Jemison, community garden focus of BDN column

John Jemison, a soil and water quality specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about the Orono Community Garden for the latest “Conversations with Maine” column. Jemison launched the garden in 2004 while teaching a class in sustainability at UMaine, according to the article. As part of their 24-hour service requirement, students could help with the garden Jemison created. Today, UMaine students still are a regular part of the garden’s “core team,” the article states, but community support also has helped keep it going. Jemison, who has worked on many projects since he started at UMaine Extension in 1990, says the community garden is one of the most rewarding. “I’m proud of a lot of things,” he said. “But when all is said and done, this is probably the most fun. It’s very meaningful. When I retire, I will look back most fondly on this.”