Location: Portsmouth Commercial Fishing Pier

Join local fishermen and chefs in support and celebration of our local fishing industry:
- Taste fresh and local fish species
- Taste Red Hook Brewery's "Black Lobstah Lagah"
- Meet local fishermen, brewers, and chefs
- Learn what you can do to support this 400 year old industry

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Office Closed for Memorial Day observance.

This is a five week series being held on April 16, 30, and May 7, 21, and 28, 2013, the series will include the following topics: grains, vegetables, fruits, dairy and protein. This program is for Pittsfield Head Start participants only.

This six series program will be held on the following dates May 8, 15, 22, 29 and June 5, and 12, 2013. This program will cover MyPlate, food safety, budgeting and cooking skills. This program is for Friends Emergency Housing clients only.

This 2-day workshop will be held on Tuesday, May 30th and Wednesday, May 31st.  Participants must attend both days.

Training topics will include:

. creating collaborative relationships

. designing processes to meet the needs of specific groups

. developing intentional facilitation practices

.  using mapping to design meetings and identify behaviors that impact group process.

** On-line registration is required**  Click here to complete registration form. 

For more information contact Sue Cagle at (603) 527-5475 or e-mail to sue.cagle@unh.edu

Click here for information on additional facilitation training opportunities.

Training topics to include creating collaborative relationships, designing processes to meet the needs of specific groups, developing intentional facilitation practices and use mapping to design meetings and identifying behaviors that impact group process.

Presented by: Sue Cagle, Field Specialist, Belknap County UNH Cooperative Extension and Thom Linehan, Field Specialist, Merrimack County UNH Cooperative Extension

An Educational Series for New Hampshire Tree Farmers and people interested in learning more about woodlot care and management. Join us for a series of programs focusing on the cornerstone themes of sustainable Tree Farm management: wood, water, wildlife, and recreation!

Join Tree Farmer and Plymouth State University Ecology Professor Len Reitsma for some close encounters with birds. Len and graduate student, Meagan Bassett will mist net birds and discuss the different habitats they frequent. Len has created openings and clearings throughout his 112-acre Tree Farm to evaluate how different bird species respond to and utilize the different opening sizes. Len and Meagan will also demonstrate bird banding. This workshop is a great opportunity to see birds up close and learn about their preferred habitats, as well as to bring home ideas about how you can enhance bird habitat on your property.

This 2-day workshop will be held on Tuesday, May 30th and Wednesday, May 31st.  Participants must attend both days.

Training topics will include:

. creating collaborative relationships

. designing processes to meet the needs of specific groups

. developing intentional facilitation practices

.  using mapping to design meetings and identify behaviors that impact group process.

** On-line registration is required**  Click here to complete registration form. 

For more information contact Sue Cagle at (603) 527-5475 or e-mail to sue.cagle@unh.edu

Click here for information on additional facilitation training opportunities.

Training topics to include creating collaborative relationships, designing processes to meet the needs of specific groups, developing intentional facilitation practices and use mapping to design meetings and identifying behaviors that impact group process.

Presented by: Sue Cagle, Field Specialist, Belknap County UNH Cooperative Extension and Thom Linehan, Field Specialist, Merrimack County UNH Cooperative Extension

8:00 – 9:00 Registration, meet at the UNH Sawmill, 248 Mast Rd, Durham

9:00 – 10:00 Welcome and introductions, visit UNH sawmill, travel to field sites

Long Tour - 10:00 – 12:15 Hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) insectary and New England cottontail habitat.

Short Tours
10:00 – 10:45 Forestry—with cows in mind?

11:15 – 12:15 Researching effective invasive species control.

12:30 - 1:30 Lunch at UNH Holloway Commons—not your ordinary dining hall.

Afternoon Activity 1:45 - 3:45 A walk through College Woods

Master Gardener, Aaron Kinne, of UNH Cooperative Extension's Speakers' Bureau, will be presenting a talk on IPM - Integrated Pest Management - in your home gardens.

Learn about the IPM process, pest control rules and goals, and how to practice IPM in your gardens.

A fundraiser for NH Farm to School program through the UNH Sustainability Institute. This day will feature the Merrimack Valley Bee Club, Conservation District Soil Booth, Master Gardeners will talk about chickens and turkeys,and will man the Ask a Master Gardener booth and answer all of your gardening questions. The NH Llama Association and NH Ag in the Classroom will also be on hand. Learn about carding and spinning - eat locally made ice cream and soup from the Soup Guy Catering while you enjoy music by Don Watson. A family fun farm day for all!

