The Portland Press Herald reported on the inaugural Camp North Woods, held at the University of Maine 4-H Camp and Learning Center at Bryant Pond in Oxford County. The five-day camp is staffed by the TV stars of Animal Planet’s “North Woods Law” and sponsored by the Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife. Campers, ranging […]
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Fosters.com previewed a self-guided garden tour in York County from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 25. The eight-stop tour follows a route through South Berwick, Eliot, Kittery Point and York. It includes gardens owned, managed by or created in collaboration with University of Maine Cooperative Extension York County Master Gardener Volunteers. The tour […]
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David Yarborough, a blueberry specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about the anticipated success of this years growing season. Yarborough organized and moderated the annual meeting of blueberry growers from around the state — held at Blueberry Hill Farm in Jonesboro — this past Wednesday. Last year’s […]
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The program Harvest for Hunger — which connects gardeners with food-insecure neighbors who can benefit from donated fresh produce—was featured in a fosters.com news article about their unique program run by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. According to UMaine Extension educator Frank Wertheim, last year York County commercial and residential growers donated 50,000 pounds […]
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Stella Doyon, a master food preserver with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, has a relish recipe in a book highlighted in the Knox News Sentinel. Linda Amendt, multi-time winner of culinary competitions at fairs, authored “Blue Ribbon Canning,” (Taunton Press, $21.95).
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The University of Maine 4-H Summer of Science Team was mentioned in a Bangor Daily News article about a collaborative picnic in Portland to nourish youth and combat food insecurity (https://bangordailynews.com/2015/07/10/health/portland-picnic-aims-to-combat-food-insecurity/). At the picnic, about 275 meals of sandwiches, chips and watermelon were given to those attending younger than 18 years old, according to the […]
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The University of Maine Sea Grant Program was included in a Bangor Daily News article about the Eastport Area Chamber of Commerce regional visitor information center in the Eastport Port Authority building. The port authority designed the building to meet community needs and to rent space to organizations, including Maine Sea Grant, according to the […]
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Morning Ag Clips reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host “Savor the Season — A Food Preservation Weekend” at the 4-H Camp and Learning Center at Blueberry Cove in Tenants Harbor, Oct. 2–4. The weekend will be devoted to learning food preservation methods and techniques from Master Food Preserver educators, according to the […]
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Enjoy the taste of summer fruits and vegetables all year by taking the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Preserving the Harvest workshop 2–5 p.m. Sunday, July 26, at Frinklepod Farm, 244 Log Cabin Road, Arundel. Extension Master Food Preserver volunteer Lynn Dodd will lead the workshop, which features hands-on, USDA-recommended food preservation methods, including hot […]
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Learn to make dilly beans at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Preserving the Harvest workshop 5:30–8:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, at the UMaine Extension office, 24 Main St., Lisbon Falls. Extension food preservation staff member Kate McCarty will lead the workshop, which features hands-on, USDA-recommended food preservation methods, including hot water bath canning. Participants […]
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