Cooperative Extension in Piscataquis County

You will learn how to grow hops in your home garden from Donna Coffin in the next workshop of the YOU CAN series to be repeated at three locations: October 21st at the Penquis Valley High School in Milo, October 22nd at the Piscataquis Community High School in Guilford and October 23rd at the Piscataquis […]

DOVER-FOXCROFT: You will learn how to save money and get a quality product while buying meat directly from local sources in the next workshop from Donna Coffin in the YOU CAN series to be repeated at three locations: September 30th at the Penquis Valley High School in Milo, October 2nd at the Piscataquis County Extension […]

Piscataquis County Annual Supper and Meeting will be Saturday, September 7, 2013 at the Valley Grange Hall, 172 Guilford Center Road, Guilford. Supper from 5:00 to 7:00 PM is sponsored by Penquis to benefit Piscataquis Santa. The Annual Meeting and Reports start at 7:00 PM. Plan to attend either or both! The meal will feature […]

This four-part series starts October 3, 2013,at 5:00pm and will be held at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension office in Dover-Fxcroft; 165 Main St. Dover-Foxcroft, ME. Participants will learn how to: prepare healthy meals and snacks, save money on groceries, improve cooking skills and keep foods safe to eat. Participants in the Eat Well […]

Recruiting Now! Recruitment for iCook participants in the Dover, Orono and Ellsworth area is under way for children ages 9 and 10, and the adult responsible for preparing the majority of the children’s meals. Each pair will be compensated $80 over the study period. Participants need to be free from food allergies, be willing to […]

Staff from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Piscataquis County Office will have an educational display August 10th at the Forest Heritage Days in Greenville. We will be located in the gymnasium on the school grounds. Sheila Norman, 4-H Youth Aide will be demonstrating how to make a Bee Hummer. You can make your own […]

Are you a gardening enthusiast?  Would you like to share your gardening knowledge with your community?  If so, you may want to consider joining the Piscataquis County Master Gardeners.  The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is pleased to again offer its popular Master Gardener Program in the fall of 2013.  Participants in the Master Gardener […]

Twelve farmers attended the recent UMaine Extension and Maine Highlands Farmers Weed Identification Walk at the Stutzman’s Farm in Sangerville. After seeing the new bakery and café addition complete with the brick oven the group had a tour of the farm. Sid and Rainie Stutzman explained how they have shifted to a strip tillage system […]