The Bangor Daily News interviewed several University of Maine and University of Maine Cooperative Extension faculty for the article “How to make your own mulch at home.” The article explores ways gardeners can make their own mulch and reduce the need to buy it at stores. A couple of them recommended using newspapers and cardboard. […]
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The Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel highlighted the free webinar about accessibility for school and community gardens that Maine AgrAbility and the Maine CITE Coordinating Center will host at 1 p.m. June 16. Webinar delves into planning community and school gardens for users of all ages and abilities, including the use of adaptive garden tools. […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a free webinar on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) financial assistance programs available to maple producers as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. The webinar, which Extension will host at 6:30 p.m. June 15, is co-sponsored by SCORE and the Maine Maple Producers Association. SCORE volunteer Steve Veazey […]
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Daily Bulldog posted a media release announcing a free University of Maine Cooperative Extension ”Ticks in Maine” webinar led by Griffin Dill and Dr. Beatrice Szantyr will be held 1–2:30 p.m. Thursday, June 25. Online registration is required. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Donna Coffin, 207.262.7726, donna.coffin@maine.edu. News Center Maine, […]
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“Ticks in Maine” is the topic of a free University of Maine Cooperative Extension webinar 1–2:30 p.m. Thursday, June 25. Griffin Dill and Dr. Beatrice Szantyr will lead the webinar. Dill manages the Tick Lab of the Cooperative Extension Diagnostic and Research Laboratory and coordinates the Integrated Tick Management Program, including the tick identification and […]
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The Piscataquis Observer featured the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s “One Tomato” program that seeks to introduce or reintroduce folks to gardening. “Tomatoes are a pretty friendly plant. They’re generally pretty easy to grow and take care of,” says Trisha Smith, community education assistant with the Piscataquis County office of the University of Maine Cooperative […]
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People were encouraged to send ticks to the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab for identification (free) and testing ($15) in the Wiscasset Newspaper column “Prevention is Key to Staying Tick-free This Summer.”
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a free online workshop about raising pigs for small-scale use noon–2 p.m June 16. UMaine Extension professor Donna Coffin and Extension livestock specialist Colt Knight will lead the workshop and discuss housing, health and nutrition, swine breeds, and expected meat yields. Registration is required. For more information or […]
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The Portland Press Herald shared information about University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s harvest food preservation series webinar at 2 p.m. Tuesdays from June 9 to Oct. 27. Preregistration is required: extension.umaine.edu.
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Morning Ag Clips shared University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s release about its free online workshop from noon to 2 p.m June 16 about raising backyard pigs. Registration is required and more information is on the program webpage. The Daily Bulldog and Centralmaine.com also posted the media release.
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