Tori Jackson and Eric Gallandt were sources, and the Maine Climate and Agriculture Network was referenced, in a multifaceted Bangor Daily News story about climate change as it relates to agriculture. The Maine Climate and Agriculture Network indicates the average length of the growing season in the state is 12–14 days longer than it was […]
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Morning Ag Clips ran a University of Maine release about Cooperative Extension’s “Cooking for Crowds – Food Safety Training for Volunteer Cooks” at 1 p.m. Jan 24 at the UMaine Extension office in Bangor.
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Caribou, Maine native Hannah Carter has been named dean of University of Maine Cooperative Extension, effective May 1. Carter is an associate professor in the Department of Agricultural Education and Communication at the University of Florida (UF), which is part of the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS). She also directs UF’s Wedgworth Leadership […]
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News Center Maine reported members of the Portland High School 4-H club recently volunteered at the Ronald McDonald House in Portland. The students made dinner and dessert for families coping with their children being hospitalized over the holidays, the article states. The PHS 4-H club is a leadership and service-learning group that meets at the […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant, in partnership with York Adult Education, are offering a five-session winter workshop for people interested in building skills for effective meetings and group work. Participants will meet 3–7 p.m. Jan. 15 and 29, Feb. 12 and 26, and March 12 in the adult education classroom at […]
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The Bangor Daily News mentioned the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Maine Harvest for Hunger program and quoted Kate Garland, a horticultural professional with UMaine Extension, in an article about gleaning. For the last seven years, volunteer Charlie Boothby has been visiting the Brewer Farmers Market after hours to collect food that otherwise would be […]
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Maine Public quoted Frank Wertheim, an associate extension professor of agriculture/horticulture with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in a report on Maine Harvest for Hunger. The program, run by UMaine Extension, has donated 23,000 pounds of produce this year to food pantries, soup kitchens, and directly to people in need, according to Maine Public. This […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a free youth farm enterprise workshop series 1–3:30 p.m. Dec. 27, 28 and 31, at the UMaine Extension York County office in Springvale. Designed for aspiring farm entrepreneurs ages 12–18, topics include considerations for starting a farm enterprise, selecting a record-keeping system, understanding a business plan, marketing basics, […]
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In 2018, volunteers statewide in the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Maine Harvest for Hunger program donated 231,752 pounds of produce directly to neighbors in need and to 187 sites, including food pantries, soup kitchens and low-income senior centers. The monetary value of the produce donated is estimated at almost $400,000. More than 500 volunteers, […]
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Tara Marble, a 4-H youth development professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke to the Daily Bulldog for an article about the STEM Ambassador Program, which connects college students with local elementary school students through STEM-based activities. “We aim to highlight a subject that often gets glossed over. Elementary education especially is often missing […]
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