Contact: Amy Witt, 207-780-4205, awitt@umext.maine.edu BAR HARBOR, Me.—University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a tree identification tour of Acadia National Park on Friday, Oct. 2 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Extension Educator Marjorie Peronto will lead the tour of the Wonderland Trail, paying particular attention to the native trees and shrubs that thrive in this coastal […]
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Contact: Laura Wilson, (207) 581-2971, lwilson@umext.maine.edu Otis, ME— University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host the Watershed Stewards Program at Beech Hill School in Otis this fall, focusing on the water quality of Beech Hill Pond. Maine lakes are at risk from development, landscapes, and invasive species. The Watershed Stewards Program trains volunteers to recognize […]
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Contact: Richard Brzozowski, 780-4205 or rbrz@umext.maine.edu The growing season of 2009 has not been a typical one. Weeks of cool temperatures, too much rain, disease and other problems have put a damper on many Mainers’ hopes for a “bumper crop” of produce. Richard Brzozowski of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension offers the following list […]
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Contacts: Jim McConnon, 581-3165 or Todd Gabe, 581-3307 ORONO — New research by University of Maine economists shows that the smallest of small businesses — micro-enterprises with up to four employees — have a significant economic impact on state and even national economies. And those very small businesses in Maine are leading New England in […]
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Contacts: Beth Calder (207) 581-2791; Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777 MACHIAS – Your friends and family rave about your homemade chowder, blueberry jam, fudge, or other special food product. They say you should sell it and make a fortune. Are they right? Where do you start? To answer these questions and more, University of Maine Cooperative […]
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Contact: Kate Yerxa at 581-3109 (media only), or Nannette Marcinkowski at 581-3445. When most people think of green baby food, pureed peas or string beans come to mind. But Kate Yerxa, the statewide educator for nutrition and physical activity at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, has a different perspective. The green she sees isn’t […]
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Contact: Amy Witt, ( 207) 780-4205 Note: “Jo” is the correct spelling of Mr. Pierce’s first name. WEST BALDWIN, Me.—University of Maine Cooperative Extension offer a tour of the nationally acclaimed Pierce Tree Farm in West Baldwin on Friday, Sept. 11 from 10 a.m.-12 noon. Jo and Kathy Pierce will lead the tour of their […]
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Contact: George Manlove, (207)-581-3756 ORONO — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is holding several public events in the next few weeks — beginning Tuesday, Aug. 18 — related to farm energy use and production, root cellars, and gardens and green houses. Events will be held rain or shine. Gardens and Greenhouses On Aug. 18 […]
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