This six week series will be held on May 13, and 20, June 3, 10, 17, and 24, 2013. This program brings school-aged children and their families together to learn about healthy eating, planning meals as a family, and working together in the kitchen. Income Guidelines Apply - If you qualify for Food Stamps, WIC, Medicaid, Housing Assistance, or other types of financial assistance, then you qualify for free participation in Nutrition Connections programs.

The next New Hampshire 4-H Horse Advisory Council Meeting is on Tuesday June 4^th at 7 pm at the Merrimack County Office in Boscawen, NH.  At that meeting, we will have Dr. Nicole Giguere from the NH State Veterinary Office discuss Equine Infectious Anemia and we will be voting on whether we want to start requiring that at 4-H Horse Shows.  Coggins testing is required for Eastern States Exposition.  The rest of the meeting will be devoted to discussing the State 4-H Horse Show. 

Topics Covered: basic GIS concepts, free GIS and mapping software, types of GIS data

Learn GIS basics and explore a variety of free GIS and mapping programs (for PC's and Macs)! You will be introduced to the basic concepts of GIS, explore the variety of GIS and mapping software available for free, learn GIS jargon and understand both the applications and the limitations of GIS. This course is useful for people who have no prior GIS experience and new GIS users.

Participants will learn to: "talk the talk" of GIS by learning basic terminology describe the applications and limitations of GIS, understand the pros and cons of free GIS and mapping software options, download free GIS data.

For a list of workshop CEU's click here

Take a variety of full-functioned, free GIS programs for a test drive! After a brief intro to the software covered in this workshop, hands-on exercises will provide a framework to learn the basics of the programs, including how to create own maps, edit GIS data and do basic processing. Paritipants are encouraged to bring their own data to use after they understand the basics of the software.

For a list of workshop CEU's click here 

This six series program will be held on the following dates May 8, 15, 22, 29 and June 5, and 12, 2013. This program will cover MyPlate, food safety, budgeting and cooking skills. This program is for Friends Emergency Housing clients only.

This workshop series is open to all and consists of hands-on gardening workshops presented by Sullivan County Master Gardeners.

This workshop will explore community garden designs and the creation of a few local community gardens. Master Gardener, Kit Hawkins will be joined by Jan Lambert, editor of The Valley Green Journal. This workshop will be held at The Fells Estate and Gardens.

Advanced registration is required. To register, contact Louise at The Fells at 603-763-4789 ext. 3.

This workshop will provide you with an overview of the latest trends in marketing local food and local products. During this session, we will explore innovative trends, as well as marketing strategies and risks to consider.

Whether your business is new, or you have been selling your products for several years, this program offers the latest information for what you need to know to be successful.

For detailed agenda, please see attached flyer and registration form. Please mail registration form by Friday, May 31st for planning purposes.

Local Food: Innovative Direct Marketing Strategies for Success Flyer 

Advisory Council meeting for UNH Cooperative Extension of Merrimack County. Place may change for end of year potluck (TBA).

Agenda items:

Staff Evaluations?

Administrative Staff attending:

This is the first of two clinics being offered. The next one will be on June 29th at the Carroll County Farm in Ossipee.

These two educational events will provide blood drawing, optional rabies vaccination, and information about zoonotic diseases, their transmission, and the best management practices to avoid milk contamination. These clinics are for backyard dairy goat owners. Limit to 5 milking goats per person.

For a line up of speakers and topics, be sure to print out the attached flyer.

Lunch is not provided so please bring a bag lunch.

All participants must bring a valid NH driver's license to verify a physical address the day of the clinic. The clinic is open to NH residents only.

Owners of dairy cows, sheep, and those with more than 5 milking goats should contact a practicing veterinarian to set up Brucellosis and Tb testing. These owners are welcome to attend the educational talks. The NH Dept of Agriculture, Markets & Food, also conducts testing annually during the winter in various regions in the state.

To register for this June 8th event, go to: https://www.events.unh.edu/RegistrationForm.pm?event_id=14938;on_update=OQrefresh;mode=vie

To register for the June 29th event in Ossipee, go to: https://www.events.unh.edu/RegistrationForm.pm?event_id=14940

Or mail in the form found on the attached brochure with a check made payable to: UNH Cooperative Extension, and mail to: UNHCE, BSC Office - Attn: Brucellosis Clinic, 59 College Road, Durham, NH 03824.

Registration must be received no later than May 31, 2013.

This six week series will be held on May 13, and 20, June 3, 10, 17, and 24, 2013. This program brings school-aged children and their families together to learn about healthy eating, planning meals as a family, and working together in the kitchen. Income Guidelines Apply - If you qualify for Food Stamps, WIC, Medicaid, Housing Assistance, or other types of financial assistance, then you qualify for free participation in Nutrition Connections programs.