Learn about edible mushrooms in this introduction to mushroom foraging with Director of University of Maine's School of Biology & Ecology, Seanna Annis. Instructor: Dr. Seanna Annis Space is limited. Pre-registration is required. Members get a 10% discount. Please contact the office to purchase tickets: 207-974-6278 info@maineforestandloggingmuseum.org

Fabulous midway. Horse & Ox pulling. Harness Racing. It’s almost time for the 2024 Cumberland Fair!  Check out our event schedule:  Daily Schedule of Events 2024 and see what we have planned for you! Join us in celebrating Agriculture with “Meet the Farmers” events throughout the fairgrounds all week. Questions about the Fair?  check out our (Answers […]

Mushroom expert, David Spahr will introduce the class to wild mushroom foraging. Tools, equipment,safety and best practices will be reviewed. David is the author of Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms of New England and Eastern Canada. He has foraged since the mid 1950s. Instructor: David Spahr Space is limited. Pre-registration is required. Members get a 10% […]

Join us for a day of giving back to nature at Hirundo Wildlife Refuge's Fall Stewardship Day! Grab your work gloves and bring your enthusiasm as we come together to care for the trails and landscapes that make our refuge special. We'll be painting trail blazes, clearing paths, and sprucing up the area to keep […]

Join us for this very special event where we have gathered some of the amazing minds in Maine working alongside livestock to preserve heritage breeds and farming techniques! We will have live demonstrations of the following: Packing with Goats Rat Hunting with Terriers Livestock Guardian Dogs AND MORE TBA IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BEING […]

"Maine's Blue Ribbon Classic" – While not an organization or event affiliated with the Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station, we seek to support and promote agriculture across Maine.

You are invited to a seminar this week on Thursday, Oct 3rd at 2 pm in Norman Smith Hall Room 107. This seminar is a Growers Panel that features a conversation with three farms in Maine: American Unagi, Brodis Blueberries, and Hart Farm. During the conversation, these growers will tell us about themselves and the niches they fill in Maine's food […]