University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Camps and Learning Centers will host April vacation day camps in Lincolnville and Tenants Harbor from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 19 through Friday, April 22. Campers at Tanglewood in Lincolnville, which is open to youth ages 4–12, take part in ecology-themed outdoor activities in the forest. […]
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The Maine Edge ran a press release about the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Waldo County Extension Association’s 22nd annual Rural Living Day on Saturday, April 2, at Mount View High School. Workshop topics will include building small homes, baking bread, birding, pasturing chickens, plant propagation, making maple sugar and candy and growing […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Waldo County Extension Association are hosting the 22nd annual Rural Living Day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 2 at Mount View High School, 577 Mount View Road, Thorndike. Workshops include building small homes, baking bread, birding, pasturing chickens, plant propagation, making maple sugar and candy, […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Grass Farmers Network (MGFN) will host the 12th annual Maine Grazing Conference 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Saturday, March 19 at Kennebec Valley Community College’s Alfond Campus, Route 201 N/Skowhegan Road, Hinckley. Keynote speaker Sarah Flack, whose new book “The Art and Science of Grazing” will be available this […]
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The University of Maine recognized 2,216 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the fall 2015 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 1,665 are from Maine, 468 are from 30 other states and 83 are from 25 countries other than the U.S. Listed below are students who received Dean’s List honors for […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tanglewood 4-H Camp and Learning Center in Lincolnville will host a February vacation day camp for children ages 5–12 that celebrates the outdoors. Participants will snowshoe, identify animal tracks and explore winter ecology through games and hands-on learning from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16 through Friday, Feb. […]
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNsU6LhJmG8&feature=youtu.be Transcript For 18 years, Jeff Walls of Stockton Springs has been on a mission to find a viable way to farm in Maine year-round. His solution? To farm using a method called organiponics. Organiponics combines gardening with hydroponics, a method of growing plants in water without soil. In Walls’ system, waste from rainbow trout […]
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The University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast will host a Holiday Open House from 4–6 p.m. Dec. 8. Prospective students and community members are invited to enjoy holiday cheer, tour the conference center, register for winter and spring classes, and learn more about current and future programs at the Hutchinson Center. Light refreshments will […]
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Jose Cordero III has been appointed the new assistant director for student and academic services at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. In his new role, Cordero will oversee student support services at the center, including academic advising, admissions, financial aid, academic accommodations, degree completion and career counseling. He also will play an […]
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The University of Maine Biocar Team is hitting the road November 8–13 to participate in the 2015 National Chem-E-Car competition at the University of Utah. The team — composed of 10 bioengineering students — will cheer for its car named Babe as it races against 36 unique chemically powered vehicles designed by teams from around […]
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