The Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel advanced University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Maine Farm and Seafood Products Directory in the article titled “An increased appetite for local food keeps farm stores bustling in Maine.” UMaine Extension worked with Allison Lakin, owner of East Forty Farm and Dairy, and Lakin’s Gorges Cheese in Waldoboro, to develop […]
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The Sun Journal highlighted guidance from University of Maine Cooperative Extension about how to support pollinators. UMaine Extension recommends planting tubular-flowered plants in the mint family, like sage and lavender, and plants in the Aster family, like sunflowers and daisies, in gardens. The webinar, “Choosing Native Plants for Pollinators,” is from noon–1 p.m July 20. […]
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The Times Telegram highlighted the University of Maine Cooperative Extension helping residents preserve their food. UMaine Extension offers the “Preserving the Maine Harvest” webinar series, which features new weekly sessions at 2 p.m. every Tuesday through Oct. 27. Register for each webinar on the program webpage to attend the live session or get the link […]
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VillageSoup highlighted the University of Maine Cooperative Extension office in Waldo County participating in a new initiative to tackle food insecurity. Waldo County Bounty is a community fundraising and resource-sharing initiative backed by a coalition of community leaders, farmers, small businesses and other supporters, according to the article. UMaine Extension in Waldo County provides educational […]
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The Wiscasset Newspaper, Boothbay Register and Daily Bulldog and advanced University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s all-season gardening webinar and two updated bulletins for summer berries. The webinar, which will be held noon–1 p.m. Aug. 3, will discuss how to build a small movable greenhouse or low tunnel structure for growing winter greens and boosting spring and summer […]
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The Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5), News Center Maine and WGAN Morning News interviewed Alicyn Smart, plant pathologist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, about a little-known plant disease spreading across Maine. Black lawn, an opportunistic fungus that attacks dying tissue, has not been seen in Maine for at least three decades. But Smart […]
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CentralMaine.com reported on the upcoming University of Maine Cooperative Extension webinar on the topic of safely harvesting Maine wild blueberries during COVID-19. The webinar runs noon–1 p.m. July 14. All Maine wild blueberry growers are invited to join the discussion by Zoom or telephone for updates on ways to minimize the spread of COVID-19 during […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension offers two updated bulletins for summer berries. “Raspberry and Blackberry Varieties for Maine” includes information on the different types of brambles — from yellow raspberries to thornless blackberries — propagation methods and how to choose the best stock and plants for a given location. The bulletin also offers online instructional […]
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Pine Tree Watch interviewed Sean Birkel, research assistant professor in the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine, and John Jemison, a soil and water quality specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, about shift weather patterns fueled by climate change. According to the article, “Rain deficits can be prompted by “atmospheric blocking […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar about selecting native plants for a pollinator-friendly garden noon–1 p.m July 20. “Choosing Native Plants for Pollinators” will inform participants about how to select native plants for pollinators and specific growing conditions for different planting combinations, as well as offer time for questions. UMaine Extension Master […]
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