Starting Monday, March 30, UMaine Extension will begin a Garden Chats ZOOM series. These 1-hour sessions will be held every Monday at 9:00 AM, Wednesday at 12:00 PM, and Thursday at 6:00 PM. All gardeners are invited to join members of the UMaine Extension Home Horticulture team as they offer short online lessons on featured topics […]
Do you want to learn how to live healthier for you and your family from the comfort of your home? University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Washington County CAN Prevention Council will offer a free five-session nutrition education program to parents and guardians beginning April 9 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., using ZOOM, a […]
The National 4-H Healthy Living Summit Team from Maine will be presenting their Stress Less lesson plan developed at the 2019 Summit and presented at the 2020 Summit. Any youth ages 13 - 18 are welcome and encouraged to attend. 4-H participation is not required! This hour-long lesson was designed by and for teens to […]
Agenda Introductions: Eric Venturini, Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine University Update: Lily Calderwood, UMaine Extension Wild Blueberry Specialist Nancy McBrady, State of Maine DACF Jorge Acero, Maine Department of Labor (Migrant Labor Programs) Steven McKinney, US Department of Labor (Labor Laws and Covid-19) Cameron O'Brien, Senator Collins Office Dave Lavway, Farm Service Agency Open Q […]
The 2020 Maine 4-H Public Speaking Tournament has gone virtual! It will be held as a live, virtual event delivered on Saturday, April 25. Youth will deliver their presentations to a panel of judges and a small audience of their peers. These presentations will be open only to participants, judges, and the audience. JOIN US […]
University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a free, self-paced, three-part online nutrition series for Washington County parents and adults with children living at home. "Eating Your Way" includes information on nutrition, simple cooking demonstrations, and child-friendly nutrition resources. On completion of the series, participants will receive a gift bag including a cookbook and relevant cooking […]
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H members who have been selected for the National 4-H Healthy Living Summit 2020 team will offer a free online workshop for teens from 6–7 p.m. May 5. “Don’t Fall Into the Thinking Trap” is designed to educate youth ages 13–18 about some common negative thought patterns and how to […]
University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a free, self-paced, three-part online nutrition series for Washington County parents and adults with children living at home. "Eating Your Way" includes information on nutrition, simple cooking demonstrations, and child-friendly nutrition resources. On completion of the series, participants will receive a gift bag including a cookbook and relevant cooking […]
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a free online overview of raising backyard poultry from 5:30–7:30 p.m. on Monday, May 11. Designed for the beginning or prospective backyard and small-scale poultry producers, participants will gain a general understanding of providing for housing, health, and nutrition needs; varieties of waterers and lighting options; and different […]
How will you protect yourself, your workers, and your customers this harvest season? There are both concerns and great ideas out there on how to harvest and process berries this season so please join us for this fresh pack discussion. Lily Calderwood from the University of Maine will lead this session. Join from Computer: […]
