Morning Ag Clips previewed two University of Maine Cooperative Extension two-part workshops on healthy soils for home gardeners and farmers. “Introduction to soils for farmers and gardeners” will be held 5–7 p.m. March 20 at UMaine Extension in Springvale, and 5–7 p.m. April 2 at UMaine Extension in Falmouth. It will focus on methods for […]
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The Republican Journal reported registration is open for Rural Living Day on April 6 at Mount View High School in Thorndike. The event will feature 22 workshops with topics including making traditional Amish sausage, growing ginger and turmeric, beekeeping and creating herbal concoctions, the article states. Organized by the Waldo County Extension Association, part of […]
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The Republican Journal and the Penobscot Bay Pilot reported the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast will offer “Public Speaking for Business and More,” a professional development program, from 8 a.m.–3:30 p.m. May 3. The program is designed for nonprofit leaders, business leaders, educators, municipal officials, members of the clergy and others interested in becoming […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on a University of Maine staff presentation at the Maine Science Festival in Bangor on March 16 in an article about a middle school student who aspires to have his invention patented. Rachel Knapp, a science and engineering librarian at UMaine’s Fogler Library, and Renee Kelly, UMaine assistant vice president […]
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The Associated Press reported the University of Maine Lobster Institute is hosting the 15th annual Canadian/U.S. Lobstermen’s Town Meeting on April 5 and 6 at the Westin Portland Harborview Hotel in Portland. Fishermen in both countries harvest the same species, commonly called the “American lobster” or “Maine lobster,” according to AP. The event alternates between […]
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot and VillageSoup advanced a professional development program about intimate partner violence, to be held 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. May 9 and 10 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast in partnership with New Hope for Women of Rockland. The program is designed for social workers, substance abuse counselors and other mental […]
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Kathy Hopkins, a maple syrup expert with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with WABI (Channel 5) about the start of sap season. “You can’t hurry Mother Nature,” Hopkins said. “The sap doesn’t really start to run until the temperatures during the day are 40 or 45, and you need the temperature to go down […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension employees Richard Brzozowski, food system program administrator, and Lani Carlson, Maine AgrAbility coordinator, were recent guests on WGAN’s “Positively Maine” podcast. The show focused on Maine AgrAbility, a project dedicated to informing, educating and assisting farmers, fishermen and forest workers with disabilities so they can continue successful careers in agriculture.
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VillageSoup reported the Waldoboro Shellfish Committee will receive a $6,700 grant for its Maine Shellfish Restoration and Resilience Project, which involves moving clam seeds to a safer location along the Medomak River. University of Maine graduate student Gabrielle Hillyer is working on a mapping project connected to the shellfish project, deploying drifters to map tidal […]
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Penobscot Bay Pilot and The Republican Journal announced summer registration is now open at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast for undergraduate and graduate courses. More than 200 courses are available through the center, both live and online, with topics including basic biology, molecular chemistry, educational leadership, college composition, creative writing, literature for children, […]
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