The Sun Journal previewed a hands-on Preserving the Harvest workshop offered by Maine Adult Education and taught by University of Maine Cooperative Extension, 5:30–8:30 p.m. May 3, at the Adult Learning Center, 486 Turner Center Road, Turner. Participants will receive a food preservation packet and recipes, and learn basic steps for canning and freezing. Cost […]
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A Republican Journal story notes that horticulturalists Marjorie Peronto and Reeser Manley will discuss their latest book, “The Life in Your Garden: Gardening for Biodiversity,” at a March 19 event in Belfast. Peronto is a University of Maine Cooperative Extension Professor based in Hancock County; Manley has taught at UMaine. This is the second volume […]
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Due to inclement weather, the Maine Vegetable and Fruit Schools March 14–15 will be rescheduled for March 27 at Seasons Event & Conference Center in Portland and March 31 at Bangor Motor Inn Conference Center. Both will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. If you are unable to attend on the new date for your registered location, […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Waldo County Extension Association are hosting the 23rd annual Rural Living Day from 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Saturday, April 8, at Mount View High School, 577 Mount View Road, Thorndike. Workshop topics include raising poultry, making fermented foods, using drip irrigation, plantings for wild bees and silvopasture. Many […]
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University of Maine Bryant Pond 4-H Camp director Ron Fournier and educator Gary Proulx were mentioned in a Bangor Daily News feature about the Becoming an Outdoors-Woman course at the University of Maine Bryant Pond 4-H Camp and Learning Center. Fournier helped organize the February event and Proulx demonstrated how to set a fishing line […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Frank Drummond and David Yarborough for a story about the health of Maine’s native bees. Drummond said while the country’s honeybee population is dramatically declining, many of Maine’s 275 native bee species appear to be holding their own. “I think it’s a very optimistic story,” says the professor of insect […]
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Maine Public talked with David Yarborough for a story about Maine wild blueberry producers slashing production to survive. There’s been too much of a good thing and prices are plummeting, according to the story. Yarborough, a wild blueberry specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, says something has to give. According to the article, 99 […]
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“The Ellsworth American” interviewed David Yarborough and Frank Drummond for a story about blueberry growers ordering fewer honeybees and bumblebees to pollinate this year’s crop. Homer Woodward, vice president of Jasper Wyman & Son in Milbridge, said he’ll order fewer bees to make up for the drop in last year’s crop and because he’ll be […]
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The Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel advanced a free, online webinar about tillage practices for organic vegetable farmers. In the three-part series beginning March 9, University of Maine Cooperative Extension staff will share their expertise on several topics, including using permanent bed systems to manage weeds and increase productivity. Online registration is requested. For more information, contact […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension was included in an Ellsworth American story about a group that provides shelter and teaches skills to combat homelessness. The Families First Community Center in Ellsworth is a transitional house for families to live in while they take life skills classes and job training courses. University of Maine Cooperative Extension […]
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