University of Maine Cooperative Extension will hold a hands-on class to discuss and demonstrate how to safely preserve meat 6–9 p.m. Aug. 18 at the Extension office in Presque Isle, 57 Houlton Road.  Whether working with venison, beef, chicken or seafood, preserving meat is a way to add food to the pantry or freezer for read more UMaine Extension shows how to preserve meat, fish Aug. 18