Maine
2024 Maine Pasture Walk Series
Five events, all of which will start at 11 a.m., will be held
University of Maine Cooperative Extension welcomes local farmers, service providers, and Ag stakeholders to participate in the 2024 Maine Pasture Walk Series. (photo University of Maine Cooperative Extension)
ORONO, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension welcomes local farmers, service providers, and Ag stakeholders to participate in the 2024 Maine Pasture Walk Series.
Five events, all of which will start at 11 a.m., will be held on the following days and farms:
- The Milkhouse, 445 South Monmouth Road in Monmouth, on Jul 10.
- Springside Farm, 577 Anson Valley Road in New Vineyard, on Jul 23.
- Faithful Venture Farm, 17 Borough Road in Searsmont, on Aug 06.
- The Wolfe’s Neck Center, 184 Burnett Road in Freeport, on Aug 13.
- Grace Pond Farm, 530 Main Street in Thomaston, on Aug 20.
Attendees will learn about dairy production systems, pasture management, forage species identification, climate-smart practices, regenerative grazing, and more from forage producers and Assistant Extension Professor Jaime Garzon.
The 2024 Maine Pasture Walk Series is open and free for all participants. Visit the event webpage for more information and registration. To request a reasonable accommodation, please contact Melissa Babcock at 207.581.2788 or melissa.libby1@maine.edu.
About University of Maine Cooperative Extension: As a trusted resource for over 100 years, Extension has supported UMaine’s land and sea grant public education role by conducting community-driven, research-based programs in every Maine county. UMaine Extension seeks to build thriving communities and grow the food-based economy, focusing on aspects from production and processing to nutrition, food safety and food security. Extension also conducts the most successful out-of-school youth educational program in Maine through 4-H which offers hands-on projects in areas like health, science, agriculture and civic engagement and creates a positive environment where participants are encouraged to take on proactive leadership roles.
About the University of Maine: As Maine’s only public research university and a Carnegie R1 top-tier research institution, the University of Maine advances learning and discovery through excellence and innovation. Founded in 1865 in Orono, UMaine is the state’s land, sea and space grant university with a regional campus at the University of Maine at Machias. Our students come from all over the world and work with faculty conducting fieldwork around the globe — from the North Atlantic to the Antarctic. Located on Marsh Island in the homeland of the Penobscot Nation with UMaine Machias located in the homeland of the Passamaquoddy Nation, UMaine’s statewide mission is to foster an environment that creates tomorrow’s leaders. As the state’s flagship institution, UMaine offers nearly 200 degree programs through which students can earn bachelor’s, master’s, professional master’s and doctoral degrees as well as graduate certificates. For more information about UMaine and UMaine Machias, visit umaine.edu/about/quick-facts/ and machias.edu/about-umm/umm-facts/.
–University of Maine Cooperative Extension