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MAY
Pickled Spring Vegetables in partnership with RSU16 Adult Ed, 1250 Maine Street, Mechanic Falls, May 8, 2012, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m., $15 / per person ($10 Scholarships are available) For more information or to register: call 207- 353-3037 or visit mechanicfalls.maineadulted.org/courses/course/preserving_food__pickled_spring_vegetables
Hot Water Bath Canning and Freezing in partnership with Scarborough Adult Education, 11 Municipal Drive, Scarborough
May 9, 2012, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m., $20 non-residents/$10 residents ($10 scholarships are available) For more information or to register: call 207-730-5040 or visit scarborough.maineadulted.org/courses/course/preserve_the_harvest_handson_food_preservation_
Hot Water Bath Canning and Freezing in partnership with Bonny Eagle Adult Education, 92 Sokokis Trail, Buxton,
May 10, 2012, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m., $20 / per person($10 scholarships are available) For more information or to register: call 207-929-9185 or visit sad6.maineadulted.org/courses/course/preserving_the_harvest__handson_food_preservation_workshop312 Hot Water Bath Canning and Freezing, Hitchner Hall, University of Maine, Orono, May 10, 2012, 3:00 – 7:00 p.m., $10 / per person (scholarships are available) For more information or to register: call 207-942-7396
Baby Food Basics in partnership with Maine Medical Center
May 14th, 10 – 11 a.m. Falmouth LRC (5 Bucknam Rd.) – Falmouth $5/family
Making your own baby food is simpler than you think – and it can help you save a lot of money on your grocery bill. Join Kathy Savoie, MS, RD, from the UMaine Cooperative Extension to learn the basic steps for introducing solid foods to your baby. You’ll also get a hands-on demonstration of simple preparation techniques, learn tips for food safety and more.
http://www.mainehealth.org/mmc_body.cfm?id=3281&action=detail&ref=8921
Preserving the Harvest in partnership with Gorham Adult Ed
Tuesday, May 15th, Gorham Middle School, 5:30-8:30pm, $15
Need a solution to using all those great garden vegetables you raised or purchased at the farmer’s market? Canning and freezing them is easier than you think. Bring a pot holder and practice the basic steps for safe food preservation in this hands-on workshop. Kate McCarty is the Food Preservation and Food Safety Program Aide at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension office in Cumberland County.
To register http://gorham.maineadulted.org/courses/course/preserving_the_harvest
Grow Your Own Organic Garden in partnership with Gorham Adult Ed
Thursday, May 17th, 6:00-9:00pm, Gorham Middle School, $10
Are you concerned about the rising cost of food? Unsure what the term “certified organic” means? Interested in learning how to grow your own vegetables in sustainable manner? Join us for an evening workshop on how to grow your own garden. We’ll talk about the basics of soil science and how to enrich your soil to produce healthy, high-yielding plants. The course will also cover the basics of making and using compost, the principles of crop rotation and how to incorporate green manures and manage nutrients in the garden. Other topics will include how to tell the difference between cultivated plants and weeds, basic weed control strategies, and common insect pests and methods of natural insect control. Richard Brzozowski has served as an Extension Educator for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension since 1987. He is responsible for planning, implementing and evaluating educational programs for farmers and gardeners in Cumberland County. He currently serves on the Maine Master Gardener Development Board. To register http://gorham.maineadulted.org/courses/course/grow_your_own_organic_garden
Hot Water Bath Canning and Freezing, in partnership with Lewistoin Adult Education, Lewiston High School, 156 East Ave., Lewiston, May 17, 2012, 6:00 – 9:00 pm, $17 / per person ($10 scholarships are available) For more information or to register: call 207-795-4141 or visit www.lewistonadulted.org/courses.php?q=cooking
Annual Cumberland County Master Gardener’s Plant Sale
Saturday, May 19 from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm, Barron Center, 1145 Brighton Avenue, Portland
The sale features herbs, vegetable seedlings, geraniums, dahlias, houseplants, and rare perennials with Master Gardener volunteers on hand to share growing tips and advice. It is the largest fundraiser by the Cumberland County Master Gardeners each year. New this year will be shellfish compost by the bag from Pike Industries.
For more information, or to register, contact UMaine Extension at 1-800-287-1471 (207-781-6099)
FAMACHA, May 19, 9:00-11:00 am , $20, Windsor Fairgrounds, Windsor, Maine
FAMACHA workshops are designed to equip sheep and goat producers with the skills and knowledge to determine the degree of infection of Haemonchus contorutus (barber pole worm) in sheep and goats using blood color of the capillaries around the eye. The barber pole worm is a blood sucking internal parasite that is a common cause of death and poor-doing in small ruminants. The workshops will be presented by Dr. Thomas Settlemire and Dr. Richard Brzozowski. Participants will receive an information packet, record sheets and a FAMACHA card. One or more individuals from each farm are welcome to participate. Following the FAMCHA workshop there will be a free Microscope-use workshop at 11:00 am
Hot Water Bath Canning and Freezing in partnership with Noble Adult Education, Noble High School, Noble, May 21, 2012, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m., $22 per person ($10 scholarships are available) For more information or to register: call 207-676-3223 or visit noble.maineadulted.org/courses/course/preserving_the_harvest_sp12
Preserving the Harvest in partnership with Maine Medical Center FULL
Thursday, May 24th, 5:30 – 8:30 pm UMaine Regional Learning Center, $10/person
Rhubarb is one of Maine’s first spring foods and when it’s in season, more fruits and vegetables are soon to follow. This hands-on food preservation workshop, offered through the UMaine Cooperative Extension, will teach you the basic steps for canning and freezing rhubarb so you can enjoy it all season. Participants will will learn recommended methods for preserving foods safely. Please bring a potholder with you to the workshop. Everyone will leave with their own jar of rhubarb preserves!
To register http://www.mainehealth.org/mmc_body.cfm?id=3281&action=detail&ref=8914
Hot Water Bath Canning and Freezing in partnership with Bath Adult Ed, Bath, May 31, 2012, 5:30 – 8:30 pm, $17 per person($10 scholarships are available)
For more information or to register: call 207-443-8255 or visit bath.maineadulted.org/courses/course/preserving_the_harvest_handsonfood_preservation
June
Hot Water Bath Canning and Freezing in partnership with Ogunquit Adult Education, Wells High School, 200 Sanford Road
, Wells, June 2, 2012, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., $15 ($10 scholarships are available)
For more information or to register: call 207-646-4565 or visit wells-ogunquit.maineadulted.org/courses/course/preserving_the_harvest__handson_home_canning_and_freezing_workshop
FAMACHA, June 2, 2:00pm , $20, Windsor Fairgrounds, Windsor, Maine
FAMACHA workshops are designed to equip sheep and goat producers with the skills and knowledge to determine the degree of infection of Haemonchus contorutus (barber pole worm) in sheep and goats using blood color of the capillaries around the eye. The barber pole worm is a blood sucking internal parasite that is a common cause of death and poor-doing in small ruminants. The workshops will be presented by Dr. Thomas Settlemire and Dr. Richard Brzozowski. Participants will receive an information packet, record sheets and a FAMACHA card. One or more individuals from each farm are welcome to participate.
