Dates to Remember February 17-20: Winter Ecology Camp February 17-20: Winter STEM Virtual Workshop Series February 18: 4-H Volunteer Connections: AI for 4-H: What to Know and How to Use It February 19: Oh Yea, College Visit February 21: Winter Family Fun Day at Middle River Park February 23-March 10: 2026 Maple Sugaring 101: From […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is offering Science Fridays once a month from 3–4:30 p.m. through October for youth ages nine to 14. Led by 4-H Professional Gabby Brodek, this club will focus on exploring science topics and skills, spending time outside, and becoming familiar with the University of Maine at Machias campus. Sessions […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host the annual Wild Blueberry Conference on Wednesday, February 7, from 8:15 a.m.–3:45 p.m. at the Moore Community Center, 125 State St., Ellsworth. A virtual attendance option is also available. The conference theme is “Moving Toward Profitability Using Collaboration and Science.” The full-day event brings together experts, researchers, growers […]
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Dates to Remember January 10: Oh YEA 4-H Teens-Teach-Tech- Princeton January 15: 2026 Maine 4-H Beef ESE Intent to Participate January 17: Oh YEA 4-H Teens-Teach-Tech- Milbridge January 21: 4-H Volunteer Connections January 22, 29 and February 5: Farm Animal Care FUNdamentals 4-H SPIN Club January 23: 4-H Science Friday: Coastal Watersheds January 25: Speak […]
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Dates to Remember November 28-December 14: Paper Clover Campaign at Tractor Supply Co. in Calais December 5: 4-H Volunteer Huddle December 6: Crafting SPIN 4-H Club, Perler Beads December 6: Oh Yea 4-H Money Island Trail: Wreath Materials Hike – Seeds of Change Outdoor Club December 14: Oh Yea 4-H Tea Time for Bees: Ceramic […]
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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 Wednesday, November 19, 2025. Recipe to Market is a multidisciplinary program intended to introduce participants to key topics an aspiring entrepreneur needs to consider before starting a food […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a webinar on starting and managing a successful flower farming operation from 6–7:15 p.m. on Monday, December 1. “Right-Sizing Your Flower Farm: What I Learned from Three Different Setups” will feature Julia Baecher, owner of East of Eden Flower Farm, who will share insights from more than a […]
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Dates to Remember November 7: Robotics Training for Educators, Orono November 7: Oh Yea 4-H Día de los Muertos Celebration November 7: 4-H Volunteer Huddle November 8: Crafting SPIN 4-H Club, Koinobori Pine Cones November 14: Oh Yea Latino Cooking Workshop November 15: Oh Yea 4-H Bocados de Amor: Latino Cooking Workshop November 15: Crafting […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer “Set Your Farm’s Future on the Right Path,” a six-month farm succession planning group, on the second Monday of each month from December 8 through May 11. The virtual sessions meet online from 7-8:30 p.m. The group will support growers and producers at all stages of farming who are navigating the challenges […]
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Dates to Remember October 3: 4-H Volunteer Huddle Training: Goal Setting and Planning for the Year October 4: Tanglewood Fall Family Day October 6: National 4-H Week begins, Go GREEN October 9: National 4-H Week, Recognize 4-H’ers and Volunteers October 11: Fall Open House, Lafayette and Rawcliffe 4-H Science and Engineering Learning Center, Orono October […]
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