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SUMMARY:Meat & Poultry HACCP
DESCRIPTION:In this two and a half-day course you will learn the fundamentals of Meat and Poultry HACCP. The course provides participants with hands-on experience in developing a HACCP Plan. We welcome not only Meat and Poultry processors\, but also any other food processors seeking HACCP certification and knowledge. \n*This course is an International HACCP Alliance Accredited course. \nRegister for Meat and Poultry HACCP here! \nFor more information contact: Theresa Tilton at 207.942.7396\, 800.287.1485 (in Maine) or theresa.tilton@maine.edu.
URL:/calendar/event/meat-poultry-haccp/2026-03-31/
LOCATION:91±¬ÁĎ Cooperative Extension\, Penobscot County\, 307 Maine Avenue\, Bangor\, ME\, 04401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conferences & Workshops
ORGANIZER;CN="91±¬ÁĎ Cooperative Extension - Penobscot County":MAILTO:extension.penobscot@maine.edu
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SUMMARY:Thesis Defense: Corrin Doucette
DESCRIPTION:Corrin Doucette\, a candidate for the Master of Arts degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders\, will be defending her thesis titled “Autism Terminology: Perspectives from Autism Communities and Speech-Language Pathologists”. \nPlease contact corrin.doucette@maine.edu for a Zoom link.
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LOCATION:Dunn Hall – Room 315
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Seminars,Online Events,Student Activities
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SUMMARY:Buying & Selling Local: Farm Marketing Strategies and Wholesale Perspectives in Farmington
DESCRIPTION:Register for Buying and Selling Local here! \nAgenda\n\n9:30–10:00 a.m.: Registration\n10:00–11:00 a.m.: How to Develop a Marketing Strategy for Your Farm Business\n(Brett Johnson\, 91±¬ÁĎ Extension)\n11:00–11:45 a.m.: Finding Your Brand Voice\n(Heather Holland\, Somerset Soil and Water Conservation District)\n11:45 a.m.–12:30 p.m.: Lunch and networking\n12:30–1:15 p.m.: Wholesale Marketing and Best Practices Farmer Panel\n(Guest panel with local farmers)\n1:15–2:00 p.m.: Wholesale Buyers Panel\n(Guest panel with local business owners)\n2:00–2:45 p.m.: The Local Food Switchboard – a Maine based online platform for selling to institutional buyers\n2:45–3:00 p.m.: Wrap up\n\nFor more information or to request a reasonable accommodation\, please contact Nick Rowley\, nicholas.rowley@maine.edu.
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LOCATION:91±¬ÁĎ Farmington\, 111 South Street\, Farmington\, ME\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conferences & Workshops
ORGANIZER;CN="91±¬ÁĎ Cooperative Extension":MAILTO:extension@maine.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260331T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260331T160000
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UID:10007333-1774969200-1774972800@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Title II Tuesdays - Workshop Series
DESCRIPTION:These 30 minute overview sessions will cover what is needed to meet Title II requirements by format followed by an optional 30 minute Q&A/work block to work on your course content. CITL staff will be available to provide guidance or connect you to additional resources. Sometimes it just helps not working alone.  \nCome to one or come to all: \n\nTuesday March 31st @ 3:00pm: Tables & Spreadsheets\nTuesday April 7th @ 3:00pm: PDFs\nTuesday April 14th @ 3:00pm: Captions & Transcripts (Media)\nTuesday April 21st @ 3:00pm: Documents (Word and Google Docs)\nTuesday April 28th @ 3:00pm: Images and Alt-text\n\nLEARN MORE & REGISTER HERE \nThese sessions are general overviews\, and outline best practices. If you need more granular or idiosyncratic support please schedule a one-on-one consultation.
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CATEGORIES:Conferences & Workshops,Faculty/Staff Development,Online Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260331T180000
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SUMMARY:Spring Gardening Webinar Series: Helping Food Security from Your Backyard
DESCRIPTION:Home gardeners can play a meaningful role in strengthening local food security. This webinar will provide a brief overview of our Harvest for Hunger efforts and walk through the key steps\, from choosing what to grow and planting\, to harvesting\, distribution\, and reporting your donation at the end of the season. You’ll also hear from dedicated volunteers who grow extra food in their own gardens and donate it to food pantries and hunger relief programs. They will share practical tips for working with donation sites\, along with personal insights from their experiences. Whether you’re new to gardening or looking to maximize your garden’s impact\, this webinar will offer actionable guidance to help strengthen food security right from your backyard.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker info: \nKate Garland\, a 91±¬ÁĎ Cooperative Extension Horticulture Professional since 2010\, dedicates her efforts to enhancing gardening efficiency and skills. Through workshops\, newsletters\, and personalized guidance\, she empowers home\, school\, and community growers. Kate also supports Master Gardener Volunteers and Maine Harvest for Hunger Volunteers\, who are civic-minded individuals educating and serving the community through horticultural initiatives\, as well as addressing food insecurity through efficient growing\, gleaning\, and distribution efforts throughout the state. \nJane Traill is a Master Gardener Volunteer in Oxford County. \nRegistration is required with a sliding scale program fee for each webinar. Participants will receive the Zoom information after registering for a webinar. Check your email and let us know if you don’t receive it within 24 hours. Register for the Gardening Webinar Series: Helping Food Security from your Backyard here! \nAll sessions will be recorded unless otherwise noted\, and shared with participants in about a week following the event. If you are unable to attend the live session\, but would like to receive the recording and a resource list\, please register and be sure to include your email address. \nFor more information or to request a reasonable accommodation\, contact extension.gardening@maine.edu.
