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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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Extension Perspectives Newsletter- February 2024

Mark your calendar! February 28, 2024 Communicating about Personal Money Value February 29, 2024 4-H Ocean Xplorers March 11, 2024 Growing and Marketing Specialty Potato Varieties March 14, 2024 2024 Maine Dairy Seminar March 25, 2024 Growing and Marketing Specialty Potato Varieties April 6, 2024 Learn About Growing Fruit Trees as a Business In this […]

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Extension Perspectives Newsletter- January 2024

Waldo County Cooperative Extension is starting off the new year with a new newsletter! This edition of the Extension Perspectives includes information about the Waldo County Extension Association, introduces a new faculty member, and provides program updates.

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Waldo County 4-H Newsletter – March 2022

Upcoming Dates: 3/5: Explore 4-H Horses  3/5: Waldo County 4-H Public Speaking Contest  4/7: 4-H Leaders’ Association Monthly Meeting  4/21: Explore 4-H Alpacas  05/28-05/30: 4-H Teen Leadership Retreat  County News: Waldo County 4-H Leaders’ Association  The Waldo County 4-H Leaders’ Association monthly meeting will be on March 3rd at 12:30 pm. Volunteers are welcome to […]

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Waldo County 4-H Newsletter – January 2022

Upcoming Dates:  January 6: 4-H Leaders’ Association Monthly Meeting   January 31: Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF) Application due February 3: 4-H Leaders’ Association Monthly Meeting County News Waldo County 4-H Leaders’ Association The Waldo County 4-H Leaders’ Association monthly meeting will be on January 6th at 12:30 pm via zoom or in person at the Waldo […]

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Waldo County 4-H Newsletter – October 2021

Upcoming Dates:  10/7: 4-H Leaders’ Association Monthly Meeting  10/3-9: National 4-H Week  10/6-17: Tractor Supply Paper Clover Campaign  10/15: Project Records and Achievement Award Applications due  11/11:  4-H Leaders’ Association Monthly Meeting  12/31: 4-H Re-enrollment forms due at county office  County News Waldo County 4-H Leaders’ Association The Waldo County 4-H Leaders’ Association monthly meeting will be October 7 at 10:30 am […]

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