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Extension Perspectives Newsletter – February 2025

Mark your calendar!  Click here for a list of all events, workshops and classes throughout Extension. Feb 25 – 2025 UMaine Wild Blueberry Spring Conference Happening in Waldo County March 6 – Youth Community Science Explorers program Mar 30 – Seed Swap and Scion Exchange April 1 – 2025 Post Secondary Scholarship Application Due April […]

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Extension Perspectives Newsletter – January 2025

Mark your calendar!  Click here for a list of all events, workshops and classes throughout Extension. Jan 28 – ServSafe® Food Protection Manager Course Feb 1 –  Backyard Maple Sugaring Workshop Feb 4 –  Recipe to Market Program Feb 4 –  Intermediate Beekeeping Course Feb 6 – Beginner Beekeeping Course Feb 8 – 2025 Introduction […]

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Extension Perspectives Newsletter – December 2024

                         Extension Perspectives Newsletter Mark your calendar! Click here for a list of all events, workshops and classes throughout Extension. Calendar Jan 9 – Growing and Enjoying Figs in Maine Jan 14 – ServSafe® Food Protection Manager Course and Exam Jan 16 – Produce […]

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Extension Perspectives Newsletter – November 2024

Mark your calendar!  Click here for a list of all events, workshops and classes throughout Extension. Dec 2 – Wreath Making Workshop Dec 3 – Cockroach Management Dec 13 – Soil Health Day Jan 14 – ServSafe® Food Protection Manager Course and Exam Feb 15 – 2025 UMaine Wild Blueberry Spring Conference On Demand Events: […]

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Extension Perspectives Newsletter – October 2024

Mark your calendar!  Click here for a list of all events, workshops and classes throughout Extension. Oct 10 – Entering the Garden of Silence: From Seeing to Writing Oct 15 – Forest Pest & Vegetation Management Oct 16 – Tunnel Talk: Low Tunnels in Organic Production Oct 21 – Invasive Plant Educational Workshop – Orono […]

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Extension Perspectives Newsletter – September 2024

Mark your calendar! Various dates – Jumpstart to Farm Food Safety Project for Maine Residents Sept 7 – Getting Started With Sheep and Goats Sept 11 – Making the Most of Your Fall Garden Sept 12 – Bringing Nature Home: A Guide to Native Plant Gardening Sept 18 – Recipe to Market Program Sept 18 […]

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Extension Perspectives Newsletter May/June 2024

Mark your calendar! Various Dates Jumpstart to Farm Food Safety Project for Maine Residents June 1 Maine Small Ruminant Roundtable June 5 Waldo County 4-H Craft Night June 6 MG Speaker Series: Growing Small Fruits June 11 ServSafe® Food Protection Manager Course and Exam June 11 Beginner Cheesemaking Workshop at UMaine June 12 Metam Sodium […]

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Extension Perspectives Newsletter – April 2024

Mark your calendar!  April 2024 Extension Wild Blueberry Field Days April 19 – Bangor A Comprehensive Guide to Raising Backyard Chickens in Maine   April 19 – Ellsworth A Comprehensive Guide to Raising Backyard Chickens in Maine  April 24 Farm Tractor Safety Course – Gorham  April 30 Jumping Worm and Browntail Moth Webinar  May 1 Basics […]

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Extension Perspectives Newsletter – March 2024

Mark your calendar! March 14 2024 Maine Dairy Seminar March 22 Downeast Agriculture and Forestry Conference March 25 Growing and Marketing Specialty Potato Varieties March 26 Farm Sitters Course Begins March 26 Seed Starting at the Commercial Scale March 26 Maine Vegetable and Fruit School March 27 Cover Cropping for Nutrient Management  March 28 UMaine […]

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Waldo County 4-H Newsletter – March 2024

Upcoming Dates: 3/7: Total Eclipse Prep Party for 4-H Volunteers- Orono 3/9: Regional Public Speaking Contest – Augusta 3/12 & 4/9: 4-H Volunteer Workshops 3/27: Tidepool Immersion Discovery + Ecology Workshop Series-registration due 4/8: SPIN Club: Farm Animal Care – FUNdamentals – registration due 5/1:  Equine ESE Intent forms due 6/20-6/27: Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF) Waldo County 4-H […]

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