{"id":3,"date":"2009-10-01T09:56:44","date_gmt":"2009-10-01T13:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.new.umaine.edu\/york\/?page_id=3"},"modified":"2026-04-09T13:55:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T17:55:42","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"display: flex;flex-wrap: wrap;margin: 0 -10px\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 66.66%;padding: 10px\">\n<figure id=\"6252\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/farm-product-and-pickup-directory\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6252\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/08\/corn-peppers-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"corn on the cob and hot peppers\" width=\"249\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/08\/corn-peppers-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/08\/corn-peppers-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/08\/corn-peppers-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/08\/corn-peppers-317x211.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/08\/corn-peppers-423x282.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/08\/corn-peppers-634x422.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/08\/corn-peppers-846x563.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/08\/corn-peppers.jpg 916w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,249px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/farm-product-and-pickup-directory\/\">Maine Farm and Seafood Products Directory<\/a>:<\/strong> Click the bold, linked text or image above to connect with producers directly using the contact information provided in the directory.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Welcome to the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in York County<\/h2>\n<p><strong>University of Maine Cooperative Extension in York County<\/strong> gives local residents access to the resources and expertise of the University of Maine. Through educational programs, publications, and events, UMaine Extension delivers unbiased, research-based information to York County citizens. We can answer your questions on a wide array of topics. To find out how we can help you, browse our site or contact us by e-mail at <a href=\"mailto:extension.york@maine.edu\">extension.york@maine.edu<\/a> or by phone at 207.324.2814 or 1.800.287.1535 (in Maine).<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Putting university research to work in homes, businesses, farms, and communities for over 100 years.<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 33.33%;padding: 10px\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\">News: York County<\/h3>\n<ul class='ums_post_link_list_ul '><li class='id-23725 type-post'><a href = 'https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/2026\/03\/01\/workshop-offered-and-practical-tools-for-business-owners\/'> UMaine Extension offers workshop and practical tools for business owners<\/a><\/li> <li class='id-23151 type-post'><a href = 'https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/2025\/11\/06\/wreath-making-workshop-2\/'> York County Extension to host wreath making workshop at Wells Reserve<\/a><\/li> <li class='id-21024 type-post'><a href = 'https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/2025\/08\/08\/invasive-plant-workshop-3\/'> UMaine Extension to host invasive plant workshop in York County<\/a><\/li> <li class='id-20756 type-post'><a href = 'https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/2025\/07\/21\/annual-pasture-walk-series-2\/'> UMaine Extension\u2019s annual Pasture Walk Series comes to Hollis on August 2<\/a><\/li> <li class='id-20419 type-post'><a href = 'https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/2025\/06\/09\/strawberry-jam-and-fermenting-workshops\/'> UMaine Extension offers strawberry jam and fermenting workshops at Frinklepod Farm<\/a><\/li> <\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">What Can Extension Do For You?<\/h3>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-wrap: wrap;margin: 0 -10px\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 25%;padding: 10px\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/home\/what-can-cooperative-extension-do-for-you\/#4-h\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6655 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/08\/4h-sheep-opt-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Boots and Buckles 4-H Club member showing her sheep.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/08\/4h-sheep-opt-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/08\/4h-sheep-opt-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/home\/what-can-cooperative-extension-do-for-you\/#4-h\">Why Should You Contact a 4-H Staff Member?<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 25%;padding: 10px\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/home\/what-can-cooperative-extension-do-for-you\/#home-hort\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6246 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/08\/MGV-with-produce-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"3 women at an outdoor table with baskets and boxes of fresh produce\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/08\/MGV-with-produce-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/08\/MGV-with-produce-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/home\/what-can-cooperative-extension-do-for-you\/#home-hort\">Why Should You Contact a Home Horticulture Staff Member?<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 25%;padding: 10px\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/home\/what-can-cooperative-extension-do-for-you\/#agriculture\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7030 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/09\/woman-farmer-with-lettuce-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Farmer with tray of lettuce, standing in a field\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/09\/woman-farmer-with-lettuce-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/09\/woman-farmer-with-lettuce-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/home\/what-can-cooperative-extension-do-for-you\/#agriculture\">Why Should You Contact an Agriculture Staff Member?<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 25%;padding: 10px\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/home\/what-can-cooperative-extension-do-for-you\/#nutrition\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6252 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/08\/corn-peppers-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"corn on the cob and hot peppers\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/08\/corn-peppers-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/08\/corn-peppers-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/home\/what-can-cooperative-extension-do-for-you\/#nutrition\">Why Should You Contact a Nutrition Staff Member?<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">York County Programs<\/h3>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-wrap: wrap;margin: 0 -10px\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 20%;padding: 10px\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/4-h\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6247 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/08\/4-H-chefs-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"3 4-Hers wearing matching cooking aprons with the 4-H logo\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/08\/4-H-chefs-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/08\/4-H-chefs-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/4-h\/\">York County 4-H<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 20%;padding: 10px\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/master-gardener-volunteer-program\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6246 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/08\/MGV-with-produce-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"3 women at an outdoor table with baskets and boxes of fresh produce\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/08\/MGV-with-produce-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/08\/MGV-with-produce-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/master-gardener-volunteer-program\/\">York