Newton Daily News mentions UMaine Extension in article on school garden course
The University of Maine was mentioned in a Newton Daily News article about an Iowa State University Extension and Outreach program that aims to help schools create gardens. The five-week School Garden 101 program provides teachers with horticultural skills and shows them how to connect gardening principles to school activities and courses, according to the article. Susan DeBlieck, program coordinator for the ISU Extension and Outreach Master Gardener Program, developed School Garden 101 in partnership with UMaine Extension while she was with Healthy Acadia, a public health nonprofit organization in Maine, the article states.