Natalie Springuel, a marine extension associate with Maine Sea Grant, the coordinator of the Downeast Fisheries Trail and a founder of the National Working Waterfront Network, was the focus of a feature article in the Portland Press Herald. Springuel spoke about her latest project as a radio host for WERU 89.9 FM’s Coastal Conversations. The […]
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University of Maine professors Harold “Dusty” Dowse and Jim McConnon were mentioned in a Morning Sentinel article on baking workshops offered at Somerset Grist Mill in Skowhegan. The workshops, sponsored by the Maine Grain Alliance, focused on sourcing ingredients, finding out what customers want, marketing, promoting, location and sales. Dowse, a professor of biological sciences, […]
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Jan. 15 is the deadline to apply for University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers program training in Androscoggin, Sagadahoc and Oxford counties. The 14-week training will be held 1–4 p.m. Thursdays from Feb. 25 to May 26, at the UMaine Extension office, 24 Main St., Lisbon Falls. The program provides participants with at […]
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The University of Maine Cooperative Extension was cited in the Portland Press Herald’s latest column in the Maine Gardener series. The article focused on gift ideas for gardeners. For do-it-yourself types, the author suggested giving material — lumber and strapping — to build bee houses. The author also advised including a printed copy of the […]
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Charles Armstrong, a cranberry specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was quoted in a Bangor Daily News article about Cherryfield Foods announcing it will stop farming cranberries. The 2015 season was difficult, with prices dropping as low as 12 cents per pound for wet harvested cranberries, according to the article. Several of Maine’s […]
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The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release about the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Science Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 5 that will explore the ecological side of winter. Students in the UMaine School of Forest Resources will lead hands-on activities at outdoor stations at Braeside, the historic […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported on a recent workshop in the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s “From Scratch: Your Maine Kitchen” cooking series. The class, which was held at the UMaine Extension Cumberland County office in Falmouth, taught participants how to make savory pies including carrot, mushroom, kale and pesto cheesecake from fall and winter […]
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The University of Maine report, “Maine’s Climate Future: 2015 Update,” was cited in the Bangor Daily News article, “Why the global climate talks matter to Maine.” This week, world leaders have convened in France for the 2015 U.N. Climate Change Conference with a goal of reaching an agreement about how they can reduce greenhouse gas […]
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Jim McConnon, a professor of economics at the University of Maine and with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension; and Beth Calder, a UMaine Extension food science specialist and associate professor of food science, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for the article, “Inside Maine’s growing cottage industry.” “Home-based businesses are on the rise in […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a workshop about transferring family farms and forest product businesses from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8, at Waterville Elks Club, 76 Industrial St. The workshop’s focus is to help families minimize risk and make informed decisions about intergenerational business transfers. Topics include determining goals for […]
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