The Bangor Daily News advanced an online workshop from University of Maine Cooperative Extension for entrepreneurs and farmers interested in starting a home-based, specialty food business in Maine. “Recipe to Market” will be held from 9 a.m.–noon on Nov. 17. Register on the event webpage.
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The Franklin Journal, Centralmiane.com, the Sun Journal, Morning Ag Clips and the Bangor Daily News highlighted the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s four-workshop series about winter care of livestock from noon–2 p.m. every other Tuesday starting Dec. 7 at the UMaine Regional Learning Center, 75 Clearwater Drive, Falmouth. Remaining classes are Dec. 21, Jan. 4 […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension has numerous resources to help prepare a safe and healthy Thanksgiving meal. If turkey is on the menu, UMaine Extension professor and registered dietitian Kathy Savoie suggests planning for 1 to 1½ pounds of turkey per person. This will provide enough for the meal and leftovers for turkey sandwiches or […]
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Beth Calder, a food science specialist and associate professor with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke to the Bangor Daily News about a new study from Consumer Reports in which researchers discovered “concerning levels of toxic heavy metals” in spices from popular national brands. WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) shared the news release.
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The Kennebunk Post reported on the 21 years of food donations from Bill and Anna Spiller, owners of Spiller Farm in Wells, to University of Maine Cooperative Extension in York County for the Harvest for Hunger initiative.
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The Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5) and the VillageSoup noted that University of Maine Cooperative Extension is participating in research to determine the effects of a dual-use, Rockport solar array on the wild blueberries fields on which it was built. Yahoo! News shared the BDN report.
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer an online workshop for entrepreneurs and farmers interested in starting a home-based, specialty food business in Maine from 9 a.m.–noon on Nov. 17. “Recipe to Market” is a multidisciplinary program with topics including business basics, an overview of the specialty food industry and product development, licensing and regulations, […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer two research updates for the agricultural industry online from 7–8 p.m. on Nov. 17. “Maine Potato Breeding Program” will be presented by University of Maine professor of crop ecology and management Gregory Porter, followed by “Physical Weed Control in Organic Grains — Recent Advances” with UMaine professor of […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer an online class using an electric pressure cooker for winter holiday dishes from 6–7:30 p.m. Nov. 18. Cooking for the Holidays with an Electric Pressure Cooker is a cook-along webinar that will feature bread stuffing and pumpkin pie. Participants can select a recipe to make, shop for and […]
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Spectrum News shared a quote from Hannah Carter, dean of University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in a press release about the state allocating $20 million from the Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan toward infrastructure upgrades at farms and food processing facilities. “By strengthening the local food economy, Maine’s rural communities and their citizens will have […]
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