Cooperative Extension in Piscataquis County

Piscataquis County $11.11/ hour Part-time, temporary position, 20 hours per week for six months (April to October.) Daily work schedule will vary and include occasional evening and/or weekend work. Position is contingent on funding and will be based in Piscataquis and County Offices in Dover-Foxcroft.  Employee will coordinate the Master Gardener Program and conduct other […]

DOVER-FOXCROFT, ME— Raise Cash as a Crop is the latest program in the You Can series.  It will be held Tuesday, March 13th from 6:30 pm- 8:30 pm at SeDoMoCha in Dover-Foxcroft. Cost is $10 and you can register through PVAEC by calling 564-6525 or online at http://bit.ly/pyoucan. This fast-paced, participative program will explore the […]

MILO, ME— Backyard Poultry is the latest program in the You Can series.  It will be held Tuesday, March 13th from 6:00 pm- 8:00 pm at Penquis Valley High School in Milo. Cost is $10 and you can register through PVAEC by calling 564-6525 or online at http://bit.ly/pyoucan. Even though times are tough, YOU CAN […]

DOVER-FOXCROFT, ME— Simplify Your Life- Getting Back to the Good Ole’ Days is the latest program in the You Can series.  It will be held Wednesday, March 14th from 6:30 pm- 8:00 pm at the Extension Office, 165 East Main Street, Dover-Foxcroft. Cost is $5 and you can register through PVAEC by calling 564-6525 or […]

DOVER-FOXCROFT, ME— Backyard Maple Syrup is the latest program in the You Can series.  It will be held Thursday, March 1st from 9:30 am- 12:00 pm at the Extension Office, 165 East Main Street, Dover-Foxcroft. Cost is $5 and you can register through PVAEC by calling 564-6525 or online at http://bit.ly/pyoucan. Maple syrup is considered […]

DOVER-FOXCROFT, ME— Small-Scale Livestock Care is the latest program in the You Can series.  It will be held Thursday, March 1st from 6:00 pm- 8:30 pm at the Extension Office, 165 East Main Street, Dover-Foxcroft. Cost is $5 and you can register through PVAEC by calling 564-6525 or online at http://bit.ly/pyoucan. Livestock can be a […]

DEXTER, ME— Beginning Beekeeping is the latest program in the You Can series.  It will be held Monday, March 5th from 7:00 pm- 8:00 pm at Dexter Regional High School in Dexter. Cost is $10 and you can register through PVAEC by calling 564-6525 or online at http://bit.ly/pyoucan. What does it take to keep bees? […]

You Can Program Series DOVER-FOXCROFT, ME— Slice It, Salt It, Stomp It! is the latest program in the You Can series. It will be held Tuesday, February 7th from 6-8 pm at SeDoMoCha in Dover-Foxcroft. Cost is $10 and you can register through PVAEC by calling 564-6525 or online at the PVAEC website. Even though […]

A Bangor Daily News website posting on the GrowME project to garden and farm with children in kindergarten through grade three noted that UMaine Piscataquis County Extension will also take part in the effort. Local volunteers will work with teachers to schedule an agricultural activity in their classrooms during Maine Agricultural Week, March 12-16.

Farmers who are planning to direct market their farm products need to learn how to contact their potential customers.  Eighty-seven to ninety-five percent of people younger than 50 years have access to the Internet.  If farmers are not trying to contact their customers using email, websites, Facebook, blogs, Tweets, etc. are missing a large potential […]