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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PORTLAND, 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 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 28 at the Boyd Street Urban Garden, 2 Boyd Street, Portland. The event is co-hosted with Cultivating […]
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The Maine Agricultural Mediation Program (MAMP) at University of Maine Cooperative Extension is soliciting original artwork for its 2027 wall calendar and notecards with a submission deadline of May 20. The 2027 materials, which showcase artwork by Maine-based artists, will celebrate the theme of farming and tending to the land and sea throughout the seasons. The […]
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SWANVILLE, Maine—University of Maine Cooperative Extension is hosting a Tractor Safety workshop from noon–3 p.m. on Thursday, May 7, 2026, at Waldo County Gardens, 685 Swan Lake Avenue in Swanville. This 3-hour on-farm workshop, presented by UMaine Extension’s Farm and Tractor Safety Team, will include a review of safety risks when operating a tractor and […]
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WALDO, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension is hosting a virtual presentation covering growing and marketing practices for specialty potato varieties in Maine from 11 a.m.–1 p.m. on March 20. Consumer interest and demand for fresh-market potato varieties with unique size, shape, color and taste profiles has been on the rise. The trend presents […]
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Lewiston, Maine—University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Vegetable and Small Fruit Growers Association will co-host the Maine Vegetable and Fruit School on Tuesday, March 17, from 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. at the University of Southern Maine – Lewiston Campus, Room 170, 51 Westminster Street. The day-long program is designed for commercial vegetable and fruit growers, and will focus […]
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