Through its work in the Maine food system, University of Maine Cooperative Extension conducts research and offers training, workshops, bulletins and videos that highlight proper sanitation, food preservation and safe food-handling practices, as well as healthy and budget-friendly recipes. There are a number of resources on Extension’s Food and Health website to help you prepare […]
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Dates to Remember November 11 – Veteran’s Day – Extension Office Closed November 15 – 4-H Volunteer Training- Your Relationships Matter November 21 – Re-enrollment Due Online or in the Extension Office November 24-25 – Thanksgiving – Extension Office Closed December 26 – Extension Office Closed December 31 – State Deadline for Re-enrollment – No […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will be piloting a new club specifically for independent 4-H members. The new Independent 4-H Clubs are an opportunity for individuals to come together, virtually or in-person, and build relationships with their peers. They will share interests, projects, goals, plans for the year and reflections at the end of […]
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The Maine Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) is seeking applicants for Small Grants to Support Maine Agricultural Well-Being. The deadline to apply is Nov. 15. Applications are available online in English, Spanish and Haitian Creole. University of Maine Cooperative Extension manages the Maine FRSAN program, which is offered through the Maine Department of […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer an online workshop for entrepreneurs and farmers interested in starting a home-based, specialty food business in Maine from 9 a.m.–noon on Nov. 18. Recipe to Market is a multidisciplinary program with topics including business basics; an overview of the specialty food industry and product development; licensing and regulations; […]
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Dates to Remember October 1: Re-enrollment on ZSuites Begins October 2-8: National 4-H Week October 5-16: Fall Paper Clover at Tractor Supply Company October 9: Habitat and Wildlife Management Workshop in Bowdoinham October 10: Indigenous People’s Day – Extension Office Closed October 11: Deadline for Free Raffle for Maine 4-H Teen Leadership Survey October 18: […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer two free, in-person workshops in October for farmers, farm workers, fishers and foresters with a focus on body mechanics, injury prevention, movement, health and wellness. The Safe Labor–Movement workshops are from 9–11 a.m. Oct. 9 at Triple Chick Farm, 1142 Maine Route 102, Bar Harbor; and Oct. 16 […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Campus Compact will hold the two-day 2022 Maine Hunger Dialogue and Climate Action Summit starting at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 21–22 at the University of Maine at Augusta, Randall Student Center, 70 University Drive. The “Maine Hunger Dialogue and Climate Action Summit: Safeguarding Food Systems from a Warming Planet” […]
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For the fifth year, University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Beef Producers Association will host the Maine Cattlemen’s College on Saturday, Oct. 15, beginning at 9 a.m., at the J. F. Witter Teaching & Research Center, 160 University Farm Road, Old Town. This year’s event will focus on forage and include topics such […]
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Using federal funds aimed at helping farm owners and workers manage stress, University of Maine Cooperative Extension bolstered its efforts to improve mental health awareness and outcomes for agricultural producers, workers and their families. In 2021, the Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture began distributing $28 million in funding to expand and […]
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