BREWER, 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 5:30–7:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 6 at 20 Ivers Street in Brewer. The event is co-hosted with Food and Medicine, Maine Organic Farmers […]
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OLD TOWN, Maine – University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host its annual Sustainable Agriculture Research Tour on Wednesday, August 5 from 2–5:45 p.m. at Rogers Forage and Crops Research Farm, part of UMaine’s Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station, 914 Bennoch Road, Old Town. Sign-in opens at 1:30 p.m. The tour is designed for farmers, […]
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PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — University of Maine, with support from the Maine Potato Board, will host a potato field day and research open house from 8–11 a.m. on August 4, 2026, at Aroostook Farm, 59 Houlton Road in Presque Isle. The event will highlight current potato research projects conducted at the farm, part of the […]
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FALMOUTH, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a workshop on growing elderberries at home on Wednesday, July 15 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the UMaine Gardens at Tidewater Farm in Falmouth. Master Gardener Volunteer Joel Leak will lead this interactive workshop on growing elderberries, a native, low-maintenance shrub that can easily […]
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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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