A hands-on workshop featuring gardening and culinary skills is scheduled for 5-7 p.m. Monday, June 27. It will be held at the UMaine Extension Master Gardener Volunteers demonstration garden, University of Maine Rogers Farm, 914 Bennoch Road, Old Town. According to a news release from University of Maine Cooperative Extension, this garden-to-table workshop begins at […]
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4-H summer learning series to kick off July 5
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H plans to offer its hands-on virtual summer learning series from Tuesday, July 5 to Friday, Aug. 5. More than 20 workshops will be open to all youth aged 5 to 18 years old. The UMaine Extension 4-H Summer Learning Series includes hands-on workshops in the fields of […]
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Bobolink habitat walk, workshop set for June 17 in Orono
A guided walk through bobolink habitat is planned for 9-11 a.m. Friday, June 17, at Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station’s Witter Farm Park Street Fields in Orono. A workshop will be led by Amber Roth, assistant professor of forest wildlife management at the University of Maine; Livia Raulinaitis, Maine pollinator and beneficial insect conservation […]
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Wild blueberry field days meeting set for June 14
University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s wild blueberry field days meeting is scheduled for 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 14 at Brodis Blueberries, 87 Jones Hill Road in Hope. The Midcoast IPM field meeting will focus on pest and crop management and large-scale mulching. UMaine Extension wild blueberry specialist and University of Maine assistant professor […]
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Extension to offer recipes to freeze berries, make jam, jellies
ORONO — Freezing berries in season and making low-sugar homemade jams and jellies are some of the ways to increase access to a year-round supply of local foods, cut back on sugar and reduce grocery bills. University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator Kathy Savoie demonstrates techniques for freezing strawberries in an easy-to-follow video, as well […]
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Astronomy center to host summer camp for youth
ORONO — The Versant Power Astronomy Center plans to host a free summer camp for ages 10 to 14 through What-If Hypothetical Implementations in Minecraft. The National Science Foundation-funded research project and interdisciplinary collaboration is dedicated to attracting young people to science through cutting-edge and impactful informal learning, according to a news release from the […]
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UMaine to offer free STEM college course to high school students
ORONO — Registration is open for a tuition-free innovative four-week college STEM research course for qualified high school students (rising 11th–12th grade), scheduled to offered by the University of Maine from July 18 through Aug. 11 in Orono. Sections of this course are offered at the UMaine Hutchinson Center and UMaine Machias on the same […]
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Maine Bicycle coalition to hold Women’s Ride June 4
The Women’s Ride is scheduled for Saturday, June 4, in at least 16 different communities across Maine, according to a news release from the Bicycle Coalition of Maine. “After receiving overwhelmingly positive feedback last year, we’re excited to bring back this statewide Women’s Ride format in 2022,” said Bicycle Coalition of Maine Event Director Colleen […]
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Orono extension to host interactive Maine plant sales map
ORONO — May and early June mark the planting season in Maine gardens, and the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers program is again hosting an interactive plant sales map. The 2022 Spring Plant Sale Fundraisers in Maine map listings are alphabetical by date. Find more information about the map and how to […]
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UMaine 4-H to introduce teens to adulting concepts in June
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H plans to offer a short-term online 4-H club for youth ages 13-18 about basic adult life skills at 4 p.m. Wednesdays, June 22 through July 27. Required registration closes Monday, June 6. The 4-H Adulting 101 Series will introduce basic adult life skills by exploring a different topic each […]