The Portland Press Herald highlighted information in two bulletins from University of Maine Cooperative Extension about composting in the article titled “Maine Gardener: True compost is hard to create, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try.” The bulletins promoted in the article include “Bulletin #1143, Home Composting” and “Bulletin #1159, How Compost Happens.”
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The Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel, News Center Maine, Morning Ag Clips and WABI (Channel 5) highlighted University of Maine Cooperative Extension hosting weekly wild blueberry virtual field days 5–6:30 p.m. Thursdays from July 9 to July 30. The sessions are free and require no registration. More information is available on the webinar series webpage. […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a discussion about safely harvesting Maine wild blueberries during COVID-19 from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 14. All Maine wild blueberry growers are invited to join the discussion by Zoom or phone for updates on ways to minimize the spread of COVID-19 during harvest. Lily Calderwood, UMaine […]
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Kathleen Savoie, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator and professor, spoke with the Portland Press Herald about the “Preserving the Maine Harvest” series, which will offer new webinars this month. The Press Herald interviewed Savoie for the article titled “Learn to cook online from local chefs with these classes.” More than 100 people from […]
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CentralMaine.com shared a media release about University of Maine Cooperative Extension Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program offering its 10 Steps to a Healthier You series online. The online series is a self-paced program focused on healthy eating, meal planning, staying within a budget at the grocery store, and food safety. The program is free […]
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Hannah Carter, dean of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling.” The topic was how the COVID-19 pandemic affected Maine farmers and how they’re adapting.
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The Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel and Morning Ag Clips shared a media release about the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s 50-plus summer fun workshops. UMaine Extension will host online and offline experiential learning sessions for youth ages 5-18 throughout July and August. Topics include leadership development, science and engineering challenges, creative cooking, art and photography, […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension is hosting weekly wild blueberry virtual field days 5–6:30 p.m. Thursdays from July 9 to July 30. Lily Calderwood, an assistant professor of horticulture with UMaine Extension, will begin by leading a session about weeds, mulch and fertilizers applied to leaves. Future field day topics include insect integrated pest management, […]
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The Bangor Daily News and News Center Maine reported on a new study from a University of Maine Cooperative Extension expert that highlights the dangers of overharvesting fiddleheads. David Fuller, an agricultural and nontimber forest products professional, found that fern crowns with all the fiddleheads removed in a single harvest suffered significant decline in growth in […]
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Fiddleheads, a traditional springtime delicacy in New England and Eastern Canada, can decline significantly over time if harvesters pluck too many from the same plants in a season, according to a new four-year study conducted by a University of Maine Cooperative Extension expert. Fern crowns with all the fiddleheads removed in a single harvest suffered […]
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