Native Seed Sowing – CANCELLED

Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2025 CANCELLED we will reschedule for April 2026
Time: 4:30 to 6:30 pm
Location: Oxford County Extension Office, 9 Olson Road, South Paris, ME 04281

Winter may not be the first season that comes to mind when we think of seed sowing, but the chillier months are the perfect time to start many native plants from seed! Get ahead on your spring gardening plans with this hands-on workshop presented by UMaine Cooperative Extension and McLaughlin Garden. Participants will learn the basics of successful native seed starting and then get their hands dirty sowing their own seeds to take home.

Register online; space is limited.
The workshop fee is $25.

For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, visit the program website or contact Jennifer Cappello-Ruggiero, jennifer.cappelloruggiero@maine.edu, 207.743.6329.

As a trusted resource for over 100 years, University of Maine Cooperative Extension has supported UMaine’s land and sea grant public education role by conducting community-driven, research-based programs in every Maine county. UMaine Extension seeks to build thriving communities and grow the food-based economy, focusing on aspects from production and processing to nutrition, food safety and food security. Extension also conducts the most successful out-of-school youth educational program in Maine through 4-H which offers hands-on projects in areas like health, science, agriculture and civic engagement and creates a positive environment where participants are encouraged to take on proactive leadership roles.