Marjorie Peronto of Maine Cooperative Extension will lead this free workshop Ellsworth—With the growing season right around the corner, preparing for an abundant and healthy garden is on our minds. On Wednesday, May 1, 2019 from 10 am to 11 am, Marjorie Peronto, of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Service will lead a healthy […]
Style Revue is an annual contest for all sewers, knitters, crocheters, or embellishers to show off their work! This event is open to 4-H members of all ages in Hancock County, with skill levels for: - Cloverbud (ages 5-8 years) - Beginner - Intermediate - Advanced And garment categories of: -Sew -Knit -Crotchet -Miscellaneous (i.e. […]
Did you know that you can grow better vegetables with a bit of botany and soil science under your belt? Join us on Saturday, May 11th from 10:30 am – Noon at the Hancock County Cooperative Extension office, 63 Boggy Brook Road in Ellsworth. Marjorie Peronto has trained hundreds of Master Gardener Volunteers, and she’s […]
This is the monthly meeting of the Hancock County 4-H Leaders Association, which meets on the second Tuesday of every month except November and December. All 4-H Volunteers and members are encouraged to attend! If you cannot attend in person, please consider joining via Zoom video conference (very easy!) or by phone 1-646-876-9923, then enter the […]
So, you have hayfields and pastures that are in need of some attention? Are you feeding your animals good quality forages? Do you want to learn what makes a good haycrop? This 3 hour workshop is for you! Join Rick Kersbergen and Gary Anderson, from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension covering topics including: Improving […]
Join us for our spring plant sale featuring hundreds of your favorite perennials varieties, including Maine Natives. The plant sale, sponsored by UMaine Extension Hancock County Master Gardener Volunteers, will include an Open House with free workshops: 9:00 am Gardening for Biodiversity- Reeser Manley, Horticulturist and Author, 10:00 am Bonsai Techniques- Greg Mekras, Master Gardener […]
Presented by – Tom & Jan McIntyre – Master Gardener Volunteers. Encouraging wildlife to come to your yard requires four essential elements: cover, space, and most importantly, food and water. Many of us put food out for the birds, but neglect to realize that water is just as essential. Water can be provided in a […]
4-H June Jamboree is an annual event hosted by Hancock County 4-H. It is open to ALL 4-H members, friends, and family in Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Waldo, and Washington Counties. June Jamboree features a weekend of hands-on workshops covering topics such as: science, art, crafts, physical activity, nutrition, animals, demonstrations, and animal project clinics. It […]
This is the monthly meeting of the Hancock County 4-H Leaders Association, which meets on the second Tuesday of every month except November and December. All 4-H Volunteers and members are encouraged to attend! If you cannot attend in person, please consider joining via Zoom video conference (very easy!) or by phone 1-646-876-9923, then enter the […]
This is the monthly meeting of the Hancock County 4-H Leaders Association, which meets on the second Tuesday of every month except November and December. All 4-H Volunteers and members are encouraged to attend! If you cannot attend in person, please consider joining via Zoom video conference (very easy!) or by phone 1-646-876-9923, then enter the […]
