UMaine Extension virtual May 12 event will cover management practices during COVID-19 outbreak.
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Raising backyard poultry class offered May 11
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a free online overview of raising backyard poultry from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 11, via Zoom, according to a news release from the UMaine Extension in Orono. Designed for the beginning or prospective backyard and small-scale poultry producers, participants can gain a general understanding of providing […]
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UMaine Extension offers facts on fiddleheads, recipes for rhubarb
University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Orono offers information to help find, grow, use, preserve, and store in-season fruits and vegetables in Maine, according to a news release from Kathy Savoie with the extension. Seasonal favorites for May include: • #4198 Facts on Fiddleheads; • #4060 Facts on Edible Wild Greens in Maine; and • […]
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UMaine Extension 4-H plans healthy living workshop May 5
4-H members selected for the National 4-H Healthy Living Summit will host the online event.
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UMaine Extension offers farmer sessions online by phone each Friday
University of Maine Cooperative Extension Weekly Maine Farm Zoom sessions have been moved to 10-11 a.m. each Friday. The meetings are a way for farmers and farm service providers to ask questions, get answers and share information during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a news release from the Orono extension office. Instructions for joining the […]
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UMaine Extension offers new resources on conducing seedling sales
ORONO — With planting season for gardeners and growers on the horizon, University of Maine Cooperative Extension offers a new collection of resources for retailers and farmers’ markets on seedling sales to the general public. Resources were compiled in collaboration with the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, and the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation […]
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UMaine Extension updates backyard poultry resources
University of Maine Cooperative Extension is featuring new publications on an updated webpage of resources for backyard poultry keepers on its website extension.umaine.edu. New and updated bulletins available for free download include: • #2219 Giving chicks a good start; • #2221 Simple Steps to Starting Healthy Chicks in Maine; and • #2222 Nutrition for backyard chicken flocks in […]
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UMaine Extension offers new online resource for gardeners
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension has a new online resource designed to encourage all the gardeners who are waiting for warmer weather and soil ready for planting, according to a news release from the UMaine Extension. Every week, “Growing Maine Gardeners” at extension.umaine.edu features a new activity and video demonstration suitable for all […]
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UMaine Extension offers e-commerce, other marketing ideas for farms
ORONO — In this time of physical distancing from others, farmers in Maine have been using alternative methods to market to their customers, including social media, online farm stores and directories, and other tools, according to a news release from the UMaine Extension. In support of growers and producers developing alternative marketing methods, University of […]
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UMaine Extension publications provide useful information related to COVID-19 pandemic
University of Maine Cooperative Extension offers a wide selection of publications relevant during the COVID-19 pandemic, including some newly developed to address specific concerns during this time, according to a news release from the extension. New publications include: • #4103 Social Distancing: What is it? Why do it? And How to Make the Time at […]