Cooperative Extension in Hancock County

Table of Contents GETTING TO KNOW MG ADVISORY / MEET ALISON KING /  FAVORITE GARDENING TOOLS WORK / TICK BITES / TOOL SHARPENING WORKSHOP / MILES FOR MEALS!   Upcoming Dates to Remember! April 15          Holiday – Office Closed April 20         Favorite Tools Workshop May 6        […]

Our Hancock County Master Gardener Volunteers are presenting a Favorite Gardening Tools Workshop What’s in your tool bucket? in your shed? Looking for ideas? Bring your favorite gardening tools to share. Bring your questions about what gardening tools to choose. What are your favorite tools, why, and how do you use them? What makes a […]

Table of Contents GETTING TO KNOW MG ADVISORY / MEET LYNNE ALTVATER /  JUMPING WORMS AND PLANT SALES /     WORKSHOPS / SEEDS AND SEED SWAP Upcoming Dates to Remember! March 16       Seed Swap – Ellsworth Public Library March 21       The Problem with Peat – Webinar March 23/24 Maine Maple […]

Table of Contents GETTING TO KNOW MG ADVISORY / MEET PATTY PERSSON /  MEET BETSY ADAMS / MEDICINAL HERBS / GET OUTSIDE THIS WINTER! / WORKSHOPS Upcoming Dates to Remember! Feb 15      Starting Seeds Indoors (Virtual) Workshop Feb 19 –   Extension Office Closed – HOLIDAY Mar 4 –    MGV Advisory Meeting – Zoom […]

Table of Contents GETTING TO KNOW MG ADVISORY / MEET JANE HAM /  MEET JOHN MCCLEMENT / KYRA ALEX – THE GARDEN PROJECT/ NATIVE PLANT SEED SOWING Upcoming Dates to Remember! Jan 15 –  Extension Office Closed – HOLIDAY Jan 19 –   Winter Seed Sowing Workshop – Bangor Feb 5  –   MG Advisory Meeting Feb 19 –  […]

Table of Contents HEAR FROM YOU! / MG RECOGNITION /  NATIVE SEEDS / PROBLEM WITH PEAT Upcoming Dates to Remember! Dec 25 –  Extension Office Closed – HOLIDAY Dec 31 – Deadline for Project Renewal online form Dec 31 – Deadline for local MGV Survey (read below) Jan 1 – Extension Office Closed – HOLIDAY […]

Table of Contents HEAR FROM YOU! / ASTICOU AZALEA GARDENS /  FLASH UPDATE / HARVEST TIME /  APPLE GLEANING Upcoming Dates to Remember! Nov 8th -9th – Extension Office Closed – Organizational Conference / All Staff Nov 10th – Extension Office Closed – HOLIDAY Nov 16th  – Planning is underway for our Fall MGV Recognition […]

Table of Contents APPLE GLEANING! /  MG PROJECT PROFILE/ PEAT-FREE ARTICLE  / CREATING A POLLINATOR GARDEN / MGV PROFILE /  ON-LINE TRAININGS AVAILABLE Upcoming Dates to Remember! Oct 9th –  Extension Office Closed – HOLIDAY Oct 11th – Maine Hunger Dialogue & Climate Action Summit – see below Oct 23rd – Apple Gleaning – must […]

Table of Contents MASTER GARDENER BOOK GROUP / JUMPING WORMS/  MG PROJECT PROFILE/ UPDATE OF MGV PROGRAM / NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY/ ON-LINE TRAININGS AVAILABLE Upcoming Dates to Remember! Date TBD – Planning is underway for our Fall MGV Recognition – Watch your emails for updates! Sept 17th –  Needs Assessment Survey ends (see article end […]

Table of Contents BLUE HILL COMMUNITY GARDENS / WILD GARDENS OF ACADIA /  UPCOMING FIELD TRIPS! /  WORKSHOPS /  MEET LAVON & DAVID /  THANK YOU RITA! / PLANT SALES Upcoming Dates to Remember! June 3rd – Dry Gardening Workshop June 17th – Plant Sale / Wild Gardens of Acadia/Bar Harbor June 26th – Moore Lavender […]