Kate McCarty, food preservation community education assistant for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, gave canning advice for a Press Herald article geared toward food preservation beginners. McCarty spoke about federal food safety guidelines and the various equipment needed for canning.
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Fenceviewer, the community news and information website for Hancock County, Maine, included an article on the need for participants in a University of Maine-led child food and fitness study called iCook. The five-state, $2.5 million USDA study is designed to prevent childhood obesity by improving culinary skills and promoting family meals. Researchers are seeking 100 children […]
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David Yarborough, a wild blueberry specialist and horticulture professor at the University of Maine, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for the article “Blueberry harvest looking bountiful.” Yarborough said berry size and yields are “average or above” but warned about the increased presence of the spotted wing drosophila, a fruit fly that attacks blueberries.
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The Sun Journal published a photo of 4-H members from Maine with Sen. Angus King during the Citizenship Washington Focus. The national 4-H citizenship and leadership program offers youth the chance to learn about politics and their role as citizens. 4-H is the youth development program of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension.
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The Associated Press previewed a seaweed aquaculture science workshop and kelp farming class to be offered by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant. The seaweed workshop will include presentations from science and industry experts as well as time for discussions and networking. The kelp farming class will be taught by members […]
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SeacoastOnline previewed a hands-on Four Season Gardening workshop to be offered by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Master Gardeners and staff. The workshop will take place Thursday, Aug. 29 at the Wells Reserve in Wells and will focus on building an inexpensive home garden greenhouse, planting schedules and recommended winter crops.
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The latest post on the Portland Press Herald blog “The Root: Dispatches from Maine’s food sources” included quotes from three University of Maine Cooperative Extension educators about the state’s blueberry harvest. David Yarborough, a wild blueberry specialist, spoke about the efficiency of the Bragg Blueberry Harvester; Frank Drummond, an entomologist, spoke about the spotted wing […]
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Susan Bennett-Armistead, assistant professor and Correll Professor of Early Literacy at the University of Maine, spoke with WABI (Channel 5) at a book drive held by Literacy Volunteers of Bangor, Darling’s Ice Cream for a Cause and The Briar Patch bookstore. Bennett-Armistead said we learn the most from birth to 5 years old, and “we […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Art in the Garden event held at Rogers Farm in Old Town. The event, which included music, live demonstrations and food, gave the Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners a chance to share with locals their produce and what they learned while in the program.
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In the latest “Food and Dining Dispatches column,” the Portland Press Herald previewed the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s introductory tomato preservation workshop. The class will be held Aug. 27 in Falmouth and will be taught by Kate McCarty, food preservation community education assistant.
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