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Strawberries and strawberry jam

UMaine Extension offers workshop on canning and preserving strawberry jam

ARUNDEL, Maine—University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a Canning and Preserving Strawberry Jam workshop on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, from 5–7:30 p.m. at Frinklepod Farm, 244 Log Cabin Road, Arundel. The workshop will cover how to prepare and preserve strawberry jam, including recipes using less sugar. The instructor will teach safe preservation techniques for […]

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UMaine Extension offers workshop and practical tools for business owners

ALFRED, Maine – University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer its Build a Better Business workshop on Thursday, March 19, from 1–8:30 p.m. at the York County Extension Office, 45 Kennebunk Road, Alfred.  The hands-on workshop is designed for business owners seeking practical tools and insights to strengthen and grow their operations. Participants may choose […]

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York County Extension to host wreath making workshop at Wells Reserve

Wells, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension, with Wells Reserve at Laudholm, will host a wreath making workshop from 5–7 p.m. on Monday, December 2 at the Reserve, 342 Laudholm Farm Road, Wells. Extension professionals will provide instruction on how to assemble a holiday balsam fir wreath using locally harvested greenery and a single-faced […]

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UMaine Extension to host invasive plant workshop in York County

Dayton, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in partnership with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Maine Natural Areas Program (MNAP), and Maine Forest Service (MFS), will offer an Invasive Plant Educational Workshop on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. at Andy’s Agway/Cole Farm Maple, 13 Cole Farm Road, Dayton. This workshop […]

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UMaine Extension’s annual Pasture Walk Series comes to Hollis on August 2

Hollis, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension invites local farmers, service providers and agricultural stakeholders to the 2025 Maine Pasture Walk Series, an opportunity to explore and learn at five working farms throughout the state. The third stop in the free series will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 2 at Tibbets Farm, […]

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