{"id":10012,"date":"2021-03-12T15:48:50","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T20:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/?p=10012"},"modified":"2021-03-12T15:48:50","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T20:48:50","slug":"online-farming-in-maine-course-starts-march-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/2021\/03\/12\/online-farming-in-maine-course-starts-march-29\/","title":{"rendered":"Online farming in Maine course starts March 29"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a seven-session online course for aspiring farmers starting March 29. The class meets from 5:30\u20137:30 p.m. twice per week through April 22. Individual consultations will be scheduled April 26 and April 29.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/register\/product\/so-you-want-to-farm-in-maine-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/register\/product\/so-you-want-to-farm-in-maine-2021\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1615663743725000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHZExf1TD839Dn9w3OO7zBcQlIBzw\">So You Want to Farm in Maine?<\/a>&#8221; is designed for those wanting to start or expand to a profitable farm operation. Topics include starting a land-based business, business planning and record-keeping, marketing and available resources. Instructors include UMaine Extension educators and guest experts.&nbsp;Successful course completion qualifies participants for USDA Farm Service Agency Borrower Training credit.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The sliding-scale fee is $50\u2013$150 per person; registration is limited to 40 participants. Register on the <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/register\/product\/so-you-want-to-farm-in-maine-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/register\/product\/so-you-want-to-farm-in-maine-2021\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1615663743725000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHZExf1TD839Dn9w3OO7zBcQlIBzw\">program webpage<\/a>. The required text, \u201cBuilding a Sustainable Business\u201d by SARE, is available for free download. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Melissa Freeman, 207.353.5550; <a href=\"mailto:melissa.freeman@maine.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">melissa.freeman@maine.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a seven-session online course for aspiring farmers starting March 29. The class meets from 5:30\u20137:30 p.m. twice per week through April 22. Individual consultations will be scheduled April 26 and April 29. &#8220;So You Want to Farm in Maine?&#8221; is designed for those wanting to start or expand [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Online farming in Maine course starts March 29 - Cooperative Extension in Washington County - University of Maine Cooperative Extension<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/2021\/03\/12\/online-farming-in-maine-course-starts-march-29\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Online farming in Maine course starts March 29 - Cooperative Extension in Washington County - University of Maine Cooperative Extension\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a seven-session online course for aspiring farmers starting March 29. 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