{"id":17,"date":"2009-11-05T09:56:42","date_gmt":"2009-11-05T13:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2025-12-31T11:47:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T16:47:28","slug":"programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Educational Programs and Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Agriculture<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/\">Beginning Farmer Resource Network of Maine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/\">Blueberries<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/\">Cranberries<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine AgrAbility<\/a><\/strong> Project is dedicated to helping farmers, fishermen and forest workers <strong>work safely and more productively<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/new-farmers\/\">New Farmers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/\"><em>More about Agriculture<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>4-H\/Youth Development<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/4h\/\">Washington County 4-H Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/bryantpond\/adult-programs\/instructor-training\/\">4-H Shooting Sports Volunteer Training <\/a><\/li>\n<li>4-H Clubs<\/li>\n<li>Special Interest, Short-term Programs for Youth<\/li>\n<li>After-school Programs<\/li>\n<li>4-H Volunteer Training<\/li>\n<li>Resources and Information for 4-H Volunteers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em><strong>More about <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/\">4-H<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/camps\/\"><strong>Camp Opportunities<\/strong><\/a><strong>:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/\">Blueberry Cove<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/bryantpond\/\">Bryant Pond<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/greenland-point\/\">Greenland Point<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/\">Tanglewood<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Community<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/community\/strengthening-your-facilitation-skills\/\">Strengthening Your Facilitation Skills Trainings<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Food and Health<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/dining-with-diabetes\/\">Statewide Dining with Diabetes<\/a> (video series and resources)<\/li>\n<li>Community and School-Based Nutrition Education Programs<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/efnep\/\">Expanded Food and Nutrition Program<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/nutrition-education-in-washington-county\/\">Washington County<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Food Insecurity: Support for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsfb.org\/get-help\/food-map\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maine\u00a0Food Pantries<\/a> and Child Nutrition Programs<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/food-safety\/\">Food Safety<\/a> Workshops and Phone Consultations<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/food-preservation\/\">Food Preservation<\/a> Workshops and Phone Consultations<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/food-preservation\/pressure-gauge-testing-service\/\">Testing for Pressure Canner Gauge Accuracy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/\">More about Food and Health<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Gardening<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/master-gardener-volunteers\/\">Washington County Master Gardener Volunteer Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/master-gardeners\/\">Master Gardener Volunteers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/harvest-for-hunger\/\">Maine Harvest for Hunger Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Individual Consultation for Vegetable Gardening\/Horticulture<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ipm\/ipddl\/\">Insect and Plant Disease Identification and Control<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/volunteer\/maine-extension-homemakers\/\"><strong>Maine Extension Homemakers<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Pest Management<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Forms for Pesticide Application and Recertification<\/li>\n<li><a 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