Cooperative Extension in York County

Upcoming Events Eastern States Team: Horse, Dog, Dairy Cows, Dairy Goats, and Sheep Intents due February 1. 4-H Volunteer Leaders Meeting 2/5 @ 7:00 pm Workshops – Feb. vacation week (still figuring that out but there will be another Public Speaking Workshop) Tracking Day – Feb 9th at Lake St. George State Park (9:30am -12:30pm) […]

4-H Club News Kidding Around 4-H Club At our October meeting, the Kidding Around members worked with Nate’s Sanaan buck trimming his hooves and learning about how he is fed.  We also dusted chickens for lice. Homesteaders 4-H Club 4-H members made halloween decorations at their last meeting. York County Beef 4-H Club The Clock […]

4-H Club News Boots and Buckles The Boots and Buckles members showed their sheep at Ossipee Valley Fair. Four Leaf Clover Club The Four Leaf Clover Club has been getting ready for their 100-year celebration. Club members have also been putting finishing touches on their exhibits for Acton Fair. Lucky Charms The Lucky Charms had […]

4-H Club News D.O.G. Our club ran a rabbit and cavy education day at tractor supply the day before Easter and was busy with non stop visitors and questions. They did a great job with their posters and presentations! Several of our club members also attended an ARBA show. Abby went for her first time […]

4-H Club News D.O.G. The D.O.G. Club is having their rabbit clinic at Tractor Supply in Scarborough from 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM on March 31. Lucky Charms The Lucky Charms club has been busy! We’ve elected new officers, built bird houses, and planned a spring fundraiser. We had two members participate in the public speaking […]

4-H Club News D.O.G. The D.O.G. Club met for their holiday party and due to the crazy weather had one member Skype in for the meeting. They started by welcoming some new Cloverbuds into the club and all began to organize their project notebooks for the year. They began planning a rabbit and cavy workshop […]

Club News Lucky Charms The Lucky Charms had a great time at Acton Fair and would like to thank everyone that worked so hard to make it a great experience! On September 10, the Lucky Charms club participated in the Strut your Mutt walk on Kennebunk Beach raising money for the AWS in Kennebunk. In […]

Club News Acton Homesteaders Acton Homesteaders have been busy working with the Forgotten Initiative to provide goodie bags for kiddos in Foster Care at the bicycle event (32 kids received new bikes and helmets!). On June 17, Aubuchan Hardware had our club over to host a BBQ and bottle drive. It was a lot of […]

Hazel Goodwin Our own Hazel Goodwin, volunteer leader for the 4 Leaf Clover Club in Shapleigh, was recognized as Maine 4-H Salute to Excellence Outstanding Volunteer Achievement Award honoree. Hazel will be honored during the 2017 Acton Fair. A special thanks goes out to Else Cook for helping out with the application process. Hazel is […]

4-H Club News Acton Homesteaders At the April Meeting, Acton Homesteaders will be going over the parts of a chicken to help the kids with their poultry knowledge. They will also have a take home activity so they can be practicing what they have learned. Lucky Charms Several members of the Lucky Charms dropped off […]