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Boots-2-Bushels: Boot Camp for Market Gardeners and Farmers

Learn how to go from seed to salary with this course for all beginning farmers of all abilities interested in growing and selling their own farm produce. Using the “5 F’s” of farming risk (Farming, Family, Finances, Fitness, Future) as a guide, participants will acquire the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to successfully grow to […]

Legends of the Night Sky: Orion

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

Take a fun and lighthearted look at the myths and stories associated with the constellation Orion, the great hunter of the winter sky. Orion comes to life in a fun-filled, animated accompanied by narrators Aesop the owl and Socrates the mouse as we follow Orion’s adventures as he grows to manhood, battles mythical beasts, foils […]

Art Exhibition — Zillman Art Museum

Art Exhibition — Zillman Art Museum

Zillman Art Museum University of Maine 40 Harlow St., Bangor, ME, United States

The Zillman Art Museum presents the following art exhibitions: Circling Time — Deborah Dancy Valley Low — Jen Wink Hays Against The Grain — Woodcuts from the Collection Selections from the Collection  The Fractured Negative — Alastair O. Finlay (This exhibit ends April 21) Materiality — Stella Waitzkin (This exhibit ends April 21)  

2022 UMaine Wild Blueberry Conference Webinar Series: Improvements to Fresh Pack Lines for Quality and Food Safety

Improvements to Fresh Pack Lines for Quality and Food Safety Producing and marketing fresh-pack wild blueberries has numerous challenges including the use of specialized equipment, limited time for product harvest and processing, and issues of shelf-life and shrinkage, just to name a few. Hear from two growers and one food scientist (Dr. Jen Perry) about […]

Flowering in the North 2022 Webinar Series

Flowering in the North 2022 Webinar Series

Join the Flowering in the North team for this series of webinars designed to help flower farmers prepare for a successful 2022 season. This 4-session series, held on the evenings of Feb. 28 through March 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., will include presentations, Q&A, group discussion, and brainstorming opportunities. An additional in-person networking […]

Stuart Kestenbaum: On Jewish Influences in His Poetry

Wells Conference Center ME, United States

Join Judaic Studies for an evening with former Maine poet Laureate Stuart Kestenbaum. The author of six collections of poems, Kestenbaum has also published and taught widely on the craft of making and creativity. On Feb. 8 he will speak on the Jewish influences on his poetry. Former US poet laureate Ted Kooser has written […]

BioME Virtual Coffee Hour: Innovation and Insights

Drop by for a casual “learn and connect” BioME Virtual Coffee Hour: Innovation and Insights on Feb. 9 from 10–11 a.m. Hear from Maine life science entrepreneurs, medical device manufacturers, […]

Art Exhibition — Zillman Art Museum

Art Exhibition — Zillman Art Museum

Zillman Art Museum University of Maine 40 Harlow St., Bangor, ME, United States

The Zillman Art Museum presents the following art exhibitions: Circling Time — Deborah Dancy Valley Low — Jen Wink Hays Against The Grain — Woodcuts from the Collection Selections from the Collection  The Fractured Negative — Alastair O. Finlay (This exhibit ends April 21) Materiality — Stella Waitzkin (This exhibit ends April 21)  

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