusing heavily […]
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GARLAND, Maine – University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host an educational pasture walk for farmers at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at Knight Family Farm, 30 Jones Road, Garland. This hands-on pasture walk will focus on evaluating and improving pasture management for livestock producers. “The Good, the Bad, and the Weedy: Making […]
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LISBON FALLS, Maine – University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer “Plant-Based on a Budget” on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, from 5–7 p.m. at the Androscoggin-Sagadahoc County Extension office, 24 Main Street, Lisbon Falls. The hands-on workshop is designed for adults interested in preparing affordable plant-based meals. Participants will learn practical strategies for shopping and […]
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MACHIAS — Washington County Extension Association is hosting an annual meeting from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24, at the Richard and Elsie Larson Conference Room in the Reynolds Center on the campus of University of Maine Machias. The free public event includes the annual meeting of the Washington County Extension Association where […]
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Falmouth, Maine – University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a workshop on making strawberry jam on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, from 5:30–8 p.m. at the Cumberland County Extension Office, 75 Clearwater Drive, Falmouth. Making Your Own Strawberry Jam covers how to prepare and preserve strawberry jam, including methods for using less sugar. The instructor […]
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