Educational Programs
Fourth Annual Backyard Locavore Day
4-H/Youth Development
Programs available
- 4-H Club Program in Cumberland County
- After-school 4-H in Cumberland County
- Embryology Project
- Farm Tractor Safety
- Staff and Volunteer Development opportunities
Agriculture
Programs available
- Soil Testing, Manure Analysis and Compost Analysis
- Sampling Tools (soil and forage – available for loan – please contact us at 1-800-287-1471)
- Plant Tissue Analysis
- Farming as a Business
- Hobby Farming
- Beekeeping Courses – 2012 Beginner & Intermediate Beekeeping Courses have already begun. Please contact colleen.hoyt@maine.edu to be put on our interest list and notified of any upcoming bee classes.
- Marketing Informational Assistance
- Farm Tractor Safety Course
- Agricultural/Farm Facility Plans are available by contacting us at 1-800-287-1471
- Farm Based Enterprise Information (herb growers/dairy farmers/beef farmers) Contact richard.brzozowski@maine.edu
- Sheep and Wool Producer Programs
- Maine Sheep Shearers List – February 2012
- Sustainable Sheep Production Skills and Knowledge List
- Sheep Footrot Research Project
- Goat Producer Programs (Meat, Milk or Fiber)
- Disbudder available for loan (for baby goats) contact us at 1-800-287-1471
- Poultry Producer Programs (Meat or Eggs)
- Farmers Market Support
- Farming with Disabilities (AgrAbility)
Forestry and Wildlife
Programs available
More about Forestry and Wildlife
Be sure to visit our
Gardening
Programs available
- Master Gardener Volunteer Program – The application process for 2012 is complete and applications for 2013 will be sent out in November 2012. E-mail colleen.hoyt@maine.edu to be placed on the interest list.
- Master Gardener Volunteers
- Hort Shorts & More
- Portland Flower Show
- Student Essay Contest
- Portland Flower Show Plant Auctions
- Extension courses offered through Gorham Adult Ed
- Are you a frustrated gardener with insect pest problems in your yard, flower, or vegetable garden?: Guinea Fowl May Be the Solution
- Pest Identification and Information Services
- Plant Disease Diagnosis
- Beekeeping Course – 2012 Beginner & Intermediate Beekeeping Courses have already begun. Please contact colleen.hoyt@maine.edu to be put on our interest list and notified of any upcoming bee classes.
- Garden Angel Program (assistance for older gardeners/disabled gardeners)
- Maine Harvest for Hunger
- Maine Home Garden News
Maine Extension Homemakers Council
Nutrition and Food
Programs available
- Eat Well Nutrition Education Program
- 10 Steps to Good Nutrition: Eat Well-by-Mail Program
- Food Safety Training for Volunteer Quantity Cooks and Food Pantries
- Food Preservation Hands-on Workshops
- Master Food Preserver Course
