Current Educational Programs and Resources
 

4-H and Youth

• Community & School 4-H Clubs

• 4-H Volunteer Development

• Resources and Information for 4-H Leaders and Volunteers

• 4-H Scholarships

• National Programs for Youth

• Curricula Enrichment for Schools

• School-based Leadership Programs

• Vaughn Island Environmental Camp

Contact: Jon Prichard, Extension educator
E-mail: jonp@umext.maine.edu
 

Farm and Garden

• Home Gardening & Workshops

• Composting Education
• Master Gardener Program
• New Farm Enterprises
• New Technologies
• Insect & Plant Disease Identification
• Marketing for Farms and Home Businesses
• Soil Testing
• Integrated Pest Management

Contact: Frank Wertheim, Extension educator
E-mail: frankw@umext.maine.edu
 

Nutrition and Food Safety

• Maine Family Nutrition Program

• Maine Senior Nutrition Program

• Nutrition Learn-by-Mail Program

• Food Safety

• Food Preservation

• Farmers’ Markets

Contact: Marion Browning, nutrition education professional
E-mail: mbrowning@umext.maine.edu

Families

• Parenting
• Self-esteem & Child Development
• The Gender Project
  • Turn Beauty Inside Out, Maine
• Building Strong Families
• York County Extension Homemakers

Contact: Aileen Fortune, Extension educator
E-mail: afortune@umext.maine.edu