Cooperative Extension in Piscataquis County

AN INVITATION TO JOIN THE DOVER-FOXCROFT GARDENERS Whether you’re a novice or an expert gardener, or somewhere in-between, You Are Invited to Join Us! We are seeking to create a group to meet once a month to discuss a wide range of gardening topics, from annuals and perennials, shrubs and borders, and much, much more! […]

From September 19th – 29th, Tractor Supply Centers across the United States offer “Paper Clovers” for sale for $1 each.  The money collected from these sales goes to National 4-H.  They then distribute those funds to State 4-H offices who then distribute funds to the counties where there is a TSC store.  Now that Dover […]

University of Maine Horticultural Program Aide I, Piscataquis Cooperative Extension   $11.11 per hr. full-time regular position, 40 hours per week, contingent on funding.   Occasional evening and/or weekend work required.  A complete listing of qualifications can be viewed at http://jobs.umaine.edu/.  To apply please submit a current application along with a cover letter and resume to: […]

UMaine Cooperative Extension continue the Gardening with Raised Beds series with Session 3: Caring for your Garden on Thursday, July 12th at 3:00 pm. Master Gardener Volunteers Dotty Hadler and Janet Yelch-Weatherbee and Home Horticulture Coordinator Craig Anthony will discuss how to care for your vegetables in raised bed gardens during the growing season. In […]

Wanda Lincoln of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension recently announced the selection of Cathleen Curry as an Eat Well Nutrition Associate for Piscataquis County. Curry is from Dover-Foxcroft and joins the local office with a background in business development.  She most recently was a Microenterprise Consultant working with start-up and existing businesses.  Curry provided one-on-one assistance […]

SANGERVILLE, ME—University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Highlands Farmers have announced that a Weed Identification Walk will be held on June 27th at 7 pm at the Stutzman’s Farm, 891 Douty Hill Rd, Sangerville. The Maine Highlands Farmers are having short business meeting following the walk.  Registration is free. Two hours of pesticide […]

University of Maine Cooperative Extension recently announced that Craig Anthony has joined the Piscataquis County Office as the new Home Horticulture Coordinator.  Craig will be managing the Master Gardener Program in Piscataquis County, teaching home gardening programs, and answering horticultural and agricultural questions. Anthony came to the area from Boylston, Massachusetts, where he was the […]

At the May 23rd meeting of the Maine Highlands Farmers 7 pm at the Extension Office in Dover-Foxcroft, Aaron Holshide, with the Maine Technology Alliance with the Economics Department with the University of Maine will be speaking on Excel for Farmers. This is a great budget development and analysis tool for farms. Farmers are encouraged to […]

UMaine Cooperative Extension Piscataquis County is happy to announce, back by popular demand, the gardening with raised beds series.  This year Master Gardener Volunteer, Dotty Hadler and Janet Yelch-Weatherbee will teach you how to go from start to finish, or more appropriately, from boards to harvest.  In this series you will learn, hands-on, how to build, […]

Penobscot and Piscataquis Counties, ME – The spring 2012 4-H Paper Clover Campaign will take place May 2 through May 13. Shoppers at the Bangor and Dover-Foxcroft Tractor Supply Company (TSC) stores will have the opportunity to support 4-H in Penobscot and Piscataquis Counties by purchasing paper clovers for a $1 or more at checkout. […]