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December 2019
Wreath Making Workshop
Learn how to make Balsam Fir Wreaths with locally harvested greenery and decorations! Participants will assemble and take home their very own holiday wreath using a single-faced 12” easy clamp ring. Materials included in workshop fee. Instructors: Kathy Tarpo, PATHS Horticulture Instructor and Pamela Hargest, UMaine Extension Horticulture Professional
Find out more »Recipe to Market Half-Day Intensive Workshop – 12.17.2019
Register here Do your friends and family rave about your homemade chowder, blueberry jam, ice cream, fudge or other special food product? They say you should sell it and make a fortune. You wonder if they’re right, and if you have the drive and personality to run a business. Participants of the Recipe to Market Intensive workshop will learn about licensing, how to prepare and package their food product safely, to access potential profits, and discover some of the resources…
Find out more »January 2020
Beginner Beekeeping January Session
Would you like to become a beekeeper? This 5-week class is designed for new beekeepers, prior to their first year of bees, or it can be a great refresher course for beekeepers just now going into their first winter season. Tuesday evenings from 6 pm to 8 pm. More information and online registration available here.
Find out more »February 2020
Honeybee Diseases & Pests-Falmouth
February 5th & 12th. This two-night class focused on Honeybee Colony health management through IPM strategies. This class will focus on understanding the organisms that pose threats to colony health, early identification of symptoms, and creating a whole system approach to colony health management that works with the bee's natural habits. Students will learn how to identify symptoms within single colonies and whole apiaries, proactively develop apiary management strategies and use “all of the tools in the toolbox” to keep…
Find out more »Beginner Beekeeping- February Session
Would you like to become a beekeeper? This 5-week class is designed for new beekeepers, prior to their first year of bees, or it can be a great refresher course for beekeepers just now going into their first winter season. Tuesday evenings from 6 pm to 8 pm, beginning February 18th. More information and online registration available here.
Find out more »March 2020
Beekeeping: Queens & Nucs- Falmouth
Wednesdays, March 4th & 11th. This class teaches beekeepers to be more sustainable through the production and use of nucleus colonies and backyard queen production. Students learn how to produce and manage nucs for increase and hedging against winter loss and how to rear queens from their own hives. Topics include equipment, management, overwintering and more. More information and online registration available here.
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