WABI covers Rural Living Day
WABI (Channel 5) reported on the 22nd annual Rural Living Day held in Thorndike. The University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Waldo County Extension Association hosted the event that included workshops on topics such as building small homes, baking bread, birding, pasturing chickens, plant propagation, making maple sugar and candy, and growing berries in Maine. Proceeds from the event will allow Waldo County youth to attend Tanglewood 4-H Camp & Learning Center in Lincolnville. Organizers told WABI the day is a great way for people to learn about local industries. “We have the opportunity to teach people who want to learn from local speakers. We also get to take the funds to be able to send kids to camp and they can learn there,” said Vina Lindley, a food systems/youth development professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Waldo County.