Seacoast Online mentioned the University of Maine Cooperative Extension as a resource in an article about food preservation as the summer winds down. Preserving food is not an art, but a science, the article states. Care must be taken to prevent food poisons, and certain older techniques for canning are no longer recommended, according to […]
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Approximately 60 Maine 4-H youth ages 10–14 and the animals they train are expected to participate in this year’s Eastern States Exposition, or The Big E, in West Springfield, Massachusetts Sept. 14–30. Also attending Sept. 22–24 are 10 youth ages 12 and older who are on the Maine 4-H Communication Science Team. Top finishers from […]
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The Republican Journal reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Waldo County Extension Association will host a tour of Faithful Venture Farm in Searsmont. Members of the public are invited to take part in the tour and attend the association’s annual meeting 5:30–7:30 p.m. Sept. 18. The tour and meeting are an opportunity […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on a Field Day hosted by Master Gardener Volunteers at the University of Maine’s Rogers Farm in Old Town. Participants enjoyed workshops, demonstrations, homemade food and guest speakers, WABI reported. Organizers said the event is a great opportunity for people to get gardening advice from area experts. “This is a great […]
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The Portland Press Herald interviewed David Yarborough, a wild blueberry specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and a professor in the UMaine School of Food and Agriculture, for the article, “Maine’s small wild blueberry farmers struggle on what they’re raking in.” Yarborough has worked with wild blueberry growers for 40 years, and witnessed […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is inviting teachers and volunteers from around the state to participate in the 11th annual 4-H National Youth Science Day challenge by hosting the experiment in their school, after-school program, library or 4-H club throughout the month of October. This year’s challenge, “Code Your World,” is a four-part activity […]
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WABI (Channel 5) interviewed Kate Garland, a horticultural professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in advance of a Field Day at Rogers Farm on Saturday, Sept. 8. The event is free and open to the public, and will be held from 10 a.m.–1 p.m. at the farm’s Demonstration Garden at 914 Bennoch Road in […]
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News Center Maine quoted Renae Moran, an associate professor of pomology at the University of Maine and a fruit tree specialist with UMaine Cooperative Extension, in a report on Maine Apple Sunday, which marks the start of the fall season for orchards in Maine. This year, more than a dozen orchards statewide are opening for […]
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The Penobscot Times published a University of Maine announcement reporting that UMaine Cooperative Extension has released an updated and expanded recipes page as part of its Food & Health website. Extension staff members Cindy-Eves Thomas and Mary Michaud and graduate students Kate Cutting and Sarah Perkins have contributed to the project, the report states.
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Chadwick “Chad” Arms, a former dairy specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, passed away Sept. 2. Arms served in three states including Maine in his 40-year career with Cooperative Extension, retiring in 1998 as the UMaine Extension dairy specialist. Arms and his wife were leaders of a 26-member 4-H Club, the Riverside 4-H […]
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