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2024 Tri-State Dairy Summer Workshop: Biosecurity

Klahr Center classroom 46 University Drive, Augusta, ME, United States

This annual meeting gives attendees an opportunity to learn about specific topics that may benefit the dairy industry. This event is a collaboration between the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, the University of Vermont, and the University of New Hampshire. Topics for this year’s event will include: -Biosecurity goals, returning and new livestock. -Basic biosecurity […]

Preserving the Harvest: Pickled Green Beans, Lisbon Falls

UMaine Extension 24 Main Street, Lisbon Falls, ME, United States

Learn to make your own home canned pickles with University of Maine Cooperative Extension staff and Master Food Preserver volunteers. We will learn how to safely preserve pickled green beans using the boiling water bath method. Participants will receive recipes and a jar of pickles. Please bring a potholder with you to class. This workshop […]

$20.00

Secret of the Cardboard Rocket

Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd., Orono, ME, United States

Join two children on a magical journey through the Solar System, aided by a talking astronomy book, a cardboard rocket, and a vivid imagination. During this imaginative show, audiences will land on Venus, fly through the rings of Saturn, and discover the secrets of the Solar System. Watch the trailer here! To purchase tickets, click […]

$7.00

One Sky

Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd., Orono, ME, United States

One Sky is a collection of sky cultures around the world. It recognizes that all people around the globe share strong connections to the stars for navigation, timekeeping, agriculture, and storytelling.  As active exploration of our universe continues today, we honor the cultures who first looked up and dreamed about our place in the cosmos.  […]

$9.00

David Bowie Dreams

Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd., Orono, ME, United States

David Bowie Dreams engages audiences in a sensory journey full of innovation, artistry, and imagination set to a pulsating soundtrack of one of rock music's greatest icons. Experience music in new ways in the planetarium at the Versant Power Astronomy Center! Music programs may contain explicit lyrics, and are intended for adult audiences. All music programs […]

$9.00

Worlds of Ice

Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd., Orono, ME, United States

Journey to the farthest reaches of the solar system, traveling through the dimensions of ice from the remote territories of the arctic, to a scientific complex nested under the South Pole. Experience it all immersed in a kaleidoscopic igloo, be dazzled by the icy wonderland of the arctic, and explores the relationship between humans and […]

$7.00

Pasture Walk Series: Searsmont

Faithful Venture Farm 17 Borough Road, Searsmont, ME, United States

Dr. Jaime Garzon, University of Maine Cooperative Extension forage specialist, will lead five pasture walks in five counties in Maine each year. Come to meet and learn about the production system and forage management of forage producers, identify forage species in the field, learn about climate-smart practices, regenerative grazing, and more. We welcome local farmers […]

Boiling Water Bath Canning – Blueberry Syrup

University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s hands-on food preservation workshop will teach you the basics of preserving food at home using a boiling water bath canner. This workshop will provide you with the current USDA recommendation for preserving food at home safely. We will provide all ingredients, canning jars, and information packet. Bring a potholder to […]

$25.00

Boiling Water Bath Canning: Blueberry Syrup, Bangor

niversity of Maine Cooperative Extension's hands-on food preservation workshop will teach you the basics of preserving food at home using a boiling water bath canner. This workshop will provide you with the current USDA recommendation for preserving food at home safely. We will provide all ingredients, canning jars, and information packet. Please bring a potholder […]

$20.00

Cosmic Recipe

Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd., Orono, ME, United States

The famous astronomer Carl Sagan once said: “If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.”  Though that may sound crazy, Sagan was onto something BIG! Want to know what? Pull up a chair at our Planetarium’s Periodic Table and learn the cosmic recipes that created everything in our […]

$7.00
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