University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Waldo County Extension Association are hosting the 24th annual Rural Living Day from 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. April 7 at Mount View High School in Thorndike. Workshops will be offered in three sessions. Topics include adaptive gardening, Maine’s native bees, identifying invasive plants, composting with worms, grafting apple […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Kate Garland, a horticulturist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for an article about companion gardening, the practice in which certain plants improve each other’s health and yields when grown together. “People have been [companion gardening] for as long as there has been gardening,” Garland said. “I think we […]
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The Sun Journal published an article on Dennis Connelly, a master gardener and food preservationist certified with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. Connelly volunteers at the Police Activities League Center in Auburn and the Dempsey Center in Lewiston, according to the article. In about a week, he and the children at the PAL Center […]
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The Republican Journal reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Waldo County Extension Association will host the 24th annual Rural Living Day on April 7 at Mount View High School in Thorndike. All are welcome to attend the daylong event that will feature workshops on a variety of topics, including attracting bees, repelling ticks, […]
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Lily Calderwood is the the new University of Maine Cooperative Extension wild blueberry specialist and assistant professor of horticulture. Calderwood most recently worked with Cornell Cooperative Extension as a commercial horticulture educator. Her research interests include sustainable agriculture, soil health and integrated pest management, and farmer-to-farmer learning. In her first year with UMaine Extension, Calderwood […]
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University of Maine resources were included in the Bangor Daily News article, “7 tips for fixing your winter-ravaged, ripped up and gravel-filled lawn.” If homeowners notice areas of dead plants and grass, they should test the soil, the article suggested. In Maine, one option is to get a soil testing container and information form from […]
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VillageSoup reported Knox-Lincoln County Soil & Water Conservation District will hold a backyard composting workshop April 10 at the Knox-Lincoln Cooperative Extension Office in Waldoboro. Liz Stanley, UMaine Extension horticulture program coordinator, and Hildy Ellis, SWCD program manager, will demonstrate a variety of techniques for making compost at home — including aerobic and anaerobic methods […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a five-session tractor safety course in multiple locations this spring, including in Cumberland, Kennebec, Penobscot, Knox and Waldo counties. Participants will learn how to handle tractors and equipment safely, how to avoid hazards, and how to minimize the chances of accidents. The classes are designed for adults and […]
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Frank Drummond, an internationally recognized entomologist whose decades of research on insect pests, bees and reproductive biology of the blueberry plant have contributed to the growth of Maine wild blueberry production, has been named the 2018 University of Maine Distinguished Maine Professor by the UMaine Alumni Association. The Distinguished Maine Professor Award, sponsored by UMaine’s […]
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The Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a tractor safety course 6–8 p.m. Mondays, April 2–23 at Kramer’s Inc. in Sidney. A written exam and tractor-driving test will be held April 30. The classes are designed for adults and youth at least 14 years of age, and […]
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