Contact: Leslie Forstadt (207) 581-3487 or leslie.forstadt@maine.edu It’s the time of year when thoughts turn to holiday shopping – and the pressure of buying the perfect gift or making sure no one is forgotten. University of Maine Cooperative Extension Child and Family Development Specialist Leslie Forstadt says there are plenty of alternative gift ideas for […]
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Laura Wilson from the UMaine Cooperative Extension faculty was featured in a WLBZ (Channel 2) news story about the importance of having well water tested for contaminants. The report says that more than half of Mainers get their water from wells.
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Comments from Tori Jackson of UMaine Cooperative Extension were included in a Sunday Lewiston Sun Journal story about Thanksgiving alternatives to turkey. She provided some historical context about how turkey came to be associated with the holiday meal.
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Contact: Jane Conroy, (207) 564-3301 or toll free in-state, 1-800-287-1491 DOVER-FOXCROFT — The holiday shopping season is the most lucrative time of the year for many retailers, but it also is a time when consumers can build up sometimes unmanageable debt splurging on gifts or personal impulse-buying. University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator and family […]
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Contact: Barbara Murphy, (207) 743-6329; George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 SOUTH PARIS — The numbers are in and the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Maine Harvest for Hunger Program this year surpassed by more than 56.3 tons — or 112,687 pounds — the 87,319 pounds of fresh garden produce donated to charity last year by volunteer […]
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Contact: Jason Bolton, (207) 942-7396 or Jason.Bolton@maine.edu A bottle of flavored or infused oil can be a special homemade holiday gift, and use of such oils in cooking can lend a gourmet touch to a holiday meal. As Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah and other holidays draw near, Jason Bolton of University of Maine Cooperative Extension is […]
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Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO — As the holiday shopping season jump-starts in the early morning hours of Friday, Nov. 26 with bargain-hungry consumers expected to jam the aisles possibly in record numbers, UMaine Cooperative Extension specialist and professor of economics Jim McConnon is available to discuss trends, traditions and the economic importance of […]
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The Midcoast Village Soup newspapers reported in the Herald Gazette recently that the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s 4-H Camp and Learning Centers at Tanglewood and Blueberry Cove have received a $20,000 donation from the Oct. 29 Wentworth Charities Golf Classic Tournament at the Samoset Report in Rockport. The donation will support a variety of […]
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Contact: Beth Calder, 207-581-2791; George Manlove, 581-3756 With more than 62,000 people waking up in Maine this morning without electricity due to rain, sleet, snow and high winds overnight, University of Maine Cooperative Extension food science specialist Beth Calder offers advice on how to know if refrigerated or frozen foods are safe to eat after […]
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UMaine Cooperative Extension nutrition specialist Brenda Bracy are included in a Portland Press Herald story about Cooking Matters for Maine. That initiative provides low-income families with access to expertise about how to prepare healthy, affordable and tasty meals.
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