Cooperative Extension: New Farmers

Swine 101: Raising Pastured Pork Speaker: Dr. Colt W. Knight, Assistant Extension Professor and State Livestock Specialist Cost: 0-$10 Funded by the Maine Grazing Behavior Lab FMI and to Register

Maine New Farmers Project Webinar – March 27, 2023, at 12 pm Cultivating Compliance: A grower’s guide to complying with the agricultural-related worker protections enforced by the U.S. Department of Labor’s […]

Maine Vegetable and Fruit School This event has been canceled March 29, 2023 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Elks Lodge #964 397 Civic Center Drive Augusta, Maine 04330 (Directions, Google Maps) This day-long school is sponsored by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Vegetable and Small Fruit Growers Association.  Lunch will be provided. Cost: […]

For more information and to find out how to register, visit the New Farmer Farm Visit Series - Seedling Production page.

is perfect for anyone who has a couple of existing trees or berry plants or is looking to start a small orchard or patch of their own. The presenters will start you off with the most basic concepts, and before you know it, you will enjoy a fruit harvest from your own acreages or backyard. […]