University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer multiple training sessions to those interested in identifying and recording seasonal changes in their communities in support of understanding Maine’s changing climate. Volunteers of all ages are invited to become citizen scientists through trainings offered around the state between now and the end of June. New this year, […]
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Lois Berg Stack, an ornamental horticulture specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was mentioned in the latest column in the Portland Press Herald “Maine Gardener” series. In the article, “Building a garden from scratch is scary,” the author recalls advice provided by Stack during her landscape design class. “The hardest landscape to design […]
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Volunteer cooks will have three opportunities in April to learn how to safely prepare 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 April 5, 13 and 28, at UMaine Regional […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension has launched an ongoing documentary video series featuring Maine farmers and food producers telling their stories. “Growing Maine” debuts with Pat and Ed Jillson, owners of Jillson’s Farm in Sabattus, telling the story of their family farm against the backdrop of last year’s Maine Maple Sunday. The video series helps […]
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WABI (Channel 5) broadcast a story about 270 middle school girls from around the state participating in a University of Maine event that provides an encouraging environment and hands-on approaches to explore science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The 29th Expanding Your Horizons conference featured workshops for students and teachers from 16 participating schools.
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The Maine Edge ran a press release about the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Waldo County Extension Association’s 22nd annual Rural Living Day on Saturday, April 2, at Mount View High School. Workshop topics will include building small homes, baking bread, birding, pasturing chickens, plant propagation, making maple sugar and candy and growing […]
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Jim Dwyer, a crops specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for an article about second-generation potatoes. A new genetically engineered potato has been ruled safe by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and has been deregulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, according to the article. Made […]
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Basic practices appropriate for small-scale livestock producers and 4-H project leaders will be the focus of a Livestock 101 Field Day from 11:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Saturday, April 2, at the University of Maine J. Franklin Witter Teaching & Research Center, 160 University Farm Road, Old Town. The free public program will demonstrate hands-on […]
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Boothbay Register published a Boothbay Region Garden Club news release about the group’s recent meeting that focused on safer and more comfortable ways to garden. Ellen Gibson of Maine AgrAbility led the group through simple stretching exercises, according to the article. As a member of the Maine AgrAbility staff, Gibson provides information and technical assistance […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Waldo County Extension Association are hosting the 22nd annual Rural Living Day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 2 at Mount View High School, 577 Mount View Road, Thorndike. Workshops include building small homes, baking bread, birding, pasturing chickens, plant propagation, making maple sugar and candy, […]
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