{"id":10938,"date":"2026-02-24T11:02:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T16:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/waldo\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=10938"},"modified":"2026-02-24T11:02:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T16:02:07","slug":"community-science-explorers-session-5-its-wild-explore-the-maine-blueberry-industry","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/waldo\/event\/community-science-explorers-session-5-its-wild-explore-the-maine-blueberry-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Science Explorers &#8211; Session 5: It\u2019s Wild! 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Explore the Maine Blueberry Industry<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"stack-element-separator-row\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ft--theme--Typography--subhead ft--Text--base root ft--e178--root ft--pos--e178 ft--elem--show resizer-wrap resizer-wrap-e178 ftb-resizers Typography ftb-resizerNoBorder disable size--fix no--hover\" data-type=\"Subhead\">\n<div class=\"ft--control--root\">\n<div id=\"e178\" class=\"ft--component-wrap ft--theme--Typography--subhead ft--Text--base root ft--e178--root ft--pos--e178 ft--Text--base rootPlain ft--elem--show ft--scroll--content\" role=\"presentation\" data-search=\"true\" data-id=\"e178:null\">Thursday, April 2, 2026 3:30 PM<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ft--theme--Strip--root ft--s111--stripContainerRoot ft--vis--s111 ft--s111--spreadRoot\" data-ft-role=\"root\">\n<div class=\"ft--s111--stripContainerRoot ft--vis--s111 ft--s111--spreadContent\" data-ft-role=\"content\">\n<div id=\"s111\" class=\"ftst--s111--root ft--s111--stripContainerRoot ft--s111--stripSpreadRoot\" dir=\"ltr\" data-ft-role=\"colsRoot\" data-ft-repeat-col=\"false\">\n<div id=\"s111-Col1\" class=\"ft--st-placeholder droppable children ft--s111--Col1 strip-area-col\" data-area=\"Col1\">\n<div class=\"ft--theme--Stack--root ft--e113--root ft--dir--row ft--e113--row ft--dir--row ft--pos--e113 resizer-wrap resizer-wrap-e113 ftb-resizers Stack ftb-resizerNoBorder disable no--hover\" data-type=\"Auto Fit Container\">\n<div class=\"ft--control--root\">\n<div id=\"e113\" class=\"ft--theme--Stack--root ft--e113--root ft--e113--row ft--dir--row ft--pos--e113 droppable\">\n<div class=\"ft--theme--Typography--p ft--Text--base root ft--e114--root ft--pos--e114 resizer-wrap resizer-wrap-e114 ftb-resizers Typography ftb-resizerNoBorder disable size--fix no--hover\" data-type=\"Paragraph\">\n<div class=\"ft--control--root\">\n<div id=\"e114\" class=\"ft--component-wrap ft--theme--Typography--p ft--Text--base root ft--e114--root ft--pos--e114 ft--Text--base rootPlain ft--scroll--content\" role=\"presentation\" data-search=\"true\" data-id=\"e114:null\">\n<p>With special guest Paul Sweetland of Union, a lifelong producer\u00a0of Maine wild blueberries, we will look into the history, changing industry, plants, and new ways of thinking about land use challenges of\u00a0Maine Wild Blueberry production. We will also taste and compare wild and highbush blueberries, along with their different uses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When:\u00a0<\/strong>Thursday, April 2, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time:<\/strong>\u00a03:30 p.m. &#8211; 5:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong>Belfast Free Library, 106 High Street, Belfast, Maine 04915<\/p>\n<p>Registration must be completed for each program session. Registration for each session will open following the completion of the previous month\u2019s program.<\/p>\n<p>Snacks will be provided for participants. 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