UMaine Calendar

The 4-H At-Home Aquaponics Project is an experiential learning program where youth will design, construct and maintain their own at-home aquaponics system. Prior experience with aquaponics is not required to participate, and start-up funding will be provided for all project participants thanks to the generosity of the Maine 4-H Foundation. The program leaders will mentor youth through the stages of designing and building an aquaponics system through maintenance and harvest. Youth complete their project independently at home (with adult supervision),…

Explore the intertidal zone and help with marine science research. In this workshop, we will learn about animals you might find during low tide and use some amazing equipment to take awesome pictures on your phone to identify them. Along the way, we'll learn about invasive species, climate change, species identification, and how you can participate in research by just taking a picture. Please note that the ability to get to the beach and supervision are required (at least once,…

Learn about making healthy food choices, where your food comes from, and MyPlate while also learning how to grow and cook with your own vegetables. At the beginning of this four-session series, you will receive an assortment of vegetable seeds and a garden journal that we will use along the way to share the progress of your seeds with your peers. Youth must register for this series by June 9 to have materials shipped to their home. For more information…

Join in the challenge to help Maine scientists know where the bees and wasps of Maine are being seen. This session will launch a summer-long citizen science challenge to observe, collect and contribute data about these insects. Maine 4-H Citizen Science club members will introduce the technology and tools needed to collect this information. State Apiarist, Jennifer Lund, will share about the importance of bees and wasps of Maine, why citizen science is important to her work, and how you…

This online course is designed to provide financial management education and to train maple business owners on financial skills they can immediately put to use for their operations. The course will feature four weekly sessions to discuss the cost of production and profitability of maple operations. Assignments will be based on the University of Vermont online maple business tools. Course participants will set financial goals, complete a cost analysis, and develop a sales forecast specific to their operations. The course…

Join Cooperative Extension as we read a food-related book and then create an amazing snack that goes with the story. Chefs ages 5–8 will be able to create their snacks with very little adult help. Each week we will explore a different food group combination. Learn to follow a recipe, use kitchen measuring tools, and eat what you make. Registration deadline: June 16 For more information and to register, visit the website.    

Lesson 1 – June 16: Fuel Your Body Using MyPlate. Come and find out how certain foods fuel your body. Lesson 2 – June 23: Choosing Healthy Snacks using the Nutrition label. Learn how to use the nutrition label to choose healthy snacks. Lesson 3 – June 30: Safety In The Kitchen, Learn the Basics of Knife Safety and Knife Skills. Use your new skills to prepare fun vegetable and fruit critters. Lesson 4 – July 14: Healthy Summer Treats.…

In this series of three workshops, we will learn about how archaeologists study the past and how the objects that we make and use today will be studied by future archaeologists. In the first workshop, we will learn about artifacts and how what an object is made of can determine how well it will stay preserved in the ground for archaeologists to find. In the second workshop, we will learn about archaeological sites and how they are mapped. Participants will…