{"id":16,"date":"2012-03-09T09:33:40","date_gmt":"2012-03-09T14:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/franklin\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2026-02-02T10:35:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T15:35:18","slug":"programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/franklin\/programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Educational Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>4-H\/Youth Development<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>Programs<\/em> available<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/franklin\/4h\/\">4-H in Franklin County<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/franklin\/upcoming-events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">County Workshops and Activities for Youth<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/youth\/4-h-events\/citizenship-washington-focus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Citizen Washington Focus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/4-h.org\/parents\/national-4-h-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National 4-H Conference<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/national4-hcongress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National 4-H Congress<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/volunteers\/\">Resources and Information for 4-H Leaders and Volunteers<\/a><\/li>\n<li>School Programs<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/volunteers\/resources\/spin-club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SPIN Club (Special Interest Club)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/volunteers\/how-do-i-become-a-volunteer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VOLT(Volunteer On-going Learning and Training)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/maine.franklincounty4h\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Franklin County 4-H Facebook Page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/volunteers\/resources\/forms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">4-H Forms <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mainelivestockexhibitors.org\/memberships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maine Association of Livestock Exhibitors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/stem-toolkits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">4-H Science Tool Kits<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em><strong>More about <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/\">4-H<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/camps\/\"><strong>Camp Opportunities<\/strong><\/a><strong>:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/\">Blueberry Cove<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/bryantpond\/\">Bryant Pond<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/greenland-point\/\">Greenland Point<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/\">Tanglewood<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Agriculture and Home Food Production<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>Programs available<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/garlic\/maine-seed-garlic-directory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maine Seed Garlic Directory<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ipm\/ipddl\/\">Plant Insect\/Disease Identification<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Gardening<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>Programs available<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Home Horticulture<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Home and Garden Pest Management<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/master-gardeners\/\">Maine Master Gardener Volunteer Program<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/\"><em>More about Gardening<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/franklin\/extension-homemakers\/\">Franklin County Extension Homemakers<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Nutrition and Food<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>Programs available<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/efnep\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/food-preservation\/\">Food Preservation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/food-safety\/\">Food Safety<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/food-preservation\/pressure-gauge-testing-service\/\">Pressure canner gauge testing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/\"><em>More about Food &amp; Health<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maine AgrAbility<\/a><\/strong> Project is dedicated to helping farmers, fishermen and forest workers <strong>work safely and more productively<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/assistive-technology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Assistive Technology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/farm-safety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Farm Safety<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/solutions-and-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Solutions and Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MaineAgrabilityProject\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maine AgrAbilty Facebook Page<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><a 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