Griffin Dill, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension integrated pest management professional and manager of UMaine Extension’s tick lab, talked with the Bangor Daily News about sightings of blue bullfrogs in Maine. Dill indicated that the pigment mutation in blue frogs is the same type of mutation seen in blue lobsters. Both lack their normal […]
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The Bangor Daily News, the Sun Journal and Centralmaine.com advanced a new hands-on workshop series focused on preserving Maine foods beginning Sept. 16. The “Preserving the Harvest” series begins with pressure canning and will cover topics such as canning basics, pressure canning and fermenting. Instructors will share recipes and techniques in an interactive format. Learn […]
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In a story titled “Canning safety tips and resources,” WWNY (Channel 7 in Watertown, New York) shared a repository of food drying, freezing, storing and preserving how-to videos from University of Maine Cooperative Extension.
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a series of hands-on workshops about preserving Maine foods beginning Sept. 16. The Preserving the Harvest workshop series begins with pressure canning and will cover topics such as canning basics, pressure canning and fermenting. Instructors share recipes and techniques in an interactive format in this fall workshop series. […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension crop specialists Bee Chim and Steven Johnson spoke to the Bangor Daily News about Maine’s 2021 potato crop. They indicated that average temperatures and consistent rainfall should increase the quantity and quality of this year’s crop as compared to 2020. Potato News Today shared the BDN report.
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The Republican Journal promoted the Sept. 14 meeting of the Waldo County Extension Association. The annual meeting, which is hosted by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, includes a tour of the Maine Coastal Regional Reentry Center Garden Project on Route 141 in Swanville. More information is online.
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The Daily Bulldog talked with Carol Chase, a home gardener from Wilton, who cited University of Maine Cooperative Extension classes in describing her career path from hobbyist to florist, and her return to gardening simply for the pleasure it provides.
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The Bangor Daily News, Penobscot Bay Pilot, the Sun Journal, Centralmaine.com, the Boothbay Register, Morning Ag Clips and The Irregular promoted a University of Maine Cooperative Extension webinar scheduled for 6 p.m. Sept 23. “Dehydrating and Freezing for Food Preservation” will focus on safe food preservation by demonstrating blanching, freezing and dehydration techniques. Find more information and a registration link online.
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Centralmaine.com promoted the annual University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers field day at Rogers Farm from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Sept. 11. The event, which will be held rain or shine, is free and open to the public. More information is online.
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The Sun Journal and Centralmaine.com talked with Natalie Domin, a University of Maine student studying animal and veterinary sciences, about raising and training livestock, and preparing them to be shown at agricultural fairs. Domin’s grandparents operated a dairy farm in Richmond and her mother leads the Cumberland County 4-H sheep club. “We come from a farming family, and […]
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