University of Maine Cooperative Extension Franklin County

06/04/2026

📣Join Somerset County for their Invasive Plant Educational Workshop in Skowhegan!

🌱 Learn how to identify and manage invasive plants at our upcoming educational workshop! Gain practical tips, connect with local experts, and help protect Maine’s natural landscapes.

📅 Date: June 9, 2026
⏰Time: 10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. (Registration Opens at 9:30 a.m.)
📍Location: UMaine Cooperative Extension Somerset County Office, 7 County Drive, Skowhegan, Maine 04976
💵Cost: $0-20 sliding scale fee (Includes a copy of the ME Invasive Plants Field Guide)

📩Any questions, contact Nick Rowley at [email protected] or 207.778.4650

Register using the link below!
https://umaine-extension.formtitan.com/ftproject/events?eventid=a1cUy00000649vh&fbclid=IwY2xjawSOh35leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETJLRmdJNlNhNjd5b2ZLZ1NOc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHnL3D4xdk1P7juerZmqkN6bAumrUDGI80O_HaJ2ArOKEKJWqJ9146OMDB6o6_aem_atvnYFp0j7XttS342pkXOw

06/04/2026

05/30/2026

Rain or shine, the Franklin County 4-H spaghetti dinner is happening TODAY! 🌧️☀️

Franklin County 4-H is offering to-go containers so you can grab your dinner and enjoy it wherever you’d like. Come support a great cause - rain or shine!

$30.00 per Family🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒
$12.00 per Adult👩👨
$6.00 per kid 10 years and under👧🧒

We'll also have raffle baskets available, with all proceeds going toward supporting our amazing 4-H youth. Come enjoy a great meal, connect with the community, and help make a difference!🎟️🍀

🗓️Date: May 30, 2026
⏰Time: 5:00 p.m.
📍Location: Farmington Fairgrounds
292 High St, Farmington, ME 04938

For more information, contact the extension office at 207.778.4650 or [email protected]. 📞📩

05/28/2026

Rain or shine, the Franklin County 4-H spaghetti dinner is happening! 🌧️☀️

Don’t want to sit in the rain but still want to support? We’ve got you covered! ☔🍽️

Franklin County 4-H is offering to-go containers so you can grab your dinner and enjoy it wherever you’d like. Come support a great cause - rain or shine!

$30.00 per Family🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒
$12.00 per Adult👩👨
$6.00 per kid 10 years and under👧🧒

We'll also have raffle baskets available, with all proceeds going toward supporting our amazing 4-H youth. Come enjoy a great meal, connect with the community, and help make a difference!🎟️🍀

🗓️Date: May 30, 2026
⏰Time: 5:00 p.m.
📍Location: Farmington Fairgrounds
292 High St, Farmington, ME 04938

For more information, contact the extension office at 207.778.4650 or [email protected]. 📞📩

05/22/2026

Join Franklin County Home Outreach of Maine Extension Volunteers with their One Tomato Project!🍅🤩

Franklin County Home Outreach of Maine Extension Volunteers is offering free cherry tomato seedlings (one per person) along with tips for growing them! To encourage more people to grow their own vegetables, the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Franklin County HOME Volunteers. Through the years, they have distributed cherry tomato seedlings that gardeners used to grow cherry tomatoes.

The One TomatoTM Project is a program aimed at encouraging people to grow at least one tomato in their garden this year. Yes, you heard us – we’re going to get excited over one tomato! Hopefully, your plants will produce more than just one tomato, but we think you should celebrate the difference that one edible tomato makes.

Why just one tomato? One tomato is not expensive to grow, it’s pretty easy, and it can be grown just about anywhere. You can plant a tomato in your garden, in your flowerbed, in a container, a hanging basket, or even on your front lawn. If you don’t like tomatoes, that’s okay! You don’t have to be a tomato lover to join in – the goal is to grow some vegetables, so try out any vegetable you like. You can give any extra to neighbors, local food banks, or maybe there’s a Share Shed nearby!

🗓️Date: Saturday, May 30, 2026
⏰Time: 1:00 p.m
📩📍Location: Farmington Fairgrounds (Starbird Building), 292 High Street, Farmington, ME 04938

📩For more information, contact:
[email protected] or (207) 778-4650

05/19/2026

Don't forget! Franklin County 4-H is hosting a delicious spaghetti dinner and an evening of fun!🍝🍀

$30.00 per Family🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒
$12.00 per Adult👩👨
$6.00 per kid 10 years and under👧🧒

We'll also have raffle baskets available, with all proceeds going toward supporting our amazing 4-H youth. Come enjoy a great meal, connect with the community, and help make a difference!🎟️🍀

🗓️Date: May 30, 2026
⏰Time: 5:00 p.m.
📍Location: Farmington Fairgrounds
292 High St, Farmington, ME 04938

For more information, contact the extension office at 207.778.4650 or [email protected]. 📞📩

05/19/2026

05/06/2026

Join Franklin County 4-H for a delicious spaghetti dinner and an evening of fun!🍝🍀

$30.00 per Family🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒
$12.00 per Adult👩👨
$6.00 per kid 10 years and under👧🧒

We'll also have raffle baskets available, with all proceeds going toward supporting our amazing 4-H youth. Come enjoy a great meal, connect with the community, and help make a difference!🎟️🍀

🗓️Date: May 30, 2026
⏰Time: 5:00 p.m.
📍Location: Farmington Fairgrounds
292 High St, Farmington, ME 04938

For more information, contact the extension office at 207.778.4650 or [email protected]. 📞📩

04/28/2026

04/15/2026

Greenhouse Technology Workshops – Coming to Your Area! 🏡🌿

Looking to improve your greenhouse setup or get started in greenhouse growing? University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering Basics of Greenhouse Technology workshops at select locations across Maine.

📍 Upcoming sessions:
• April 23 – Presque Isle
• April 27 – Fort Kent
• April 28 – Farmington

These beginner-friendly workshops are perfect for farmers, homesteaders, and hobby growers. Learn about:
• Greenhouse structures & materials
• Heating, cooling & ventilation
• Basic automation & environmental controls
• Common challenges & practical solutions

👉 Learn more & register: extension.umaine.edu/agriculture/ornamental-horticulture/greenhouse-education-program/