The Portland Press Herald reported master beekeepers Jack Hildreth, Peter Richardson and Chris Rogers will lead two beginner beekeeping schools at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension office in Falmouth. One class will be held on five consecutive Thursdays from Oct. 16 through Nov. 13, and another from Feb. 5 through March 5. Hildreth and […]
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Marketing for Business Success is a four-part workshop beginning 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16 at Eastern Maine Development Corporation (EMDC), 40 Harlow St., Bangor. Remaining sessions meet Nov. 13, Dec. 11 and Jan. 14, sponsored by University of Maine Cooperative Extension and EMDC. In the first session, Jim McConnon, UMaine Extension business and […]
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Got a great design idea for a poultry coop? The University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Poultry Growers Association (MPGA) are accepting entries for the 2015 Maine Poultry Coop Contest until Saturday, Nov. 1. The contest is to recognize poultry keepers — hobbyists and farmers from Maine — who have valuable and creative ideas […]
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The Boston Globe article “To preserve access to Maine island, they may have to buy it,” details the campaign to raise money so Maine Coast Heritage Trust can purchase High Island, the site of Blueberry Cove, University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s 4-H summer camp. The land trust would preserve the 22-acre island off the coast […]
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The Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel carried the announcement about the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Maine’s Poultry Coop Contest. Nov. 1 is the deadline for entries for the contest, which seeks to recognize poultry keepers who have creative ideas for coop use and design.
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James Dill, a pest management specialist at University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was quoted in a Kennebec Journal story about Question 2 on the Nov. 4 ballot. Question 2 asks voters: “Do you favor an $8 million bond to support Maine agriculture, facilitate economic growth in natural resource based industries, and monitor human health threats […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a two-part workshop on pasture and forage management 4:30–6:30 p.m., Oct. 15, at Aldermere Farm, 70 Russell Ave., Rockport, and 5:30–7:30 p.m., Oct. 22, at the UMaine Extension office, 377 Manktown Road, Waldoboro. Cost is $20 for the workshop, which is for people who manage forage or pasture […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a course designed for educators and others interested in creating and maintaining school gardens. The class meets 4:30–7 p.m. Oct. 21, Oct. 28, Nov. 4, Nov. 18, Nov. 25 and Dec. 2, at South Berwick Central School, 197 Main St., South Berwick. Each class will focus on a […]
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“Rockets to the Rescue!” is the theme of the 4-H Science Saturday workshop from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Oct. 25, at the University of Maine Foster Center for Student Innovation and Emera Astronomy Center. In light of recent disasters such as Typhoon Haiyan, participants will be challenged to design and build an aerodynamic food […]
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Sarah Redmond, a marine extension agent for Maine Sea Grant at the University of Maine’s Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research, was featured in an MSNBC Originals video about beer made with seaweed at the Marshall Wharf Brewing Co. in Belfast, Maine. When Marshall Wharf first considered brewing a beer with seaweed, Redmond provided the company […]
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