Houlton, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in collaboration with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Maine Natural Areas Program (MNAP), Maine Forest Service (MFS) and Southern Aroostook County Soil and Water Conservation District, will host an Invasive Plant Educational Workshop on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. at Houlton High School, […]
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Wiscasset, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering two food preservation workshops at the Maine Tasting Center, 506 Old Bath Rd. in Wiscasset. The first, Spirited Spreads: Boozy Jams Happy Hour, will take place on Friday, August 1, 2025, from 4:30–7 p.m. Participants will learn how to effectively and safely incorporate spirits and […]
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Freeport, Maine — The first stop on the Northeast Grazing Network’s annual Northeast Luminary Tour is scheduled for Saturday, July 12 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture and the Environment, 184 Burnett Road in Freeport. This year’s luminaries are Dale Strickler, agronomist and author of the best-selling books Drought […]
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South Portland, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering an 8-hour ServSafe® Food Protection Manager course on Monday, August 11, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Double Tree by Hilton, 363 Maine Mall Road in South Portland. The course helps prepare attendees for the ServSafe® Food Protection Manager Certification exam, […]
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Lisbon Falls, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering two food preservation workshops at Little Ridge Farm, 103 Gould Rd. in Lisbon Falls. Pickling and canning dilly beans (pickled green beans) will be held Tuesday, July 29, 2025, from 5:30 – 8 p.m. and preserving tomato salsa will take place Tuesday, August 26, […]
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Charleston, West Virginia and Orono, Maine — Jason Entsminger, a University of Maine faculty member, has been recognized by peers in the National Association for Community Development Extension Professionals (NACDEP) for individual excellence in community development programming. The award was announced on June 11, 2025, during NACDEP’s conference in Charleston, West Virginia, and is the […]
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Old Town, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will hold its annual Sustainable Agriculture Research Tour on Wednesday, July 16 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the UMaine Rogers Farm Forage and Crop Research Facility, 914 Bennoch Rd., Old Town and the nearby Wyman’s Wild Blueberry Research Center. The event is geared toward farmers, […]
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Dover-Foxcroft, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in partnership with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Maine Natural Areas Program (MNAP), Maine Forest Service (MFS) and Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District, will present an Invasive Plant Educational Workshop on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. at the Congregational Church, 824 […]
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Jonesboro, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host the annual Blueberry Hill Farm Field Day on Wednesday, June 26, 2025, at Blueberry Hill Farm, 1643 US-1 in Jonesboro. This free event will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is open to all wild blueberry growers, agricultural professionals and community members interested […]
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Machias, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension hosted its annual meeting of the Washington County Extension Association (WCEA) on Saturday, May 31 at UMaine Machias. This year’s program featured highlights from national 4-H trips and a volunteer award ceremony. During the WCEA annual meeting, members and residents voted on the 2026 budget and a […]
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