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UMaine Extension offers master food preserver program in Penobscot County

Bangor and Orono, Maine — Applications for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Food Preserver Volunteer program will be available starting March 3. Master Food Preserver Volunteers deliver UMaine Extension’s education programs in food preservation to adults and youth. Upon successful completion of the program, Master Food Preservers serve as community resources to provide […]

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UMaine Extension offers training on bench grafting apple trees

Farmington, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a Bench Grafting Apple Trees workshop from 5 – 7 p.m. on Friday, March 28 at the Franklin County Extension Office, 138 Pleasant Street, Suite 1 in Farmington.  Bench grafting is a propagation technique used to join dormant scion and rootstock. Workshop instructors Nick Rowley, […]

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UMaine Extension and partners present Adaptation in Action workshop series for farmers

Rockport, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension has partnered with Maine Coast Heritage Trust, Maine Farmland Trust, Knox-Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District and other local and national nonprofits to deliver a spring workshop series exploring climate resilient production practices, planning and design solutions for farms.  Adaptation in Action will take place at Aldermere […]

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UMaine Extension webinar on backyard pollinators March 19

Orono, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar for home gardeners titled “Backyard Resilience for Pollinators” from 6 – 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19.  Participants will learn about the interdependence of pollinators, plants and the environment. Hannah Mullally, Wildlife Biologist for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Maine Field Office, will […]

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UMaine Extension offers vegetable and fruit school on March 25

Lewiston, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Vegetable and Small Fruit Growers Association are hosting a Maine Vegetable and Fruit School from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m on March 25 at the University of Southern Maine Lewiston Campus, 51 Westminster Street.   Topics include pest management for beans, lettuce and carrots; weather […]

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UMaine Extension to hold workshop on preservation gardening at Skowhegan library

Skowhegan, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Skowhegan Free Public Library are offering a workshop titled, Planning a Preservation Garden, from 3:30-5 p.m. on March 10 at the Skowhegan Free Public Library, 9 Elm Street (snow date March 11).  The workshop is designed for home gardeners interested in future food preservation activities. […]

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UMaine Extension 4-H to host annual youth public speaking showcase 

Dover-Foxcroft, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Piscataquis County will host the annual Speak Up, Maine 4-H! Public Speaking Showcase from 1-3 p.m. on March 15 at Central Hall Commons, 152 East Main Street. Local 4-H youth will present either a demonstration or an illustrated talk for the judges and the public. In […]

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UMaine Extension offers workshop to renovate old apple trees

Wilton, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a Renovating Old Apple Trees workshop from 10 a.m. – noon on Saturday, March 15 at Black Acres Farm, 123 Black Road in Wilton, Maine.  The workshop is designed for homeowners and small hobby orchards looking to bring back neglected trees but is open to […]

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