Sun Journal publishes feature on master gardener, food preservationist
The Sun Journal published an article on Dennis Connelly, a master gardener and food preservationist certified with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. Connelly volunteers at the Police Activities League Center in Auburn and the Dempsey Center in Lewiston, according to the article. In about a week, he and the children at the PAL Center will turn one of the back rooms into a seedling spot, where the fruit and vegetable plants can get a head start before going in the ground outside, the article states. He has been a master gardener since 2010 and has volunteered in Auburn since the center opened roughly five years ago, the Sun Journal reported. According to UMaine Extension, 40 hours of “in-depth” training in the art and science of horticulture is required to become a master gardener volunteer.