Kent County

Corn
Registration

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Cost
Free Event
Location
8230 Detour Rd.,Denton,MD,US,21629

Mid-Shore Agronomy Meeting 2025

Thursday, Feb 20
Registration

Register online or by calling 410-479-4030

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Cost
Free Event
Location
8230 Detour Rd.,Denton,MD,US,21629

The 2025 Agronomy Meeting will take place at 4:00 pm on February 20, 2025, at the Caroline County 4-H & Youth Park, located at 8230 Detour Rd., Denton, Md. 21629.

This flier shows the location, dates, and times of the plant clinics.
Registration

No need to rsvp

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Cost
Free Event
Location
408 High Street,Chestertown,MD,US,21620
About the Organizer

For further information please call or reasonable accommodations to participate in this event contact the University of Maryland Extension Paul Rickert, at 410-778-1661 or prickert@umd.edu

University programs, activities, and facilities are available to all without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, national origin, political affiliation, physical or mental disability, religion, protected veteran status, genetic information, personal appearance, or any other legally protected class.

Contact
University of Maryland Extension Kent County
Phone: 410-778-1661

Ask A Master Gardener Plant Clinic

  • Saturday, November 16 - Saturday, November 16
  • Saturday, December 07 - Saturday, December 07
  • Saturday, January 04 - Saturday, January 04
  • Saturday, January 18 - Saturday, January 18
  • Saturday, February 01 - Saturday, February 01
  • Saturday, February 15 - Saturday, February 15
  • Saturday, March 01 - Saturday, March 01
Registration

No need to rsvp

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Cost
Free Event
Location
408 High Street,Chestertown,MD,US,21620
About the Organizer

For further information please call or reasonable accommodations to participate in this event contact the University of Maryland Extension Paul Rickert, at 410-778-1661 or prickert@umd.edu

University programs, activities, and facilities are available to all without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, national origin, political affiliation, physical or mental disability, religion, protected veteran status, genetic information, personal appearance, or any other legally protected class.

Contact
University of Maryland Extension Kent County
Phone: 410-778-1661

Stop by the Kent County Public Library in Chestertown on the first and third Saturday of every month from January to March from 10 am to noon with all your questions about gardening, garden pests, plant problems, and insects. Master Gardeners will be on hand to give tips and tricks to make your home garden flourish, help troubleshoot tricky growing situations, and offer encouragement on creating the perfect garden for your space.
Dates/Topics:
November 16, 2024: Preparing Your Lawn Now for Spring and Summer. Special Guests: Master Gardener Sabine Harvey and Marcus Goldman

December 7, 2024- Evergreens of the Season and Plants that Provide the Oils for Holiday Lights.

January 4, 2025- Supporting Wildlife in the Winter

January 18, 2025-Curl up with a Good Garden Book

February 1, 2025-Healthy Soil-Preparing for Planting in the Age of Climate Change

February 15, 2025- New Plants Due to Climate Change

March 1, 2025 – Seed Swap & Garden Day

March 15, 2025- Bugs Don’t Bug Me. Special Guest, University of Maryland Extension Educator, Beth Hill

For further information please call or reasonable accommodations to participate in this event contact the University of Maryland Extension Paul Rickert, at 410-778-1661 or prickert@umd.edu

University programs, activities, and facilities are available to all without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, national origin, political affiliation, physical or mental disability, religion, protected veteran status, genetic information, personal appearance, or any other legally protected class.

Dog pawl on buzzer with title
Registration

Please register on 4-H Online, look for your family profile, and select events. Select the Maryland 4-H Dog Quiz Bowl Contest for 2024 and start the registration process. 

If you need reasonable accommodations, please select that when you register and add your reasonable accommodations. 

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Cost
$ $5
Location
Animal Science Building at University of Maryland, College Park
About the Organizer

4-H is the largest youth development program in the nation, with just over 6 million youth participating annually—over 69,000 youth contacts here in Maryland. We are committed to growing an inclusive program where youth have opportunities to engage in STEM, Civic Engagement, Healthy Living, and Agriculture through clubs, afterschool, camps, and more! All youth ages 5-18 are invited to join the fun. Want to learn more?

Check out the 'Get Involved' section to learn about a program near you.

Contact
Maryland 4-H
Phone: 301 314 9070

2024 Maryland 4-H State 4-H Dog Quiz Bowl Contest

  • Sunday, December 08 - Sunday, December 08
Registration

Please register on 4-H Online, look for your family profile, and select events. Select the Maryland 4-H Dog Quiz Bowl Contest for 2024 and start the registration process. 

If you need reasonable accommodations, please select that when you register and add your reasonable accommodations. 

Register Now
Cost
$ $5
Location
Animal Science Building at University of Maryland, College Park
About the Organizer

4-H is the largest youth development program in the nation, with just over 6 million youth participating annually—over 69,000 youth contacts here in Maryland. We are committed to growing an inclusive program where youth have opportunities to engage in STEM, Civic Engagement, Healthy Living, and Agriculture through clubs, afterschool, camps, and more! All youth ages 5-18 are invited to join the fun. Want to learn more?

