ORONO, Maine — Space is available in a workshop for farmers, farm families and farm employees to improve communication Jan. 8, 10 a.m.–1 p.m., at University of Maine Cooperative Extension Hancock County office, 63 Boggy Brook Road, Ellsworth.
UMaine Extension human development specialist Leslie Forstadt and family and community mediation director Karen Groat will lead the workshop. Participants will identify their unique needs and create plans to address them. Participants also are eligible for as many as four coaching sessions that focus on decision-making, goal-setting and communication.
This workshop also will be offered online Feb. 5, 9 a.m.–noon.
Cost is $15 per person and $25 per couple, and includes a workbook and refreshments. Cost is $10 per person for the online session. Register online. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Angela Martin, 207.581.3739; angela.martin@maine.edu. More information also is online.
The workshops and coaching sessions are possible because of a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture Northeast Extension Risk Management Education.
–University of Maine Cooperative Extension
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