For 15 years, University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s statewide Maine Harvest for Hunger (MHH) program has organized gardeners, farmers, businesses, schools and civic groups to grow, glean, and donate high-quality produce to distribution sites (pantries, shelters, community meals) and directly to neighbors in need, all in an effort to mitigate hunger, improve nutrition and health, and help […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported on a recent visit to Hudson Elementary School by Kit Hamley, a graduate student at the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute. Hamley spoke with the students about the Follow a Researcher program that is offered by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H to connect K–12 students in Maine and […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Hancock County is offering a six-week intermediate beekeeping course in Ellsworth. The course is intended for participants with at least one season of experience keeping bees. The program will cover fewer topics more deeply than the beginner’s class and will concentrate on keeping bees […]
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Kit Hamley, a graduate student at the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute, recently spoke with WABI (Channel 5) and WLBZ (Channel 2) about the Follow a Researcher program. For a second year, the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is offering the program that aims to connect K–12 students in Maine and around the […]
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St. John Valley Times reported the 40th annual American Agri-Women Convention recently was held in Portland with 147 in attendance. Maine Agri-Women hosted the event with the theme “Harvesting for the Future,” according to the article. John Rebar, executive director of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was among the event’s speakers who discussed issues […]
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Jim Dill, a pest management specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Portland Press Herald for the latest column in the Maine Gardener series, titled “Pesticides may get rid of ticks, but at what cost?” Bifenthrin, used to spray yards; and permethrin, used mostly to treat clothing to repel ticks, are […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke with Kate Garland, a horticulturist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for the article, “Higher than normal temperatures cause plant confusion in Maine.” Warm December temperatures around the state have caused some plants to bloom earlier than normal, Garland said. “It’s basically jumping the gun on the next season,” […]
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Lily Chaleff, a FoodCorps service member with Cultivating Community, was a recent guest on WLBZ (Channel 2). Chaleff demonstrated how to make a kid-friendly kale salad while speaking about the program that helps children develop a healthy relationship with food. The Maine FoodCorps program is the state branch of the national program that teaches healthful […]
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Jim Dwyer, a crops specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was quoted in the Bangor Daily News article, “Insect, virus harangue potato industry, stymie scientists.” Dwyer spoke about aphids and the diseases they carry, including potato virus Y. Over the last decade in Europe, the traditional strain of potato virus Y (PVY-O) “has […]
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Tori Jackson, an associate professor of agriculture and natural resources with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for the article, “Farming workshops aim to inspire a new generation of farmers.” At the Agricultural Trades Show at the Augusta Civic Center in January, the Beginning Farmer Resource Network (BFRN) of […]
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