The chemistry of color will be explored at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Science Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Nov. 21 in Aubert Hall at UMaine. In the extended session, middle and high school students will synthesize pigments and use them in chemistry and art experiments. Participants will utilize techniques and […]
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The Bangor Daily News featured a University of Maine Cooperative Extension video in the post, “You don’t have to can all your tomatoes. Here’s how to just freeze them whole.” The video features Kathy Savoie, a UMaine Extension educator, who demonstrates the steps of washing, hulling, labeling and freezing the vegetable. “It is possible to […]
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The Maine Edge reported Jim Dill, a pest management specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will host a discussion on six- and eight-legged creatures at the Bangor Land Trust office at 7 p.m. Dec. 2. Attendees will look at and discuss spiders, ticks, mosquitoes, bedbugs, biting flies and more, according to the article.
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WABI (Channel 5) covered a meal-packing event held at the University of Maine as part of the Maine Hunger Dialogue. About 150 students and staff from universities and colleges throughout the state prepared 10,000 nutritious, nonperishable meals for college food pantries. “The organizers come and they bring all the bulk ingredients and then we work […]
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Two University of Maine students were mentioned in a Bangor Daily News article on the Maine State Beekeepers Association’s annual meeting and conference set for Saturday, Nov. 14 at Hampden Academy. Two post-graduate students who work with Frank Drummond, an entomology specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and a UMaine professor of insect […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Wolfe’s Neck Farm are partnering with the Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers to offer a seminar focused on business planning. UMaine Extension professor Rick Kersbergen will facilitate the class geared for beginning pasture-based dairy and livestock farmers. The weekly course will be offered remotely at Wolfe’s […]
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Kate Garland, a horticulturist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with WVII (Channel 7) for the report, “Labor of fall: Is raking leaves necessary?” Garland said it’s beneficial for homeowners to leave a small layer of leaves covering the yard. “It is helpful for your grass in order for it to have more […]
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Charles Armstrong, a cranberry specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Portland Press Herald for an article about Maine cranberries and using them as a pie filling. Armstrong, who tracks cranberry growth in the state, said the crop looks good for growers who brought the berries to fruition, but not for […]
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The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release announcing the University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer its annual sheep and goat seminar from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at Kennebec Valley Community College, 92 Western Ave., Fairfield. Topics will include market research, social media use, product pricing, diversifying marketing […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on apple gleaning that is done each fall at Johnston’s Orchards in Ellsworth. The orchard donates its end-of-season apples to food pantries and community meal sites in Washington and Hancock counties, according to the report. Hannah Semler, gleaning coordinator for Healthy Acadia, said the tradition happens every year and was started […]
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