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Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2026
\n<\/span>Time: 4:30 to 6:30 pm
\n<\/span>Location: McLaughlin Garden, 97 Main Street, South Paris, ME 04281<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Discover how to grow native plants from seed this spring! Get ahead on your gardening plans with this hands-on workshop presented by UMaine Cooper<\/span>ative Extension and McLaughlin Garden. Participants will learn the basics of successful native seed starting and then get their hands dirty sowing <\/span>their own seeds to take home.<\/span><\/p>\n

Register online<\/span><\/a>; space is limited.
\n<\/span>The workshop fee is $25. <\/span><\/h3>\n

For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, <\/span>visit the program website<\/span><\/a> or contact Jennifer Cappello-Ruggiero, <\/span>jennifer.cappelloruggiero@maine.edu<\/span>, <\/span>207.743.6329<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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.<\/span><\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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