Check out the 'Get Involved' section to learn about a program near you.

Contact
Maryland 4-H
Phone: 301 314 9070

This is a contest in which teams compete. Youth and coaches who wish to participate should contact the county/city 4-H office for information about team selection. Team members selected for statewide competition must be registered using the 4HOnline system and approved by their county/city 4-H office. Entries are due by November 17th. For more information on the structure of teams, please refer to the section entitled, “Teams”. 

The contest will feature Junior, Intermediate, and Senior age divisions. Registration for the event will open soon in 4-H Online and will be due by November 17, 2024.

The rules and regulations for the 2024 contest are posted on the Maryland 4-H webpage at: Dog Bowl Rules and Information

Contact Ashley Travis at ashley90@umd.edu or Chris Anderson at canders2@umd.edu if you have questions

Volunteer and Teen Forum beach with 4-H clover in the water
Registration

Please register on 4-H Online, look for your family profile and select events. Select the Volunteer and Teen Forum for 2024 and start the registration process. You will need to upload a completed health form, insurance card and photo. You will need to register at the Carousel Hotel in Ocean City separately ask for the 4-H discounted rate. 

Forum attendees are responsible to arrange their own lodging. This registration does not include hotel reservations or other lodging arrangements.  

Participants are encouraged to stay at the Forum host hotel, but are free to make any lodging arrangements they choose. Information about the host hotel and how to receive the Forum reservation is provided below.

Teen Participant, Adult Volunteer, Teen Presenter, Adult Presenter, Cloverbud, Junior Youth, Intermediate Youth

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Cost
$ $65 per person (one day no food) and higher depending on how long you stay
Location
Carousel Oceanfront Hotel
About the Organizer

4-H is the largest youth development program in the nation, with just over 6 million youth participating annually—over 69,000 youth contacts here in Maryland. We are committed to growing an inclusive program where youth have opportunities to engage in STEM, Civic Engagement, Healthy Living, and Agriculture through clubs, afterschool, camps, and more! All youth ages 5-18 are invited to join the fun. Want to learn more?

Check out the 'Get Involved' section to learn about a program near you.

Contact
Maryland 4-H
Phone: (470) 629-1390

2024 Volunteer and Teen Forum

  • Saturday, November 23 - Sunday, November 24
Registration

Please register on 4-H Online, look for your family profile and select events. Select the Volunteer and Teen Forum for 2024 and start the registration process. You will need to upload a completed health form, insurance card and photo. You will need to register at the Carousel Hotel in Ocean City separately ask for the 4-H discounted rate. 

Forum attendees are responsible to arrange their own lodging. This registration does not include hotel reservations or other lodging arrangements.  

Participants are encouraged to stay at the Forum host hotel, but are free to make any lodging arrangements they choose. Information about the host hotel and how to receive the Forum reservation is provided below.

Teen Participant, Adult Volunteer, Teen Presenter, Adult Presenter, Cloverbud, Junior Youth, Intermediate Youth

Register Now
Cost
$ $65 per person (one day no food) and higher depending on how long you stay
Location
Carousel Oceanfront Hotel
About the Organizer

4-H is the largest youth development program in the nation, with just over 6 million youth participating annually—over 69,000 youth contacts here in Maryland. We are committed to growing an inclusive program where youth have opportunities to engage in STEM, Civic Engagement, Healthy Living, and Agriculture through clubs, afterschool, camps, and more! All youth ages 5-18 are invited to join the fun. Want to learn more?

Check out the 'Get Involved' section to learn about a program near you.

Contact
Maryland 4-H
Phone: (470) 629-1390

Join us for the 2024 Maryland 4-H Volunteer and Teen Forum in Ocean City, MD! 

This event is open to all 4-H volunteers, teen youth, and 4-H faculty/staff members. The Forum provides time to network and connect with others from around the state and learn more about the 4-H program's wonders. It is an excellent opportunity for 4-H teens and adults to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to be successful leaders in their local 4-H programs and Grow and Grow. 

The Forum can also be a fun 4-H Family Getaway to Ocean City! It offers something for the whole family, from fun drop-in activities to free time on the beach or boardwalk to workshops for adults and Teens and classes for younger 4-Hers and Cloverbuds where they can learn and have fun while their parents attend activities for adults. 

The Forum provides professional development workshops, connection sessions during the day on Saturday and Sunday mornings, and fun, hands-on drop-in activities on Saturday evenings. Professional development workshops are designed for adults and teens aged 13 and older. Youth classes will also be offered on Saturdays to engage and educate.

Completed registration is due by November 21, 2024.
Hurry while space lasts.

If you require accommodation, please check that box when registering and indicate the reasonable accommodation. 

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Registration

Register online or contact Donna Witkowski, 410.996.8131, dwitkow1@umd.edu

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Cost
$ 20.00
Location
Kent County Family YMCA

Dining with Diabetes

  • Wednesday, October 09 - Wednesday, October 30
Registration

Register online or contact Donna Witkowski, 410.996.8131, dwitkow1@umd.edu

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Cost
$ 20.00
Location
Kent County Family YMCA

Dining with Diabetes is a national program designed for adults with type 2 diabetes. The program teaches skills needed to identify and understand important information about managing this disease.  Dining with Diabetes complements and does not replace other diabetes education and management programs. It includes a series of four weekly, 2 hour sessions, and a three month follow up session.

