Environmental Horticulture Student Lecture Series - Page Farm and Home Museum, Orono
- 3/20 - Medicinal Plants for the Home Garden; Five Ways to Make Your Home Garden More Sustainable; Creating Pervious Surfaces in the Landscape; Organic Milk: Is it worth the price?
- 3/22 - Cut Flowers; Pathogen Biology and Mitigation in Small-Scale Plant Production; Multipurpose Trees for Arid Lands
- 3/27 - Grafting Tomatoes; Edible Wild Plants in Maine; Interiorscapes
- 3/29 - Native Plants in Maine; Forest Gardening; Pros and Cons of Synthetic, Organic, and Natural Lawn Care Techniques
- 4/3 - Small-scale Mushroom Production; Sustainable Viticulture in Cold Climates; Plant Propagation by Stem Cuttings: Instructions for the Home Gardener; Root Cellaring: Enjoying the Fruits of Summer in Winter
- 4/5 - Green Roofs; Xeriscaping; Bio-controls for the Home Garden
Thursday, March 15th 9:30-1:30pm, Kids Can Grow Train-the-Trainer Workshop
Volunteers and youth service agency staff are invited to a training on the Kids Can Grow experiential youth gardening program model. The training is intended to give you the training and associated documents to help you start a new pilot program in your area. The program works best when staff and volunteers can work together as a team to assure a low teacher/student ratio. Agencies and volunteers are encouraged to attend as a small team to assist in planning a program for this season. The training is free but pre-registration is required by March 12.
Through Kids Can Grow, youth grow their own vegetables, flower and herbs in small 3-foot by 5-foot raised bed gardens using square foot gardening methods as a garden planning tool.
Kids Can Grow Training Brochure
Friday, March 16th, Boston Flower Show Bus Trip
The Bangor Garden Club is sponsoring its "Day Trip to the Boston Flower and Garden Show". Join us for an inspirational day for "FIRST IMPRESSIONS" among beautiful flowers and plants. An added bonus for us this day is John Gidding, Host of HGTV's Curb appeal: The Block. He will be presenting two lectures, 11:30 am and 2:30 pm.
Bangor Garden Club is a social, working and educational group of folks who suggest that you make your ticket reservations at your earliest convenience. Cyr Bus seats fill quickly.
Boston Flower Show Bus Trip Brochure
Tuesday, March 20th, 7-8:30PM - Equinox Owl Walk - Hirundo Wildlife Refuge, Old Town
Local birder Paul Markson guides you through the field and forest, listening and looking for Barred, Saw-whet and Great Horned Owls. Grab your flashlight, dress warm, bring a snack and enjoy this evening out. Depending on weather conditions bring snowshoes or reserve a pair with us, when making your reservation. Directions to Hirundo Wildlife Refuge.
Thursday, March 22nd, 9-10am - Comparing Human, Animal and Diesel Power for Vegetable Production: Land - Labor - Energy; Kenneth Mulder - UMaine Memorial Union Bumps Room
For more information, contact Eric Gallandt, [email protected], or Constanza Ocampo-Raeder, [email protected]
Thursday, March 29th, 3-4:30pm - The Taste of Place: How Terrior is Being Scrambled by Climate Change; Gary Nabhan - UMaine Minsky Recital Hall For more information, contact Eric Gallandt, [email protected], or Constanza Ocampo-Raeder, [email protected]
Saturday, March 31st, Rural Living Day - Mt.View School Thorndike, ME
Choose three workshops from a wide array of offerings including "Raising Ducks and Geese for Meat Production" to "Mulching with Organic Materials". Register here by March 26th
Wednesday, April 11th, The Food System of the Northeast: Current Capacity and Future Potential; Tim Griffin - UMaine Memorial Union Bangor Room
For more information, contact Eric Gallandt, [email protected], or Constanza Ocampo-Raeder, [email protected]
Saturday, April 14th, High Tunnel Workshop, Thompson Free Library Dover-Foxcroft, ME: Jerry Doxtader, a Dexter farmer who uses organic practices, to present a workshop about high tunnels (hoop houses) and row covers to extend the growing season and to help control garden pests. 10am until noon. Jerry will be setting up a small high tunnel on the library lawn for a demonstration piece. Sponsored by the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District. FMI contact Lynn Lubas, 564-2321 Ext. 3 or [email protected]
Saturday, April 28th, Maine School Garden Day 2012 - Buckfield Jr./Sr. HS
Teachers and educators from schools across the state will be participating in this event promoting school gardens. In 2011, over 100 educators attended this event in Waldoboro.
