This summer, Olivia Conrad, a fourth-year student from Yarmouth, Maine, majoring in food science and human nutrition, landed a sweet internship at one of Maine’s premier gelato companies. Conrad was the food safety intern at the Gelato Fiasco Flavor Foundry in Brunswick, Maine, where pints are produced, packed and shipped nationwide. She assisted the company […]
Read more
The Morning Sentinel reported members of the Maine Farm Bureau drove tractors and trailers full of fresh produce from central Maine farms Saturday as part of its first parade to alleviate hunger. Even after a summer fraught with drought, eight farms joined the parade to donate produce, according to the article. Bureau members rode from […]
Read more
A University of Maine Cooperative Extension publication on low-input lawn care was mentioned in the latest column in the Portland Press Herald “Maine Gardener” series. In the article, “Summer may be over, but your lawn care isn’t,” the author cites the UMaine Extension bulletin, “Steps to a low-input, healthy lawn.” According to the publication, a […]
Read more
Richard Kersbergen, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor of sustainable dairy and forage systems, was quoted in the Kennebec Journal article, “Central Maine apple farmers not seeing much impact from the drought.” Three apple farmers in central Maine said their apple trees are old enough that their established deep roots get plenty moisture without […]
Read more
Volunteer cooks will have three opportunities in October to learn about safely preparing food for large numbers of people. University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Cumberland County will present the Cooking for Crowds — Food Safety Training for Volunteer Cooks workshop from 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 6, Oct. 12 and Oct. 25 at UMaine […]
Read more
The shared history of Maine and Wabanaki people will be the focus of a Maine-Wabanaki REACH event Monday, Sept. 19 at the Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine. “Truth, Healing and Change in the Land of the Dawn” will be held 6–8 p.m. in the Bodwell Lounge. The discussion will touch […]
Read more
The University of Maine Cooperative Extension was cited in an answer to a Sun Journal reader’s question about an abundance of white moths found on asparagus plants. There are many white moths in the Northeast, according to the article, including the satin moth, which is damaging to forestlands because their larvae feast on poplars and […]
Read more
University of Maine Cooperative Extension has released the latest installment of “Growing Maine,” a series of short documentaries highlighting Maine food producers and farm families. The third video tells the story of Patty and Gary Treworgy and their children on their second-generation orchard and family farm. Treworgy Family Orchards in Levant had a rough start […]
Read more
WABI (Channel 5) interviewed John Rebar, executive director of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for a report about how the lack of rain is evident around the state, particularly in Maine’s waterways. A resident who has lived on Hermon Pond for more than 35 years told WABI the water level is the lowest she […]
Read more
WABI (Channel 5) reported on Fall Field Day at Rogers Farm Demonstration Garden in Old Town. The University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers hosted the event to celebrate the growing season with workshops, activities, live bluegrass music and homemade food. Workshop topics include growing garlic, dividing peonies and identifying toxic plants in the […]
Read more