University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer weekly garden tours from 5:30–7 p.m. every Thursday from Aug. 5–26 at the UMaine Extension Gardens at Tidewater Farm, Farm Gate Road, Falmouth. Each tour features a different topic and begins with the cut flower garden, followed by growing herbs in Maine, native plants for the Maine garden, […]
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The National AgrAbility Project is hosting a five-session virtual conference for veterans in agriculture from 1–2:30 p.m. on July 27 and Aug. 3, 7, 10 and 24. Veterans Harvest: A Virtual Conference for Veterans in Agriculture will feature Maine AgrAbility veteran outreach coordinator Anne Devin on Aug. 10 with “Programming for Veterans in Agriculture: How […]
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Effective July 19, the MaineCard Service Center will move from Memorial Union to Hilltop, Room 103L.
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering multiple workshops about green bean preservation on July 22. A Lunch and Learn workshop to be held from noon–12:30 p.m., July 22 at the Piscataquis County office, 165 East Main St., Dover-Foxcroft, will feature a demonstration about freezing green beans and discussion of safe and tested recipes for […]
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Two representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service will discuss price reporting for Maine agricultural commodities from 10 a.m.–noon July 22 at Dysart’s Restaurant, 1110 Broadway, Bangor. The event, hosted by University of Maine Cooperative Extension, also will be available live online. Gauging interest from Maine producers for current market price reports […]
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The University of Maine Early College Program, in partnership with UMaine Cooperative Extension, will offer a three-credit course in outdoor leadership for high school students this summer. KPE 265: Outdoor and Adventure Activities will run July 26–Aug. 6 at the University of Maine 4-H Center at Bryant Pond. The course is tuition free for Maine […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension was one of several organizations that surveyed farmers and agriculture service providers in 2020 to determine the stressors being experienced during the pandemic and what practices might best help Maine farms recover. Findings from some of those surveys will be shared during a virtual “Ag Survey Results Panel Discussion” 1–3 […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer an in-person workshop on propagating plants from 9–10:30 a.m. July 13 in the Demonstration Garden at Rogers Farm. Rain date is July 20. “Plant Propagation Workshop,” presented by Bryan Peterson, associate professor of environmental horticulture, will cover the basic best practices for propagating perennial plants, including shrubs from […]
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The Mid-Coast Salon exhibit “Art Matters” opens Aug. 4 at the H. Allen and Sally Fernald Art Gallery at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The show, on display at the center, 80 Belmont Ave., Belfast, is free and open to the public from 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Monday–Friday through Sept. 30. A free […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is offering a new hands-on summer learning series focused on Maine agriculture for ages 12–18. Participants in the four-session “4-H Fridays on the Farm” program will take a tour of each participating farm’s operations, gain hands-on experience and learn what different farms across the state contribute to the Maine […]
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