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Maine Vegetable and Fruit Schools – March 14 and 15, 2017

Maine Vegetable and Fruit School 2017 Tuesday, March 14, 2017 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM Seasons Event and Conference Center, Portland, Maine OR Wednesday, March 15, 2017 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM Bangor Motor Inn Conference Center, Bangor, Maine Registration Fee: $45.00, includes lunch PREREGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Please preregister by March 3, 2017. This day-long […]

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‘Growing Maine’ orchard video released for apple season

University of Maine Cooperative Extension has released the latest installment of “Growing Maine,” a series of short documentaries highlighting Maine food producers and farm families. The third video tells the story of Patty and Gary Treworgy and their children on their second-generation orchard and family farm. Treworgy Family Orchards in Levant had a rough start […]

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Maine State Pomological Society Summer Meeting and Orchard Tour on July 27, 2016

MAINE STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY SUMMER MEETING AND ORCHARD TOUR Wednesday, July 27, 2016 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM Ricker Hill Orchards‘ New Pavilion (next to the farm stand), 15 Ricker Hill Road, Turner, Maine 04282 Orchard phone: 207.754.5427 or 207.225.3455 Registration fee: $20.00. Lunch will be included. The Maine State Pomological Society and the University […]

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Boosting plum production in Maine

University of Maine researchers are working to bring locally grown plums to farm stands around the state. The two-year project — funded by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry — is identifying suitable plum varieties for Maine’s climate that would help diversify the state’s apple farms. The project is a joint collaboration between […]

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