Harvest and Storage Farm Visit, May 17, 2022, Penobscot, Maine
May 17, 2022
Topic: Harvest and Storage Techniques
Calling all New Farmers — and Anyone with Fewer Than 10 Years of Experience in Farming!
When: May 17, 2022 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Where: King Hill Farm, 29 Faerie Kingdom Rd., Penobscot, Maine
Presenter: Paul Schultz, co-owner and co-operator of King Hill Farm
Fee: $10
Come join UMaine Extension’s Boots To Bushels farm training program on May 17, 2022, from 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. at King Hill Farm in Penobscot, Maine for a farm visit about Harvest and Storage Techniques with King Hill Farm’s Paul Schultz. Paul is co-owner and co-operator of King Hill Farm, an organic, diversified, family farm. This is a good chance for new farmers to learn about harvest and storage techniques and to network with other new farmers and service providers.
Boots-2-Bushels (B2B) is a 9-month hands-on market gardening education and training program for military veterans and their family members. The program is sponsored by UMaine Cooperative Extension’s Maine AgrAbility in partnership with the Veterans Administration and the Maine Organic Farmer & Gardener Association.
PLEASE NOTE: You do not have to be a veteran nor be enrolled in B2B to attend this farm visit.
Who Should Attend?
New farmers based in Maine who have fewer than 10 years of experience in farming with a desire to learn more about harvest and storage techniques on a diversified farm.
Limited to 10 participants.
Registration Closed — Event Has Passed
For more information or to request an accommodation, contact: Chris Howard, UMaine Extension, 207.944.6391, christina.howard@maine.edu
If you are a person with a disability and need an accommodation to participate in this program, please contact Chris Howard at christina.howard@maine.edu to discuss your needs. Receiving requests for accommodations at least seven days before the program provides a reasonable amount of time to meet the request, however, all requests will be considered.