Cooperative Extension in Cumberland County

Join this interactive summer club for teens to explore health science pathways. Learn about the medical field, grow your professional network, gain practical skills, build your resume, earn service learning hours, enjoy wellness activities and healthy snacks, and have fun!

Join the University of Maine Cooperative Extension food preservation staff for a lively discussion and demonstration on how to ferment cucumbers to make delicious pickles. $5 optional donation per class. Registration is required – Participants will receive the Zoom information after registering for this event.

Join Horticulture Professional Pamela Hargest and Maine Audubon's Education Director Eric Topper for a four-part online series on how our home landscapes can be more beautiful as well as beneficial to birds and other wildlife. A $10 donation is requested for the series. Registration is required. Zoom information will be supplied after course registration.

Strawberry jam, pickles, and salsa—all of these foods can be made from scratch with fruits and vegetables grown in your own garden. Join UMaine Extension staff and volunteers in this hands-on, interactive program that will teach kids ages 9+ how to grow and preserve the garden’s harvest. Each session will begin in the University of […]