Pamela Hargest, a horticulture professional with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show focused on springtime gardening, and Hargest offered advice on how best to make a home garden grow.
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Susan Erich, a professor of plant, soil, and environmental sciences at the University of Maine, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for the article, “Celebrating World Naked Gardening Day could be good for your health.” Exposure to dirt — and all the bacteria, germs and other microscopic life within it — can be beneficial to […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke with Kate Garland, a horticulturist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for the article, “How to keep your garden from falling to weeds when life gets busy.” Sometimes people take a break from their gardens when their life gets hectic, according to the article. “Ungardening comes up for so […]
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The annual 4-H@UMaine: Connecting Kids to Campus will be held May 18–19 at the University of Maine. Designed to build college and career aspirations for middle and early high school youth, the event last year attracted 75 middle and high school students. Participation by UMaine faculty, students and staff is key to the success of […]
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The University of Maine Cooperative Extension offers information and recommendations on a variety of springtime activities. Resources aim to educate readers about picking and eating fiddleheads, pruning trees and shrubs, starting seeds at home, and protecting yourself from insects and Lyme disease. Visit the UMaine Cooperative Extension Publications Catalog for bulletins including: Starting Seeds at […]
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Research from the University of Maine was mentioned in the Bangor Daily News editorial, “Look ahead to the vulnerability of Maine’s coast.” The sea off Maine’s coast is rising at a rate of about 1.9 millimeters per year, far faster than any time in the past 5,000 years, according to UMaine’s “Maine’s Climate Future: 2015 […]
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Sun Journal and Daily Bulldog reported University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H in Franklin County was represented by 10 participants at the 4-H State Public Speaking Tournament at UMaine. Fifty-seven 4-H members from throughout Maine competed in categories, demonstrations and illustrated talks, which were then scored by a three-judge panel, according to the reports. Several […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on the One Tomato Project, which was was launched in 2009 in Sarnia, Ontario, and offers free tomato seedlings to encourage gardening. When Donna Coffin, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator and professor, heard about the project, she thought it could be a great fit for rural Maine, and […]
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Morning Ag Clips reported the annual plant sale of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers in York County will be held May 19 at the UMaine Extension office in Springvale. Annuals, perennials, vegetables, herbs, trees, shrubs and houseplants will be for sale, as will an assortment of gently used gardening books and […]
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What do green crabs, ducks and crab traps have in common? How do scientists make sure data they collect are accurate? What is an invasive species and how can it be identified? This spring, University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H invites K–12 students from Maine and beyond to explore the science of tracking invasive species […]
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