The Bangor Daily News cited Kate McCarty, a food systems professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in a Homestead column about home canning. Choosing a trusted source for canning recipes is essential for beginners, according to McCarty. She recommends recipes from university cooperative extensions, Ball or the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The column […]
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Mount Desert Islander previewed a University of Maine Cooperative Extension “Introduction to Pruning Landscape Trees, Shrubs and Fruits” course at the UMaine Extension office in Ellsworth. The course consists of two sessions, from 8 a.m. to noon on March 26 and April 9. Snow date is April 16. The course cost is $30; textbook is […]
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Waldo County Extension Association is hosting the fourth annual Waldo County farmer and food producer winter potluck dinner at 5 p.m. Feb. 29 at the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association exhibition hall, 294 Crosby Brook Road, Unity. Snow date is March 7. Following the potluck dinner, a dinner theatre featuring local farmers in skits […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer monthly community plant clinics at several locations in Piscataquis County beginning 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Feb. 28 at the UMaine Extension office, 165 East Main St., Dover-Foxcroft. “Fourth Friday Plant Clinics,” scheduled the fourth Friday monthly through 2020, are open to the public for plant and insect identification, questions […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Donna Coffin, a professor with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for the article, “Heat lamps are an unnecessary fire risk in chicken coops.” Chickens can knock over the lamps into their bedding, creating a fire risk. And chickens are able to keep themselves warm enough even in Maine winters without […]
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Portland Press Herald’s Maine Gardener column quoted Pamela Hargest, a horticulture professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in a piece about how to grow microgreens. Microgreens can be grown indoors in a south-facing window, but usually do better with grow lights. “The greens can get a little spindly trying to reach for the light […]
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The Associated Press quoted Jim Dill, pest management specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for a report on pollinators and pesticides. Pollinator populations have sharply declined over the past 30 years due to a variety of reasons, including pesticide and herbicide exposure, the report states. Dill said pesticides are over-applied by many backyard gardeners. […]
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The Ellsworth American previewed the ninth annual Hancock County Food Drive, which kicks off on March 7. The initiative is led by the Hancock County Food Security Network, with support from Healthy Acadia, Maine Community Foundation, United Way of Eastern Maine, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Star 97.7 and Maine Coast Mall.
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WVII (Channel 7) previewed an indoor seed starting workshop hosted by University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Bangor Public Library in the library’s board room from 2–4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22. UMaine Extension horticulturist Kate Garland will lead the free hands-on workshop where participants will sow their own seeds to bring home and learn about […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Colt Knight, a livestock specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for the article, “The debate over how to raise beef without killing the planet.” There is a growing movement of “carbon-neutral” or “carbon-negative” beef producers who aim to take advantage of the natural interplay between large grazing animals and […]
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