Getting Started in Strawberry Production in Rockport

University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in partnership with Maine Coast Heritage Trust and Knox-Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District, is offering a workshop on getting started in strawberry production. Lesson with Q and A at Aldermere Farm Welcome Center, 20 Russell Ave. in Rockport, followed by a planting demonstration at Erickson Fields Preserve, 164 West St. in Rockport.

Are you interested in growing strawberries? Would this crop work well on your land?  Would strawberries give a bump to your bottom line?  This workshop is designed to help people who are interested in strawberry production as a home project or commercial enterprise.  Topics including basic site requirements, site preparation, production systems, plant selection, care of young plants, nutrient management and pest management will be presented by Dr. David Handley, Vegetable and Small Fruit Specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension.

David T. Handley is a Vegetable and Small Fruit Specialist and a Cooperating Professor of Horticulture for the University of Maine. He has been based at Highmoor Farm, the Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station in Monmouth, Maine, since 1983, where he carries out applied research regarding berry and vegetable variety evaluation, production techniques and pest management strategies.

Registration is required. Workshop event fee is $20.

This program was made possible through a partnership between the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Maine Coast Heritage Trust and Knox-Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District.

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For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Pamela Doherty at pamela.doherty@maine.edu, 207.832.0343.