The latest entry of the Portland Press Herald blog “Maine a la Carte: Dishing on food and drink news” previewed the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s fermentation workshop slated Oct. 6 in Yarmouth. Kate McCarty, a food preservation community education assistant with UMaine Cooperative Extension, will teach the hands-on workshop.
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The Daily Bulldog of Franklin County previewed the upcoming annual business meeting and public supper of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Franklin County Extension Association. The event will be held Thursday, Oct. 24 at the Farmington Grange in West Farmington.
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on a Hancock County gleaning initiative — the act of harvesting extra crops and sharing with those in need — put on by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Healthy Acadia. Food collected at farms throughout the county are collected by volunteers and redistributed to food pantries throughout Hancock County.
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Kate Garland, horticulturist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with WVII (Channel 7) for the latest installment of its “Backyard Gardener” series. Garland spoke about harvesting fall crops and the importance of planting a cover crop.
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WVII (Channel 7) spoke with a Corinth farmer who followed advice from the University of Maine for a report on this year’s pumpkin harvest. Despite poor harvesting reports around the state due to wet weather, Beverly Tate said her fields are doing well after following a tip from UMaine to cut pumpkins from vines with […]
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The Weekly Observer, serving Sanford, Springvale, Acton and Lebanon, previewed a five-week introductory beekeeping course that will start Oct. 15 in Springvale. The York County Beginner Bee School is co-sponsored by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine State Beekeepers Association.
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A five-part series of workshops provided by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension titled “From Recipe to Market: Cashing in on Value-Added Opportunities” was previewed in the Portland Press Herald “Food & Dining Dispatches” column. The workshops begin Oct. 3 in Falmouth.
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Bruce Watt, a plant disease diagnostician with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke to the Bangor Daily News for the article “Good outlook for foliage despite pockets of discoloring leaf fungus in Maine.” Watt said he has had fewer diseased leaf samples sent to him this year than in past years, which makes him think […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering free Eat Well Nutrition Workshops starting in October in Dover-Foxcroft to help people improve their eating habits.
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Amy Witt, home horticulturist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Cumberland County, spoke with The Forecaster for the article “Falmouth garden fertile ground for UMaine farm educators” about UMaine Extension’s Falmouth demonstration garden. Witt said common teaching themes at the garden include farming skills to help with food security and sustainable practices.
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