Between volunteering to help the RSU 9 food pantry and setting up monthly programs for the residents at Edgewood Manor, Franklin County Extension Homemakers are keeping themselves busy throughout the year.
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Vegetable specialists to offer webinar for home gardeners April 4
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension is scheduled to offer a webinar for home gardeners on growing tomatoes, peppers, melons and more from 6-7:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 4. The presentation will offer simple tips and tricks to save time and improve yields. Peyton Ginakes, Extension research associate, and Mark Hutton, Extension vegetable specialist, will […]
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Franklin County Extension plans shiitakes workshop
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension plans to offer a workshop on shiitake mushroom production at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 5. The workshop, to be held at Franklin County Extension Office, 138 Pleasant St., is for anyone interested in learning how mushrooms grow or how to grow their own. Nick Rowley, Extension sustainable […]
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4-H to introduce youth to ecosystems, community science starting April 12
Required registration closes Friday, March 31.
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Healthy gardens webinar set for March 28
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s webinar to help home gardeners select healthy plants for their garden is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 28. Healthy Gardens Start with Healthy Plants will offer tips on how to evaluate plants prior to purchasing and assess the health of mail-order plants when they arrive. Participants can […]
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South Paris-based extension to offer Swine 101 workshop
SOUTH PARIS — University of Maine Cooperative Extension Oxford County is set to hold a workshop on raising swine from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, March 27, at the UMaine Extension office, 9 Olson Road. Dr. Colt Knight, UMaine Extension state livestock specialist, will present Swine 101, a two-hour primer on raising pastured pork. […]
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Cooperative Extension covers the basics of raising pigs
Colt Knight, state livestock specialist at UMaine’s Cooperative Extension, offered a class on raising pigs on Friday, Mar. 3. The seminar offered insight on everything a person needs to know on raising pigs, from piglets to boars.
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Cooperative Extension 4-H in need of volunteers
UMaine Cooperative Extension’s 4-H program is ramping up with COVID-19 restrictions dying down, but volunteers are needed to help the programs thrive.
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Cooperative Extension adds new educator to roster
Bella Russo is joining UMaine Cooperative Extension in Franklin County as a new community education assistant, specializing in Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program [EFNEP].
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Reinvigorating old apple trees workshop coming to Wilton
The University of Maine Cooperative Extension will have their own Nick Rowley team up with Senator Russell Black to host a workshop on rejuvenating old apple trees in Wilton on March 4.