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UMaine Demonstration Garden

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 […]

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Curry Joins Eat Well Program

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 […]

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UMaine Extension Maine Highlands Farmers Offering a Weed Identification Walk

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 […]

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Please Welcome Our New Home Horticulture Coordinator

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 […]

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Excel for Farmers Meeting

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 […]

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UMaine Extension Demonstration Garden

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, […]

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Clover Campaign Supports Penobscot and Piscataquis County 4-H Youth

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. […]

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Hot Water Bath Canning and Freezing

Ever wonder how to preserve all those great garden vegetables? University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s hands-on food preservation workshop will teach you the basics of canning and freezing, including how to use pressure canners and water bath canners to preserve pickles, jam, and vegetables.  Learn from the experts. We will provide fresh produce and canning […]

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Weed Identification Walk

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 recertification […]

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Survey of Educational Needs of Equine Enthusiasts

The University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the University of Maine Department of Animal and Veterinary Science are looking for ways to improve educational programming in Maine that will support the equine industry. An EQUINE SURVEY has been developed to identify the health concerns of horse, pony and other equine owners as well as the […]

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