Times Telegram cites UMaine’s home food preservation resources
The Times Telegram cited a number of online home food preservation resources, including how-to demonstration videos recorded at the University of Maine.
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Centralmaine.com, Sun Journal promote August garden tours at Tidewater Farm
Centralmaine.com and the Sun Journal advanced weekly tours of the gardens at Tidewater Farms in Falmouth, hosted by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. Pamela Hargest, a UMaine horticulture professional, will lead the tours, which are scheduled for 5:30–7 p.m. Thursdays from Aug. 5–26. More information is online.
Read more‘Maine Calling’ features Jackson in agritourism segment
Maine Public featured Tori Jackson, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor of agriculture and natural resources, on a recent “Maine Calling” segment about agritourism.
Read moreCalderwood discusses wild blueberry harvest with Ellsworth American
Lily Calderwood, a wild blueberry specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Ellsworth American about the wild blueberry harvest this year. “Overall, the crop looks good this year,” said Calderwood, also an assistant professor of horticulture. “I think people are optimistic.” She also discussed how climate change threatens the crop, including […]
Read moreBDN interviews Smart about slime mold
The Bangor Daily News interviewed Alicyn Smart about slime mold, groups of single-celled amoeba that act as one organism and live in soil. “Slime molds are not bad things,” said Smart, director of University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s plant disease diagnostic laboratory. “They are just indicators we are currently in a really moist environment, which […]
Read moreTargonski speaks with The County about ‘Fridays on the Farm’
Alisha Targonski spoke with The County about “Fridays on the Farm,” University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H’s new hands-on summer learning series focused on Maine agriculture for ages 12–18. “Our program is really aimed to introduce young people who have never really been on a farm or never been on this type of crop farm […]
Read moreGarland, Coffin discuss time-saving gardening hacks with BDN
Kate Garland, University of Maine Cooperative Extension horticulture specialist, and Donna Coffin, Extension professor, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about time-saving gardening hacks. “Many best practices in horticulture are actually less labor-intensive,” Garland said.
Read moreAdvertiser Democrat advances campaign for 4-H Innovation Lab
The Advertiser Democrat promoted a campaign to raise funds to create a University of Maine 4-H Innovation and Learning Lab at the Magic Lantern Theater in Bridgton. UMaine will utilize the space at the Magic Lantern for programs and events to support youth and the local communities with a focus on creative learning, career opportunities, […]
Read moreDill talks with BDN about Maine’s hummingbird moths
Jim Dill, a pest management specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about the hummingbird moth.
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New Maine initiative to build ag literacy through immersive CTE culinary arts programs
A new University of Maine initiative to build agricultural literacy through an immersive culinary experience for career and technical education (CTE) culinary arts instructors is one of 21 projects funded nationwide by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. NIFA has invested $6.2 million in the Professional Development and Secondary School […]
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