David Fuller, a fiddlehead expert and agricultural and nontimber forest products professional with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show focused on finding wild plants and mushrooms that can be foraged for food, medicinal use and other purposes. Fuller and other guests discussed […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke with Kate Garland, a horticulturist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for the article, “What Mainers should know about spring-planted bulbs and their blossoms.” Waiting before digging up bulbs in the fall is important, according to experts including Garland. Gardeners should not act until after the foliage fades and […]
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The Ellsworth American reported Griffin Dill, an integrated pest management specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will present “Tick Talk” at 5:30 p.m. April 18 at Flexit Cafe & Bakery in Ellsworth. The program is free and open to the public. It is presented by Heart of Ellsworth as part of the 2018 […]
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The Associated Press spoke with Deborah Bouchard, a microbiologist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for an article about lobster shell disease ticking up slightly in Maine over the last couple of years. The disease, often called epizootic shell disease, is a bacterial infection that makes lobsters impossible to sell as food, eating away […]
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The Bangor Daily News quoted Griffin Dill, an integrated pest management specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in an article titled, “Why some Mainers are trading the traditional lawn for mini meadows.” The article discussed the practice of letting a lawn grow naturally on its own without mowing, which allows for increased biodiversity, […]
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Recommendations from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension were included in the latest column in the Portland Press Herald “Maine Gardener” series. In the article, “What you need to know to grow juicy strawberries in Maine,” the author points to a UMaine Extension bulletin written by David Handley, a specialist of vegetables and small fruits. […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the 24th annual Rural Living Day at Mount View High School in Thorndike. The event, which is hosted by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Waldo County Extension Association, offered workshops that ranged from Maine’s native bees to cooking with seaweed, WABI reported. Proceeds are used to help Waldo […]
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The Morning Sentinel spoke with Colt Knight, an assistant extension professor and livestock specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for an article about a Skowhegan bull that escaped and was killed. When the local police chief chased the loose bull through town and fatally shot it, he was taking what a pair of […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s John Jemison and Glen Koehler for the article, “Maine gardners facing realities, challenges of climate change.” According to climate change experts, the state’s growing seasons have lengthened, allowing for the introduction of newer crops. “I think in this instance, climate change is in […]
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Daily Bulldog published an article on the Garden Angel program offered through the University of Maine Cooperative Extension to low-income households and senior citizens. The program, which was developed in 2012, aims to provide sustainable food for those who may be in need while also teaching participants how to cultivate, grow and harvest fresh vegetables […]
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