The Knox-Lincoln Counties Extension Association will hold its annual meeting and open house, Thursday, Oct. 23, from 4-6 p.m., at Morning Dew Farm, 245 US Route 1, in Damariscotta. Rain date will be Monday, Oct. 27. 

Attendees will meet staff and board members from University of Maine Cooperative Extension and learn about the programs Extension provides, including the Maine Families program for new parents, 4-H youth development, home horticulture, sustainable agriculture and climate resilience. 

Participants can tour Morning Dew Farm, a 6-acre MOFGA-certified organic vegetable farm owned and operated by husband and wife team Brendan McQuillen and Brady Hatch. The farm specializes in salad greens, growing over 300 pounds per week in the summer season, plus unique specialty produce for home and professional cooks alike.

Sustainable Agriculture Educator Brett Johnson will share details about an outreach program for local farms taking shape in the near future. There will be a short business meeting and a question-and-answer session for the public. 

The event is free and registration is not required. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Ryan LeShane at ryan.leshane@maine.edu or 207.832.0343. 

University of Maine Cooperative Extension:

As a trusted resource for over 100 years, University of Maine Cooperative 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.