Table of Contents 4-H Calendar 4-H Club Happenings State 4-H News Other UMaine Extension Cumberland County News Upcoming in Cumberland County 4-H July 10-13: Ossipee Valley Fair July 16: FUN WITH 4-H, 3:00-4:00 p.m., Windham Public Library, 217 Windham Center Rd., Windham July 16 – August 13: Summer SPIN Programs July 18-20: State 4-H Dairy […]
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Table of Contents 4-H Calendar 4-H Club Happenings State 4-H News Other UMaine Extension Cumberland County News Upcoming in Cumberland County 4-H May 1: Paul Merrill 4-H Memorial Fund Applications Due ESE Dairy and Horse Animal Approval Forms Due Working Steer Animal Approval Forms Due May 15: CC 4-H Leaders and Volunteers Meeting, 7:00-9:00 p.m., […]
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Table of Contents 4-H Calendar 4-H Club Happenings State 4-H News Other UMaine Extension Cumberland County News Upcoming in Cumberland County 4-H March 1: Maine 4-H ESE Dairy Team Intent due March 3: Maine 4-H Foundation Scholarships due to County office March 3: Office Hours via Zoom, 7:00-8:00 p.m. March 8: Western/Central Regional Public Speaking […]
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Garden Update Welcome fall! The days are shortening and the asters are popping! September brought the late summer weather of our dreams with warm, sunny days and cool nights. Our annual flowers and vegetables were very grateful for the irrigation systems at Tidewater which got us through the unusually dry August and September. So far, we […]
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Garden Update Been hot enough for ya? That fast and hot part of summer has really taken a hold and here we find ourselves in August! How’d that happen? Long days have our vegetable crops, annual flowers and perennials taking off. The monarchs have appeared along with fast growing weeds and hungry deer jumping the […]
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Garden Update Catching up after the late season winter storms, things are finally full steam ahead at Tidewater Farm! Our young garlic endured two rounds of snow and ice and is looking beautiful . We are sowing early season crops and our onions are in the ground. May also brings the first […]
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December 2023 Garden Update The growing season officially came to an end with our final planting in mid-November. Our friends from Khmer Maine and 4-H joined us as we celebrated the beginning of our partnership by planting garlic and eating delicious treats, such as homemade num kroch (or nom kroch), a traditional Cambodian snack. The […]
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As the days grow colder and shorter, we begin to reflect on the season and make notes for next year. Like so many gardeners, we experienced a difficult start to the season with all the rain we received in June and early July. This year, we started many of our flower and vegetable seedlings indoors […]
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By Becky Gray, Administrative Support Specialist Thanks for Giving! The University of Maine Cooperative Extension Staff in Cumberland County is once again holding a donation drive to benefit the Preble Street Resource Center in Portland, Maine during the month of November. Thanks to generous donations from staff, volunteers, and community members, we have been able […]
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By Sara Conant, Administrative Support Specialist 4-H The University of Maine Cooperative Extension Staff in Cumberland County have held an in-kind donation drive for the past five years to benefit The Preble Street Resource Center in Portland, Maine. With the help our volunteers, members, and community, we’ve been able to donate hundreds of warm clothing […]
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