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CATEGORIES:Conferences & Workshops
ORGANIZER;CN="91±¬ÁĎ Cooperative Extension":MAILTO:extension@maine.edu
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SUMMARY:Maine Agriculture Mediation Program Spring Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Want to turn that bad feeling in the pit of your stomach and avoidance into a productive\, learning conversation at home and on the job?! Join our no-cost\, virtual book club focused on Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most (3rd Edition) written by communication experts and based on data from the Harvard Negotiation Project.  \nWhen are the Spring Sessions: \nMar-April Book Club Session: March 3\, 10\, 17\, 24 & 31 April 7 \non Tuesdays via Zoom – 7 to 8 PM \nEnroll here!\n \nWho Can Attend?\nThis book club is for the unique challenges faced by: \n\nLand & Sea Industry: Farmers\, fishermen\, industry workers\, and processors.\nIndustry Service providers who serve Maine’s food harvesters and producers.\nConflict Professionals: Mediators\, facilitators\, conflict resolution practitioners\, and students who support land & sea farmers\, fishermen\, and workers (or who plan to in the future!)\n\nWho will be facilitating the MAMP Book Club?\nLucy Wess\, MAMP Director\, and a person whose life has been forever changed by this text! \nElizabeth (Nancy) Neal\, MAMP Super Intern and Dairy Diva & Matriarch at Honey Brook Farm in Garland\, Maine. \nWhat You Will Learn:\nDifficult conversations often derail because we argue about who is right. This book club will invite you to learn and explore how to shift from blame to contribution and from certainty to curiosity. You will gain practical tools to: \n\nUntangle the Three Conversations: Understand the underlying structure of conflict (The “What Happened?”\, Feelings\, and Identity Conversations).\nManage Emotions: Effectively identify and handle your own strong feelings and those of others.\nStart Constructively: Learn how to open a conversation from a neutral “Third Story” to create a safe space for learning and problem-solving.\nImprove Outcomes: Move beyond simple agreement to build stronger personal and working relationships.\n\nLearning Platforms & Shared Spaces \n\nPlatform: Hosted on BrightSpace for weekly asynchronous (at your own pace) discussion boards with prompts to prime the pump!\nEngagement: Weekly live Zoom meet-ups for discussion\, activities\, skill practice\, case studies\, Q&A\, and more.\n\nImportant Details & Considerations \n \nBook Access: Participants are responsible for acquiring their own copy of Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most (3rd Edition) by Douglas Stone\, Bruce Patton\, and Sheila Heen. \n\nHard Copy: Love your wallet and the planet\, consider buying a used/ previously loved 3rd edition\nAudio Book: widely available across listening platforms\nIf you need financial support to access our winter book club text (in either format)\, please check that below\, and our MAMP staff will follow up with you directly to make.that.happen!\n\nTime Commitment: We encourage participants to commit to the full 6-week session they register for. \n\nReading: Expect to read approximately 40–60 pages per week.\nDiscussion Board: Plan for 15–30 minutes per week to post your thoughtful response to the prompt and engage with other participants’ posts on BrightSpace.\nZoom Meet-up: Plan for 60 minutes per week for the live discussion and skill practice session.\n\nConfidentiality: Participants agree to maintain the privacy and confidentiality of any sensitive personal or business examples shared by other members during discussions and Zoom meetings. \nTech Needs: You will need reliable internet connections\, a computer/tablet to access the BrightSpace platform\, and a microphone/webcam for the weekly Zoom meet-ups. \nAccommodations: If you need a reasonable accommodation\, including financial support to access our winter book club text (in either format)\, to participate in this course\, please contact Lucy Wess at lucille.wess@maine.edu
URL:/calendar/event/maine-agriculture-mediation-program-spring-book-club/2026-03-31/
CATEGORIES:Online Events
ORGANIZER;CN="91±¬ÁĎ Cooperative Extension":MAILTO:extension@maine.edu
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