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June 2023
Rockport Solar, IPM, and Organic Meeting for Wild Blueberries
Pesticide Credits: 2 Topics Covered: Dual-use solar with Lily Calderwood, managing multiple fields, long-term weed and soil management, equipment used to apply sulfur and herbicides, burning with Cary Nash and Paul Sweetland. Venue address: 44°10’12.5″N 69°07’31.1″W) Driveway is right across from C and R Merritt Transportation Inc. Drive all the way up new road/driveway to parking lot on left. Registration is required. Register here:
Find out more »Canning Low-Sugar Jams & Jellies Webinar (online)
Join the University of Maine Cooperative Extension food preservation staff for a lively discussion and demonstration on how to preserve Maine foods throughout our growing season. $5 optional donation per class. Registration is required – Register here: https://extension.umaine.edu/register/product/preserving-the-maine-harvest-webinar-series-2023/ Participants will receive the Zoom information after registering for this event.
Find out more »Assisting the Path of the Monarch Butterfly Workshop in South Paris
Join Nancy Donovan, certified Master Gardener Volunteer, while she teaches us all about monarch butterflies and how to raise and release them. Nancy raised 171 monarch butterflies from egg to release last year alone. Register here: https://extension.umaine.edu/register/product/raising-monarchs/ For questions or to request a reasonable accommodation, email robin.dunn@maine.edu or tayla.mann@maine.edu.
Find out more »Field Day at Tidewater Farm in Falmouth: Dividing Perennials | Succession Planting and Irrigation
Join Cooperative Extension at Tidewater Farm on the second Saturday of the month from June to October, rain or shine, for our family-friendly field days. Come experience the gardens at Tidewater Farm, learn about what we do, ask your gardening questions, and participate in hands-on demonstrations with UMaine Extension Staff and Master Gardener Volunteers. Demonstrations begin at 10:30 a.m. Child-friendly activities will be provided. No registration required. Participate in a hands-on demonstration of when and how to properly divide plants…
Find out more »Boots-2-Bushels: Boot Camp for Market Gardeners 2023
University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a comprehensive nine-month hybrid (online and in-person) training program for all beginning farmers. Participants will acquire the knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully grow produce for small-scale private or commercial fruit and vegetable operations. Online training begins Jan. 17, 2023. The program continues twice-monthly through the end of September and includes farm field days throughout the growing season. Boots-2-Bushels: Boot Camp for Market Gardeners will cover topics that include soil health and…
Find out more »4-H Adulting 101 Club (online)
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will offer a short-term online 4-H club for youth ages 13–18 about basic adult life skills on from 4–5:30 p.m. Wednesdays, June 21–July 26. Required registration closes June 10. The “4-H Adulting 101” series will introduce basic adult life skills by exploring a different topic each week including personal values, building healthy relationships, buying and caring for a car, youth entrepreneurship, mindfulness and stress management, and a topic chosen by the participants. UMaine Extension…
Find out more »Blueberry Hill Farm Field Day in Jonesboro
Lunch: Summer Picnic with meat and vegetarian options. Pesticide Credits: 3 Registration is required. Register here:
Find out more »July 2023
Boots-2-Bushels: Boot Camp for Market Gardeners 2023
University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a comprehensive nine-month hybrid (online and in-person) training program for all beginning farmers. Participants will acquire the knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully grow produce for small-scale private or commercial fruit and vegetable operations. Online training begins Jan. 17, 2023. The program continues twice-monthly through the end of September and includes farm field days throughout the growing season. Boots-2-Bushels: Boot Camp for Market Gardeners will cover topics that include soil health and…
Find out more »Blue Hill Fresh Pack Meeting for Wild Blueberries
Pesticide Credits: 0 Topics covered: Fresh pack operation and innovations with Danner Dewey, fresh pack line and food safety discussion with Rob Machado and Lily Calderwood. Registration is required. Register here:
Find out more »Boots-2-Bushels: Boot Camp for Market Gardeners 2023 (online)
University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a comprehensive nine-month hybrid (online and in-person) training program for all beginning farmers. Participants will acquire the knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully grow produce for small-scale private or commercial fruit and vegetable operations. Online training begins Jan. 17, 2023. The program continues twice-monthly through the end of September and includes farm field days throughout the growing season. Boots-2-Bushels: Boot Camp for Market Gardeners will cover topics that include soil health and…
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