The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry, Forest Pest Survey Outreach and Survey Project are partnering with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Piscataquis County Office to bring a unique training opportunity to Piscataquis County. People – both urban and rural – are invited to participate in this free training to learn how to […]
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(DOVER-FOXCROFT)- Recently eleven folks finished their training in the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Piscataquis County 2013 Master Gardener Volunteer Program. They include from Piscataquis County Anita Perkins (Atkinson), Helen Griffith and Alyssa Gosselin (Dover-Foxcroft), from Penobscot County Terri Plummer (Bangor) and Sonja Birthisel (Orono) from Aroostook County Jill McIntyre (Presque Isle), Sue Caswell and […]
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A three-part series will take place in both Abbot and Brownville. The workshop on December 3, 10, and 17, 2013 at 10:00 am will be held in Brownville at the Pleasant River Church located at 225 Main Road. The workshop on December 4, 11, and 18, 2013 at 1:00 pm will be held in Abbot […]
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Buying meat directly from local farmers is a way to support the local agriculture community, but it can be confusing. Below are resources to show how the different words used to describe how animals are raised and how meat is sold from local farms – natural, grass-fed, organic, dry-aged, pasture raised, free range, humane and […]
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As part of the Senior Network program on Thursday, October 31st, Jane Conroy of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension will be doing a Consumer protection and technology talk. This session will be part of the potluck lunch offered in the community room at the Dover-Foxcroft Municipal building. It will start at 11:00 a.m. The […]
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Folks who attended the Buying Local Meat program held in Piscataquis County recently learned how to save money and get a quality product while buying meat directly from local farmers from Donna Coffin, University of Maine Extension Educator. This was part of the YOU CAN series to help you sustain your family even in these […]
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WABI (Channel 5) spoke with Donna Coffin, extension educator with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, about the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SARE) that awards grants to farmers. Coffin said the program allows farmers to test out ideas that could improve their business to help them determine if the idea could be profitable.
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On Oct. 9, millions of young people in Maine and throughout the country will become scientists for the day during the sixth annual 4-H National Youth Science Day (NYSD). This event, which takes place in urban, suburban and rural communities all across the nation, seeks to spark an early youth interest and leadership in science, […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering free Eat Well Nutrition Workshops starting in October in Dover-Foxcroft to help people improve their eating habits.
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One of the most common questions about farming that comes into the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Office in Piscataquis County is “How can I get a grant to help me farm?” Tom Malloy, Outreach Coordinator at the University of Maine for Northeast SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education) will be coming to the next […]
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