UMaine Calendar
UMaine Calendar
Week of Events
Free Fermentation Workshop
We are excited to invite you to join Fermentation Friday Spring 2024 season. What: Food and Media Lab Where: UMaine Hitchner Hall Kitchen room 160 When: Fridays noon to 2pm To participate, RSVP here. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation please email ellie.markovitch@maine.edu or jessica.brainerd@maine.edu This series is free and open to the UMaine community […]
Growing & Marketing Specialty Potato Varieties
Growing & Marketing Specialty Potato Varieties
The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is hosting a presentation and roundtable discussion centered around the cultivation and marketing practices of specialty potato varieties. The event will be held from 4-6 p.m. March 25 at the UMaine Extension Knox and Lincoln Counties office, 377 Manktown Road. Attendees will hear from Brett Johnson, Extension Farm Business […]
Maine Vegetable and Fruit Schoo
Maine Vegetable and Fruit Schoo
Geared toward individuals involved in vegetable and fruit production, participants will learn from experts in the field and gain practical skills that can be applied to their own operations. Topics include pest management in various crops such as sweet corn, pumpkins and squash, onions and garlic, tomatoes and strawberries. Attendees can also attend a session […]
Gardening Webinar Series: Home Grown Cranberries
Gardening Webinar Series: Home Grown Cranberries
Speaker: Charles Armstrong, UMaine Extension Cranberry Professional Growing backyard cranberries is easier than you think! Cranberry Professional & Staff Entomologist / Insect Diagnostician Charles Armstrong will share step-by-step instructions from site selection to harvest and everything in between. Registration is required for each webinar. The program fee is offered on a sliding scale, $0-$15. Participants […]
Start Your 4-H Volunteer Journey
Start Your 4-H Volunteer Journey
Thinking about becoming a 4-H volunteer? We are looking for people to help youth find their spark and thrive! We offer lots of ways to be involved depending on your time and interests. Join us for two one-hour virtual sessions to help you with your decision. By the end of the two-part series, you will […]
Winter Webinar Series: Using AgRadar to Help Manage Apples in a Changing Climate
Winter Webinar Series: Using AgRadar to Help Manage Apples in a Changing Climate
AgRadar is a management support tool geared toward apple growers. Join us to learn how it uses weather forecasts and data to inform apple production decision-making for service providers and growers alike. To register, click here.
4-H Maker Series in Windham
4-H Maker Series in Windham
One Monday or Wednesday afternoon each month January – May, we will offer a themed hands-on activity for youth ages 5-12 that will include crafts or science. 5-8 year-olds must have an adult present for assistance and some projects encourage adult assistance for all ages. Current 4-H enrollment is not necessary for participation in the […]
Virtual Land and Water Lunchbox Series: Parenting Kids Young and Old
Virtual Land and Water Lunchbox Series: Parenting Kids Young and Old
Land & Water Lunchbox Series Topic: Parenting Kids Young and Old Where: Zoom What: How are you doing parenting and farming at the same time? This drop-in session will be […]