The Portland Press Herald cited information from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in a story about renewing strawberry beds. Extension notes that beds generally last three to five years, but can be renewed to last longer.
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Griffin Dill, University of Maine Cooperative Extension tick lab manager, about an emerging trick for keeping ticks away that is being shared on social media. The trick, according to the BDN, involves hikers wrapping duct tape around their pant ankles with the sticky side out to catch ticks when they […]
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The Ellsworth American promoted a University of Maine Cooperative Extension healthy recipe webinar scheduled for 3:30 p.m. June 9 for families in Washington, Hancock, Androscoggin and Sagadahoc counties. “Create Family Meals” is part of a weekly series that runs through June 23. More information is online.
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a new series of monthly webinars about preserving Maine foods which began on May 27, and continues at noon June 15. The June 15 session of “Preserving the Maine Harvest” will focus on drying, or dehydrating food as a preservation method. Other installments in the series will cover […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is partnering with the University of Maine Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research and UMaine Aquaculture Research Institute to offer a 4-H At-Home Aquaponics Project, an experiential learning program for youth ages 9–18 delivered virtually from June 15 to October. The project includes learning experiences in introductory aquaponic systems and […]
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The Portland Press Herald, Centralmaine.com, the Daily Bulldog, Morning Ag Clips and the Boothbay Register promoted a new blog from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension that shares timely, research-based food and nutrition content in an easy-to-digest format. “Spoonful: Bite Sized Food & Nutrition Information” will share posts about new recipes, food preservation and food safety, grocery shopping on a […]
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The Bangor Daily News, the Daily Bulldog, The Irregular, the Sun Journal, Centralmaine.com, The Piscataquis Observer and Morning Ag Clips advanced a webinar about irrigating home gardens at 6 p.m. June 23.”Irrigation for the Home Garden” is presented by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the University of New Hampshire Extension. Opera News shared the BDN story. More information is online.
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will offer its hands-on virtual summer learning series June 14–Aug. 20 with more than 50 workshops open to youth ages 5–18. “UMaine Extension 4-H Summer Learning Series,” to be offered in two parts, includes learning tracks in arts and crafts, food and nutrition, STEM, marine science and aquaculture, animal […]
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The Bangor Daily News, Centralmaine.com, Morning Ag Clips and 92 Moose (WMME) promoted a new University of Maine Cooperative Extension food preservation webinar series offered monthly beginning June 15. “Preserving the Maine Harvest” will cover dehydration and drying, boiling water bath canning, pressure canning, fermenting and more. More information is online.
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Extension will offer a home gardening webinar about optimizing compost and manure use in the garden from 6–7:15 p.m. June 9. “Getting the Most Out of Compost and Manure” will cover what to look for when purchasing compost and manure, the benefits and considerations of […]
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