University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer two free, in-person workshops in October for farmers, farm workers, fishers and foresters with a focus on body mechanics, injury prevention, movement, health and wellness. The Safe Labor–Movement workshops are from 9–11 a.m. Oct. 9 at Triple Chick Farm, 1142 Maine Route 102, Bar Harbor; and Oct. 16 […]
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The 4-H Livestock Auction at the Cumberland Fair will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 4:30 p.m. in the show arena at the Cumberland Fairgrounds, 197 Blanchard Road. Baby beef, market lambs and market hogs raised by local 4-H members will be auctioned off. All money goes directly to the 4-H student who raised […]
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News Center Maine reported that thanks to a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency, the Cumberland County Soil and Water Conservation District and the University of Maine have a program where an environmental steward will come and get a soil sample from home gardens to test for lead contamination at the UMaine soil lab.
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Tholia Hallett, an accounting and finance student from Falmouth, Maine, has always enjoyed working with numbers and knew she wanted to study business. Hallet’s summer internship at Tyler Technologies, her second one with the company, gave her a peek at what her future career could look like. Read the full story about Hallet’s internship on […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will hold a free Tidewater Farm field day 5–6:30 p.m. Aug. 18. at the Tidewater Farm demonstration gardens in Falmouth. Hands-on demonstrations about deadheading and extending the season include best practices for annuals and perennials, as well as late-season vegetables to plant and protections against frost. UMaine Extension staff and […]
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Isabelle Hallagan, a rising senior from Falmouth, Maine, has only been a part of the Best Buddies program at UMaine since her junior year but fell in love with it quickly. Her experience through the program has led her to be elected president for the upcoming school year as well as land her a summer […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer the ServSafe Food Protection Manager course and certification exam 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Aug. 3 at the UMaine Extension office, 75 Clearwater Drive Suite 104, Falmouth. Registration closes July 22. The $140 fee includes all materials. Register and find more details on the program page. Participants will receive the […]
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A Field Day at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Gardens at Tidewater Farm in Falmouth will be held from 5–6:30 p.m., Thursday, July 21. The free public event is an opportunity to learn about Tidewater Farm and engage with the gardens through hands-on demonstrations led by UMaine Extension staff and Master Gardener Volunteers. Demonstrations […]
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University of Maine Extension staff and volunteers will lead a hands-on, interactive program to teach youth ages 9 and up how to grow and preserve the garden’s harvest. The 4-H Kids Can Can program will be held from 9–11 a.m. on Wednesdays, July 20–Aug. 17. Each session will begin in Extension’s Tidewater Gardens in Falmouth, […]
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Editor’s note: Story updated July 7. The Division of Music in the University of Maine School of Performing Arts is celebrating its 50th annual Maine Summer Youth Music Camp this July, returning to its traditional in-person, residential experience after two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. The camp, led by Christopher White, UMaine director of bands, […]
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