Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777 The Maine Edge weekly newspaper has a story about UMaine Cooperative Extension’s master gardener program. The Edge interviewed Extension horticulturalist Kate Garland about the program, which helps residents learn how to better grow sustainable gardens.
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Contact: Jon Prichard, Springvale, (207) 324-2814 ORONO — Whether it’s kayaking down a river, backpacking through the forest or racing high-adventure style, military family teens with a thirst for adventure will have a greater number of options this summer thanks to an expanded federal summer camps program run by the country’s university Cooperative Extension System.
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Contact: Jessica Bloch 207-581-3777 The Waterville Sentinel is advancing a UMaine Cooperative Extension talk Thursday evening about tourism and economic development in western Maine. Marc Edwards, an Extension tourism and economic development professional, will give a presentation on the organization’s role and resources for tourism development.
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Contact: Lois Berg Stack, (207) 581-2949; Mark Hutchinson, (207) 832-0343 ORONO — With the ground beginning to thaw and dry out, gardeners will be anxious to begin tilling and planting. University of Maine Cooperative Extension educators have several tips to help gardeners make the most of their preseason preparations.
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Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777 The Village Soup website has a preview of an April 19 UMaine Cooperative Extension talk about growing blueberries and raspberries. David Handley of Cooperative Extension will speak about proper berry-growing techniques, including variety selection, planting, pruning, trellising, and pest management.
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Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 The Bangor Daily News this week advanced a UMaine sorority cardiac care research benefit run and walk planned April 17 and the request from University of Maine Cooperative Extension for gardeners in Maine to plant extra vegetables to donate to local food pantries again this summer.
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Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 The coastal Village Soup newspaper group carried a UMaine Cooperative Extension news release soliciting volunteer gardeners throughout the state to grow extra vegetables to donate to food pantries. Harvest for Hunger coordinator Barbara Murphy says the Extension’s Master Gardener Volunteers Program generated 200,000 pounds of produce last year and hopes […]
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Contact: Doug Babkirk (doug.babkirk@maine.edu) Initiative to engage children, families and communities in year-round educational programs FALMOUTH — The University of Maine Regional Learning Center grand opening is scheduled for Saturday May 14, 11 a.m. at Tidewater Farm in Falmouth. Through its Cooperative Extension programs, UMaine will offer sustainable living education programs for children, families and […]
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Contact: Jessica Bloch at 207-581-3777 The Lewiston Sun Journal has a story about a collaborative effort, of which UMaine Cooperative Extension is a part, to start a website about pests and pest management, aimed at low-risk management. The website, which can be seen here (www.gotpests.org) is intended for Maine homeowners and gardeners and is designed […]
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A Waterville Sentinel article about an organic farmer from Skowhegan had a mention of UMaine’s Cooperative Extension services. Sarah Smith of Grassland Farm in Skowhegan, who is going to speak to members of Congress later this week about organic farming issues, said organic farmers in Maine are fortunate to have the support of the various […]
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