University of Maine Cooperative Extension can help you achieve your ServSafe® Food Protection Manager Certification. This nationally-recognized certification is for anyone working in the food industry, including non-profit organizations. UMaine […]
Every home landscape has the potential to be more beautiful, help clean air and water, reduce flooding, and combat climate change. Yet conventional gardening practices too often work against nature, […]
Program Fee*: Sliding scale, $50-$100 Registration: Required, Register online Location: Various locations in Falmouth and Portland Join us for a five-part vegetable gardening series where you’ll learn the techniques to […]
Fertilizer is expensive. In this webinar we'll discuss how cover crops can play a central role in preventing nutrients from leaving your soils, providing nitrogen, and influencing when soil nutrients […]
Join UMaine Extension and Willows Awake Winery for this interactive demonstration on calibrating airblast sprayers. Resources for calibrating boom and backpack sprayers will be discussed and available, however the focus […]
Join us for a Garden Tool Care and Maintenance workshop on Wednesday, April 10, 5:00 - 6:30 pm at the UMaine Gardens at Tidewater Farm in Falmouth! Proper tool care is an important step for enhancing the longevity and safety of garden tools. In this workshop, we'll demonstrate best practices for maintaining and caring for […]
Date: April 11, 2024 Location: Root Wild Kombucha, 135 Washington Ave., Portland, ME Time: 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. Cost: $25 To register: Fermenting Kimchi Workshop Registration Come learn the process of making your own kimchi through the wonders of fermentation. This hands-on food preservation workshop taught by UMaine Extension staff and volunteers will teach you […]
Are you new to keeping chickens, or have you been keeping chickens for awhile now and want to learn more? Join Dr. Colt W. Knight, University of Maine Cooperative Extension Livestock Specialist and Ashley Wright, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, for a 2-hour “egg-citing” educational program on brooding chicks at home and raising laying hens […]
Program Fee*: Sliding scale, $50-$100 Registration: Required, Register online Location: Various locations in Falmouth and Portland Join us for a five-part vegetable gardening series where you’ll learn the techniques to start your garden and build a community to support your success! Designed for beginning gardeners who enjoy learning in a group environment, the workshops will […]
Participants will learn how to handle tractors and equipment safely, how to identify hazards, and how to minimize the chances of accidents. The course is open to all adults and youth interested. A Federal Certificate of Training will be issued at the end of the course after successful completion of the written test and driving […]