Classes will focus on topics such as How to start a School Garden, How to grow crops in Maine year-round, What crops to grow, and How much to plant. Through a partnership with Oxford County Cooperative Extension and the Maine School Garden Network, Maine Ag in the Classroom is pleased to offer this timely program for educators that are interested in starting or growing a garden program. Find more information on our website.
Saturday, April 29, 1-2:30pm - Invasive Plants and Native Lookalikes, Part 1 - Hirundo Wildlife Refuge, Old Town
Learn to recognize the most common invasive shrubs & trees and how to distinguish them from the native lookalikes. Dr. Berg Stack's program includes invasive plant management strategies for homeowners, and suggestions on alternative plants for landscaping and wildlife benefit. Bring a hand lens or magnifying glass & tree/shrub identification book if you have them. Part II will take place on June 3, 1:00 - 2:30PM and focus on herbaceous invasive plants, reproduction and seed dispersal. Event is free and open to all ages. Suggested donation $4 dollars for adults, school-aged children are free. Reservations and cancellations requested, call 207-944-9259 or 207-827-2230. Directions to Hirundo Wildlife Refuge.
Saturday, May 5, 10am-noon - Apple Tree Pruning Demonstration at Hirundo Wildlife Refuge, Old Town
We will demonstrate the renovation of old apple trees to improve their appearance and ability to bear fruit. Apple trees that have not been pruned in the recent past generally have a crowded canopy of branches that bear fruit sparsely. As part of this class, we will demonstrate the type of pruning that promotes a flowering and fruiting habit and the steps involved in beginning the renovation process. The class will be led by Renae Moran, University of Maine Tree Fruit Specialist. Glen Koehler of the UMaine Extension Pest Management Office will also be on board to discuss preventing pest damage to apple trees and fruit.
Free. No registration required. Directions to Hirundo Wildlife Refuge.
Thursday, May 10th, 3pm (rain date: Friday, May 11th, 3pm) - Building a Raised Bed, Part 1 of Gardening with Raised Bed Series
UMaine Extension Piscataquis County Office, Court House Complex, 165 East Main Street, Dover-Foxcroft. The garden is to the left of the building. To register for sessions, please call the office at (207) 564-3301 or email [email protected] with your name, address, and phone number.
Thursday, June 7th, 3pm (rain date: Friday, June 8th, 3pm) - Starting your Garden, Part 2 of Gardening with Raised Bed Series (see May 10th program listing for details)
Thursday, July 12th, 3pm (rain date: Friday, July 13th, 3pm) - Caring for your Garden, Part 3 of Gardening with Raised Bed Series (see May 10th program listing for details)
July 16-28, 2012 - Permaculture Design Course offered by ESTIA; The International EcoPeace Community, Bucksport, Maine
A Permaculture Design Course (PDC) offers an in depth study of the theory of permaculture as a design sytstem for sustainable agriculture and ecological human settlement. Participants of the course will then implement their knowledge at the Estia Epicenter permaculture site in Bucksport, Maine. Charles & Julia Yelton are students of the co-founder of Permaculture, Bill Mollison. Meals, facilities, and tent sites will be provided. The course fee is $1,200 with a $400 deposit due by March 15th and the remainder due May 1st. Click here for a more detailed description of the course or contact [email protected]
Thursday, August 9th, 3pm (rain date: Friday, August 10th, 3pm) - Using Your Harvest with special guest Felicia Dumont, Part 4 of Gardening with Raised Bed Series (see May 10th program listing for details)
Thursday, September 13th, 3pm (rain date: Friday, September 14th, 3pm) - Preserving your Harvest with special guest Jane Conroy, Extension Educator; Part 3 of Gardening with Raised Bed Series (see May 10th program listing for details)