The Camden Garden Club plans to host a free public Zoom presentation by Tom Atwell at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, on the new invasive plants list in Maine. Participants can learn about the do-not sell list and explain why plants some people like were put on it, the reasons for the list, and some […]
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Center to host talk with Penobscot Nation director Feb. 27
Talk will be held remotely via Zoom and in person.
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Damariscotta center to host live webinar with 2 economists Feb. 23
Damariscotta’s Frances Perkins Center plans this month to host an online webinar, “Ending Economic Inequality: New Pathways to Shared Prosperity,” with audience questions and answers. The event will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, with two economists who work to solve the issues causing today’s high cost of economic inequality. Joseph Stiglitz and […]
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Camden club to host Zoom talk on plant secrets Feb. 21
The Camden Garden Club is scheduled to host a free Zoom presentation 10-11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21 on the topic of “Sugar, Sex & Poison: Shocking Plant Secrets Caught on Camera.” Speaker Bill Cullina will discuss how this world of pollen, poisons, pigments, pheromones, sugars and sex translates to sound organic practices from which all […]
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Department to hold meeting on urban agriculture, innovative production
The U.S. Department of Agriculture encourages urban producers, innovative producers and other stakeholders to virtually attend the fourth public meeting of the Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production, set for Thursday, Feb. 23. The meeting is set for 3:30-6 p.m. To attend, register by Feb. 23 at usda.gov/partnerships/federal-advisory-committee-urban-ag. USDA will share the […]
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Extension to offer Recipe to Market workshop online Feb. 15
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering an online workshop for entrepreneurs and farmers interested in starting a home-based, specialty food business in Maine. The workshop is scheduled for 9 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Feb. 15. Recipe to Market is a multidisciplinary program intended to introduce participants to key topics that an […]
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Camden club to host horticulturist at Feb. 14 Zoom talk
The Camden Garden Club is set to host a free public Zoom presentation at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14 on the topic of yardscaping. This program is the third in the club’s 55th Winter Horticulture Series, held in partnership with the Camden Public Library. Through the talk, Maine State Horticulturist Gary Fish aims to inspire […]
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Orono center to host talk on conservation work challenges Feb. 13
ORONO — The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine plans to host a free talk, “A Career in Conservation: Frequent retooling required!,” at 3 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13. The talk will be offered both remotely via Zoom and in person at 107 Norman Smith Hall on the UMaine […]
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Tuition-free February classes cover career, business, financial education
New Ventures Maine plans this month to offer tuition-free workshops and classes in career, business and financial education. Self-paced, interactive-online, and in-person workshops are designed to help people in Maine gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence to start a business, build a career and manage money, according to a news release from Jennifer DeJoy, communications […]
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Extension 4-H to begin online club about algae March 7
Required registration closes Feb. 10.