County Master Gardener Volunteers<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 20%;padding: 10px\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/yc-extension-homemakers\/yceh-general-information\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6920 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/08\/homemakers-400-x-300-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"woman who is a Cooperative Extension Homemaker\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/08\/homemakers-400-x-300-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/08\/homemakers-400-x-300-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/yc-extension-homemakers\/yceh-general-information\/\">York County Extension Homemakers<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 20%;padding: 10px\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/kids-can-grow-in-york-county\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6724 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/08\/KCG-square-foot-garden-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Kids Can Grow&quot; youth participant stands proudly next to her newly planted square-foot, raised-bed garden\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/08\/KCG-square-foot-garden-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/08\/KCG-square-foot-garden-2-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/kids-can-grow-in-york-county\/\">Kids Can Grow<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 20%;padding: 10px\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/harvest-for-hunger\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6743 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/08\/MHH19-sign-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Maine Harvest for Hunger sign\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/08\/MHH19-sign-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/08\/MHH19-sign-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/harvest-for-hunger\/\">Maine Harvest for Hunger<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-wrap: wrap;margin: 0 -10px\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<table class=\" aligncenter\" style=\"height: 564px\" width=\"931\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/ask\/vegetable-gardening-questions\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4928 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2016\/07\/pic-5.png\" alt=\"Fresh garlic laying to dry. \" width=\"309\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2016\/07\/pic-5.png 269w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2016\/07\/pic-5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2016\/07\/pic-5-105x105.png 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2016\/07\/pic-5-32x32.png 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,309px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 248px\" width=\"582\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/ask\/vegetable-gardening-questions\/\">Gardening Questions\/Plant ID Submission Form Got a gardening question? Need a plant identified? Ask Our Experts.<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>If you garden in Maine, we welcome your vegetable and fruit gardening questions! Representative questions that relate to timely gardening themes will be posted to the UMaine Extension gardening website.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/soiltestinglab\/home\/kit-request\/\">Do you need a soil test kit?<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Maine Soil Test Form<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6253 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/08\/potatoes.jpg\" alt=\"freshly dug potatoes in the field\" width=\"272\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/08\/potatoes.jpg 288w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/08\/potatoes-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/08\/potatoes-105x137.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,272px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-wrap: wrap;margin: 0 -10px\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 33%;padding: 10px\">\n<figure id=\"9083\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/york-county-farmers-network\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9083 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/03\/a-group-of-cows-in-a-field-Remsberg-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"a herd of cows in a field\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/03\/a-group-of-cows-in-a-field-Remsberg-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/03\/a-group-of-cows-in-a-field-Remsberg-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/03\/a-group-of-cows-in-a-field-Remsberg-317x210.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/03\/a-group-of-cows-in-a-field-Remsberg-423x281.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/03\/a-group-of-cows-in-a-field-Remsberg.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/york-county-farmers-network\/\">York County Farmers&#8217; Network<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 33%;padding: 10px\">\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong style=\"font-size: 16px\">Please call or email<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"> the University of Maine Cooperative Extension York County to ensure someone is available. Our office\u00a0may need to close unexpectedly.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-wrap: wrap;margin: 0 -10px\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 33%;padding: 10px\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>To contact the University of Maine Cooperative Extension York County Office:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Phone: <strong><span id=\"footer-inner-phone\">207.324.2814 <\/span><\/strong><span id=\"footer-inner-phone\">(voicemails are forwarded to staff)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span id=\"footer-inner-phone\">E<\/span><span id=\"footer-inner-phone\">mail: <\/span><strong><span id=\"footer-inner-phone\"><a href=\"mailto:extension.york@maine.edu\">extension.york@maine.edu<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Office Hours:<\/strong> Please be sure to check our Holiday hours<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Monday-Thursday, 8:00 a.m. &#8211; 4:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday by appointment only<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\">Extension&#8217;s Statewide Online Offerings<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><ul class='ums_post_link_list_ul '><li class='id-23876 type-post'><a href = 'https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/2026\/03\/21\/farmers-invited-to-join-midcoast-ag-advisory-committee\/'> UMaine Extension invites area farmers to join new midcoast agriculture advisory committee\u00a0<\/a><\/li> <li class='id-23869 type-post'><a href = 'https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/2026\/03\/21\/extension-hosts-webinar-tables-to-support-food-security\/'> UMaine Extension to host webinar on produce sharing tables to support food security<\/a><\/li> <li class='id-23766 type-post'><a href = 'https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/2026\/03\/04\/virtual-presentation-on-growing-and-marketing-specialty-potato-varieties\/'> UMaine Extension hosts virtual presentation on growing and marketing specialty potato varieties<\/a><\/li> <li class='id-23736 type-post'><a href = 'https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/2026\/03\/01\/gardening-webinar-on-maximizing-yields-on-march-24\/'> UMaine Extension to host gardening webinar on maximizing yields on March 24<\/a><\/li> <li class='id-23632 type-post'><a href = 'https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/2026\/02\/09\/webinar-on-managing-pests-cut-flower-production\/'> Extension offers webinar on managing pests in cut flower production<\/a><\/li> <\/ul><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in York County University of Maine Cooperative Extension in York County gives local residents access to the resources and expertise of the University of Maine. 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