The Forecaster and the Scarborough Leader promoted a plant sale to benefit University of Maine Cooperative Extension activities in Cumberland County beginning May 9. Customers can order locally grown flowers, vegetables, herbs, perennials and native plants online through May 26 for pick-up in Falmouth May 28–June 1. More information is online.
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar for home gardeners on garden preparation to deter weeds from 6–7:15 p.m. May 12. “Preparing Your Garden Site: Getting Ahead of Weeds” will cover practices such as tarping, deep tillage, double-digging, sheet mulching and raised beds. Nick Rowley, UNH […]
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VillageSoup cited Esperanza Stancioff, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor, in reporting on efforts to help coastal communities address climate change and rising sea levels in Waldo County. Stancioff is a member of the group Collaborating Toward Climate Solutions (CTCS), which includes researchers from Bowdoin College, the University of Maine at Machias, the Maine […]
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The Bangor Daily News talked with Anne Lichtenwalner, director of the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at the University of Maine, about soft shell or rubber eggs, and what they indicate about chickens’ health.
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The Bangor Daily News, The Ellsworth American, Morning Ag Clips, The Piscataquis Observer, The Irregular, Centralmaine.com and the Penobscot Bay Pilot advanced a University of Maine Cooperative Extension workshop, “Supporting Pollinators in your Landscape,” scheduled for 6 p.m. May 26. More information about the workshop, which is part of the virtual winter gardening series, is online.
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Dave Fuller, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension non-timber agricultural specialist, talked with News Center Maine about finding, harvesting and consuming fiddleheads. UMaine Cooperative Extension has a bulletin with more information about fiddleheads online.
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot, The Free Press and Centralmaine.com reported that Maine AgrAbility has expanded its focus to help fishermen and women address issues affecting their health, well-being and productivity. More information about Maine FishAbility is online.
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The Bangor Daily News spoke with John Jemison, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension soil and water quality professor, about having garden soil tested for lead to avoid growing vegetables in contaminated soil. The story also promoted UMaine’s soil testing service.
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The Bangor Daily News noted that University of Maine Cooperative Extension offers soil tests in an article titled “10 things you can do right now for your garden.”
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The Providence Journal shared a fact about hummingbirds from University of Maine Cooperative Extension in an article noting their early return to New England and advising on how to attract them. According to UMaine Extension, hummingbirds prefer red and orange flowers.
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