Lancaster Farming published an article on Maine AgrAbility, a non-profit program that supports farmers, fishermen and forest workers with disabilities and helps them continue working. Funded by a USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture grant and run by University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the National AgrAbility Project, Maine AgrAbility provides services at no […]
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The University of Maine Cooperative Extension was mentioned in a Bangor Daily News article about a peach farm in Albion. When Gordon and Marilyn Kenyon moved from out west to Maine in the 1980s, they yearned for tree-ripened peaches, according to the article. So, in 1985 the Kenyons decided to plant their roots and a […]
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VillageSoup reported four members of the Aldermere Achievers 4-H Club in Rockport participated in the 4-H Public Speaking Tournament at the University of Maine in March. All four children received top scores and blue ribbons at the event, which is part of the youth development program of University of Maine Cooperative Extension, according to the […]
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Mount Desert Islander reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Coast Heritage Trust are offering the Kids Can Grow youth gardening program for children 7 to 12 years old who live on Mount Desert Island or in surrounding towns. Participants will attend a series of five hands-on gardening classes from May through September […]
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The Daily Bulldog previewed the eighth Maine Fiddlehead Festival, which will take place 10 a.m.–3 p.m. May 4 at the University of Maine at Farmington. In keeping with tradition, the article states, the University of Maine Cooperative Extension will give a talk about fiddlehead identification, safe handling and sustainable harvesting, followed by a walk to […]
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Down East magazine spoke with Jason Bolton, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension food safety specialist, for an article about Turtle Rock Farm, a certified-organic food-processing kitchen in Brunswick. According to Bolton, processing facilities like Turtle Rock Farm are few and far between in Maine. Without them, he said, farmers don’t have many options to […]
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Lisa Phelps, interim director of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show focused on the role of volunteerism in the state and how people can get involved.
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Kate Garland, a horticultural professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for an article on how to extend the gardening season. There are tools and strategies, known as season extenders, to help gardeners add more time to Maine’s growing season, according to the article. Garland explained that most of the […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a program on home and small-scale greenhouses 9:30 a.m.–noon April 22 at the UMaine Extension Penobscot County office in Bangor. Greenhouses extend Maine’s growing season. The workshop includes technical specifications of a greenhouse and key control factors, including temperature, levels of light and shade, irrigation, fertilizer application, and […]
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Matthew Wallhead, an ornamental horticulture specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and environmental horticulture professor in the School of Food and Agriculture, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about how to grow a moss garden. “Nurseries and garden centers and lawn care professionals were once focused on eliminating moss,” Wallhead said. “Now, there’s […]
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