Pamela Hargest, a horticulture professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show’s focus was growing a garden, with topics including planting, pruning, weeding, whacking and more.
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a U.S. Food and Drug Administration-recognized food safety certification workshop beginning June 26, from 8 a.m.–5 p.m., at the UMaine Extension office in Bangor. The 20-hour workshop continues 8 a.m.–5 p.m. June 27 and 8 a.m–noon June 28. Workshop topics include how to create an FDA-compliant food safety […]
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The Fiddlehead Focus advanced the University of Maine Cooperative Extension food preservation workshops in July in Houlton, Madawaska and Presque Isle. For more information or to request a disability accommodation, contact Sharon Paradis at 834.3905, 1.800.287.1421, sharon.paradis@maine.edu. Registration is online.
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University of Maine 4-H and Maine AgrAbility professionals participated in the WGAN radio podcast Positively Maine with Tory Ryden to discuss the 4-H experience and Maine AgrAbility. They included Dick Brzozowski, food system program administrator with University of Maine Cooperative Extension and project director for Maine AgrAbility; Lisa Phelps, University of Maine Cooperative Extension interim […]
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The Bangor Daily News wrote about the Maine 4-H Foundation raising $4 million to buy the Magic Lantern theater and pub in Bridgton to create the Magic Lantern Innovation Lab and Learning Center. University of Maine Cooperative Extension instructors will lead learning programs for youth ages 5–18 in the western Maine Lakes Region, according to […]
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Jim Dill told News Center Maine that Maine’s colder, longer winter has, in effect, concentrated the black fly season. The Cooperative Extension associate program administrator says all 40 or so species are out in force in heavily wooded areas and by the water, where they breed.
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Morning Ag Clips and Livermore Falls Advertiser ran a University of Maine Cooperative Extension media release about its three-day Food and Drug Administration-recognized food safety certification workshop beginning June 26 in Bangor. More information is on the program website and June 19 is the online registration deadline.
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Sally Farrell, a 4-H youth development professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show’s topic was how young people are getting involved with farming in Maine, including programs and educational efforts aimed at encouraging youth to participate in agriculture.
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Daily Bulldog reported the University of Maine Early College program is offering a new outdoor leadership pathway program for western Maine high school students to earn UMaine college credit tuition-free. The outdoor leadership program at UMaine’s 4-H Camp and Learning Center at Bryant Pond focuses on developing an individual’s leadership skills while providing intensive training […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will host its annual June Jamboree, beginning at 5 p.m. June 14 at Fryeburg Fairgrounds. The event closes after lunch June 16. The jamboree, open to all Maine 4-H families, is designed to help youth learn about the care, health and wellness of livestock; fitting and showmanship; and zoonotic […]
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