The Bangor Daily News quoted Esperanza Stancioff, an Extension professor and climate change educator with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in an article about citizen science on homesteads. Homesteaders are constantly conducting experiments and making observations, creating opportunities to turn that information into usable data for citizen science research projects, the article states. Stancioff leads […]
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Lancaster Farming covered the second annual University of Maine Cooperative Extension Flowering in the North Conference Jan. 29–30 in Portland. The conference focused on learning how to operate a successful fresh-cut flower farm. “This is a rapidly growing area with several experienced and beginning farmers increasing their cut flower production,” said Jason Lilley, a sustainable […]
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University of Maine scientists Sean Birkel, Paul Mayewski and Esperanza Stancioff were mentioned in a Pine Tree Watch report about planning for climate change that ran in The Times Record. The Climate Change Institute’s Coastal Maine Climate Futures report, prepared by Maine State Climatologist Birkel and CCI director Mayewski, was highlighted in the article. “With […]
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The Bangor Daily News asked Kate Garland, University of Maine Cooperative Extension horticulturist, for tips about getting garden plots ready for spring. Garland recommends testing and, if necessary, neutralizing the soil. She also suggested adding compost to improve the soil structure and planning where to place pathways.
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Morning Ag Clips advanced a University of Maine Cooperative Extension workshop on reviving and managing wild apple trees 9 a.m.–noon March 16 at Colebrook Farm in South Paris. UMaine Extension Oxford County is partnering with the Oxford County Soil and Water Conservation District to host the workshop, which is $15 per family. Registration is required […]
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Morning Ag Clips announced a University of Maine Cooperative Extension four-week course in adaptive gardening will begin April 3. The class meetings will be noon–2:30 p.m., with remaining sessions on April 10, 17 and 24, with a snow date May 1. All sessions will be held at the UMaine Extension Penobscot County office in Bangor. […]
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The Ellsworth American and Mount Desert Islander reported Healthy Acadia’s Downeast Gleaning Initiative, a food collection and distribution project that addresses food insecurity and prevents food waste, collected 26,100 pounds of food from farms, gardens and farmers markets in Hancock and Washington counties in 2018. University of Maine Cooperative Extension is a partner of the initiative, […]
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Morning Ag Clips previewed a University of Maine Cooperative Extension Farmer and Grower Winter Potluck Feb. 16 at United Farmers Market of Maine in Belfast. The Waldo County Extension Association invites all local farmers and growers to the third annual event, a chance to socialize and learn with fellow farmers. This year’s event will feature […]
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Morning Ag Clips advanced a University of Maine Cooperative Extension workshop, “Pork 101,” from 11 a.m.—2 p.m. March 22 at the UMaine Extension Piscataquis County office in Dover-Foxcroft. The workshop will be a beginner’s introduction to raising pigs, including when and where to buy pigs, and how to house, feed and keep them healthy. The […]
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Francine Sulinski, assistant director of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, participated in a national Innovation Facilitator Training through the eXtension Impact Collaborative. This training, which was held in Atlanta, brought together Cooperative Extension professionals from 28 institutions around the country, and it was featured on the eXtension blog and in a bulletin of the National […]
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