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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The Sun Journal quoted Lynne Holland, a community education assistant with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in an article about the Androscoggin Gleaners, a network of volunteers working with local farms to collect excess produce and distribute it to regional nonprofits. According to the organization, 15,890 Androscoggin County residents live with food insecurity, and 37 […]
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The Piscataquis Observer reported University of Maine Cooperative Extension Piscataquis County 4-H is offering the Piscataquis Passport Project this summer, a program designed to encourage youth ages 5–18 and their families to access healthy food and fun activities in the Dover-Foxcroft area. Enrollment forms are available 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays through June […]
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The Daily Bulldog advanced “Cooking for Crowds — Food Safety Training for Volunteer Cooks,” to be held 9 a.m.–noon April 25 at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Franklin County office in Farmington. The training will offer up-to-date information on how to handle, transport, store and prepare foods safely for large group functions. Participants will […]
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Morning Ag Clips announced University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Cumberland County will offer a tractor safety course 5:30–7:30 p.m. Mondays, April 29–May 20 at Gorham Public Works. The course is designed for adults and youth at least 14 years of age, and required for 14- and 15-year-olds who plan to operate farm equipment for […]
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Building awareness of disease and learning screening techniques for sheep, goats, alpacas and other small ruminants is the focus of the second annual small ruminants health workshop 1–4 p.m. April 13 at the Foxcroft Large Animal Veterinary Associates (FLAVA) Clinic in Dover-Foxcroft. Sponsored by University of Maine Cooperative Extension and FLAVA, topics include common diseases […]
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot, VillageSoup and The Free Press of Rockland announced registration is open for Kids Can Grow, a program run by Maine Coast Heritage Trust and University of Maine Cooperative Extension that introduces children and parents to growing vegetables for healthy eating. Six hands-on gardening classes will be held in the community garden at the […]
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Morning Ag Clips previewed a University of Maine Cooperative Extension workshop focused on media training for farmers from 9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. April 29 at Kennebec Valley Community College Harold Alfond Campus in Hinckley. The workshop will include best practices for working with media, telling a farm’s story in print and on social media, and practical […]
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Morning Ag Clips advanced a workshop on how to plant a forest from 9 a.m. to noon April 26 at the Woodstock Town Office, co-hosted by the Oxford County Soil and Water Conservation District, University of Maine Cooperative Extension Oxford County, Maine Woodland Owners and the Maine Forest Service. The workshop will cover the basics […]
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