Capture the Flavor Flyer
Registration

Register Online or contact Donna Witkowski, 410.996.8131

Register Now
Cost
Free Event
Location
Kent County Family YMCA

Capture the Flavor - Using Herbs for Flavor and Good Health

  • Wednesday, September 18 - Wednesday, September 18
Registration

Register Online or contact Donna Witkowski, 410.996.8131

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Cost
Free Event
Location
Kent County Family YMCA

Learn the health benefits of cooking with herbs and spices, the best practices for storing them safely and how to flavor meals like a pro!

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Registration
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About the Organizer
Contact
Shannon Dill
Phone: 410-822-1244

Women in Agriculture Fall Farm Tour

  • Thursday, October 03 - Thursday, October 03
Registration
About the Organizer
Contact
Shannon Dill
Phone: 410-822-1244

Schedule

8:15 Leave Chester Park & Ride (Under the west side of the Kent Narrows Bridge)

9:00 Arrive Davidsonville Park & Ride (Davidsonville Road, at Rt. 50/301 Exit 16)

9:30 Leave Davidsonville Park & Ride

9:55 Stop 1: Arrive Greenstreet Gardens (95 minutes) - 391 W Bay Front Road, Lothian 20711. For more information visit https://greenstreetgardens.com/

11:30 Leave Greenstreet Gardens

12:00 Stop 3: Arrive Robin Hill Farm and Vineyards (110 minutes) – 15800 Croom Road, Brandywine 20613

Lunch Location - https://www.robinhillfarmandvineyards.com/

1:50 Leave Robin Hill Farm and Vineyards

2:15 Stop 4: Arrive Montpelier Farms (75 minutes) – 1720 Robert S. Crain Hwy, Upper Marlboro 20774. For more information visit https://www.montpelierfarms.com/

3:30 Leave Montpelier Farms

3:45 Arrive Davidsonville Park & Ride

4:00 Leave Davidsonville Park & Ride

4:30 Arrive Chester Park & Ride

Map Link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/RFJKEUMYMWwtncfD7

 

Notice of Filming and Photography - When you attend this event, you enter an area where photography, audio, and video recording may occur. By attending this event, you consent to such recording media and its release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction.

University programs, activities, and facilities are available to all without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, national origin, political affiliation, physical or mental disability, religion, protected veteran status, genetic information, personal appearance, or any other legally protected class.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in any event or activity, please contact Kate Welch at the Talbot County Extension Office at 410-822-1244 by September 19, 2024.

Farm field with a tractor
Cost
Free Event
Location
12000 Beaver Dam Road,Glen Dale,MD,US,20769
About the Organizer
Contact
Million Acre Challenge, University of Maryland Extension, NRCS, MDA, Future Harvest

Planting Green Workshop

  • Thursday, May 09 - Thursday, May 09
Cost
Free Event
Location
12000 Beaver Dam Road,Glen Dale,MD,US,20769
About the Organizer
Contact
Million Acre Challenge, University of Maryland Extension, NRCS, MDA, Future Harvest

May 9, 2024 9:30am-2:30pm
Planting green demonstration, Biomass and root sampling activities, Soil pit investigation, Slug scouting and control methods, Single species and mixes, sandy and clayey soils
The field day will include coffee, light breakfast and lunch

Capture the Flavor Flyer
Registration
Register Now
Cost
Free Event
Location
Kent County Family YMCA
About the Organizer
Contact
Phone: 4109965280

Capture the Flavor - Using Herbs for Flavor and Good Health

  • Wednesday, May 08 - Wednesday, May 08
Registration
Cost
Free Event
Location
Kent County Family YMCA
About the Organizer
Contact
Phone: 4109965280

Learn the health benefits of cooking with herbs and spices, the best practices for storing them safely and how to flavor meals like a pro!

Flyer for 2024 Poultry Grower Expo - April 3, 2024
Cost
Free Event
Location
Crisfield Lane,Princess Anne,MD,US,21853
About the Organizer

Poultry Team on Delmarva

Contact
University of Maryland Extension, University of DE Cooperative Extension, UMES, DCA
Phone: 410-742-1178

2024 Poultry Grower Expo!

  • Wednesday, April 03 - Wednesday, April 03
Registration

Register to Attend: https://bit.ly/42vnpyj

For Sponsorship Opportunities: http://tinyurl.com/2024growerexpo

Register Now
Cost
Free Event
Location
Crisfield Lane,Princess Anne,MD,US,21853
About the Organizer

Poultry Team on Delmarva

Contact
University of Maryland Extension, University of DE Cooperative Extension, UMES, DCA
Phone: 410-742-1178

This year’s Poultry Grower Expo will include a tradeshow with 25+ businesses and several educational sessions throughout the day, including generators, generator maintenance, energy savings, solar opportunities, heater repair, and summer readiness.

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