{"id":16,"date":"2009-11-05T12:39:29","date_gmt":"2009-11-05T17:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/penobscot\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2026-04-14T08:25:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T12:25:37","slug":"programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/penobscot\/programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Educational Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>4-H\/Youth Development<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/penobscot\/programs\/4h\/\">4-H in Penobscot County<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine State 4-H<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/science-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lafayette and Rawcliffe 4-H Science and Engineering Learning Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/camps\/\">4-H Camp Opportunities<\/a>:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/\">Blueberry Cove<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/bryantpond\/\">Bryant Pond<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/greenland-point\/\">Greenland Point<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/\">Tanglewood<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Agriculture and Home Gardening<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/penobscot\/home-gardening\/\">Home Gardening Programs<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/pollinator-garden-certification\/\">Pollinator-Friendly Garden Certification\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/penobscot\/home-gardening\/rogers-farm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rogers Farm Demonstration Garden<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/penobscot\/programs\/arboretum\/\">Eastern Maine Native Plant Arboretum<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/penobscot\/programs\/master-gardeners\/\">Master Gardener Volunteers<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/penobscot\/harvest-for-hunger\/\">Maine Harvest for Hunger<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/penobscot\/programs\/agriculture\/\">Sustainable Agriculture Programs<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/new-farmers\/business-planning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine New Farmers Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/tractor-safety\/\">Farm Tractor Safety Course<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/\" rel=\"noopener\"> AgrAbility<\/a> Project is dedicated to helping farmers, fishermen, and forest workers work safely and more productively.\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/about\/\" rel=\"noopener\">What is AgrAbility and How Can it Help?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/assistive-technology\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Assistive Technology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/penobscot\/resource\/laws-and-regulations-of-farm-products\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Farm Safety<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/solutions-and-resources\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Solutions and Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/news-events\/\" rel=\"noopener\">News and Events<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MaineAgrabilityProject\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maine AgrAbilty Facebook Page<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>More about<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/\"><em>Agriculture<\/em><\/a> <em>and<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/\"><em>Gardening<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Nutrition and Food<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/efnep\/distance-education-class-options\/\">Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/efnep\/online\/\">EFNEP classes online<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/food-preservation\/pressure-gauge-testing-service\/\">Pressure Gauge Testing Service<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/food-preservation\">Food Preservation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/food-safety\/\">Food Safety<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/penobscot\/programs\/food-safety-and-preservation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Food Safety and Preservation in Penobscot County<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/penobscot\/programs\/food-safety-and-preservation\/#cooking-for-crowds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cooking for Crowds<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/penobscot\/programs\/food-safety-and-preservation\/#servsafe-certification\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ServSafe\u00ae Certification<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/penobscot\/programs\/food-safety-and-preservation\/#home-food-preservation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Home Food Preservation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/penobscot\/programs\/food-safety-and-preservation\/#master-food-preserver-volunteer-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Master Food Preserver Volunteer Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a 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