VillageSoup previewed an educational seminar and launch event for ScrapDogs Community Compost, citing research from the University of Maine. The 2011 UMaine report stated that about 39 percent of Maine’s waste is organic and can be composted rather than being incinerated or sent to landfills. For communities that pay to have their waste removed, installing […]
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An article in the Sun Journal about a watershed study through the Androscoggin Watershed Council quoted Norman Greenberg, a professional educator at the University of Maine 4-H Camp & Learning Center at Bryant Pond and an instructor at Telstar Freshman Academy at Telstar High School. The study is a collaboration between Jeff Stern, a fisheries […]
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Central Maine advanced the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s annual sustainable agriculture field day tour. The free event is aimed at farmers, crop advisers and others interested in agricultural production, with a focus on small grains, potatoes, soybeans and crop modeling, and will take place from 4:30–7:30 p.m. June 27 at UMaine’s Rogers Farm at […]
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The Ellsworth American adapted a University of Maine news release on grants for Down East aquaculture research. The grants from Maine EPSCoR’s Sustainable Ecological Aquaculture Network (SEANET) will fund two projects in Washington County to investigate the effects of environmental change and management policies on Atlantic sea scallops and soft-shell clams. SEANET’s goal is to […]
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The Bangor Daily News previewed the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s “Cooking for Crowds–Food Safety Training for Volunteer Cooks” workshop. The workshop will focus on up-to-date information on how to handle, transport, store and prepare foods safely for large group functions, and is $15 per person. It will be held at the UMaine Extension office […]
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The Boston Globe interviewed Gregory Porter, a professor of plant, soil, and environmental sciences, as well as agronomy at the University of Maine, about his experiences in the potato business and his recent release of a new potato variety. Porter works on Aroostook Research Farm in Presque Isle, Maine, researching and breeding potatoes. He was […]
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Maine Public interviewed Mark Brewer, a professor of political science at the University of Maine, for a report on polling in primary elections. Primary polling has always been difficult and not an effective measure of the election outcome because of low voter turnout. But new ranked-choice voting laws complicate this even more, the report states. […]
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The Bangor Daily News quoted Linda Trickey, an agricultural assistant for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Aroostook County office, in an article on June frosts. Recent frosts have prompted many farmers in Aroostook County to bring their seedlings inside to protect them from damage, while those who are unable to do so have lost […]
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In a preview for the “Picnic of Books” event at Triplet Park in Unity June 16, VillageSoup interviewed Lisa Leaverton, a part-time faculty member in communication and journalism at the University of Maine as well as an artist, writer and director. The event will be an opportunity for children of all ages to hear stories […]
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The Portland Press Herald quoted Matthew Wallhead, an ornamental horticultural specialist and assistant professor of horticulture with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in an article on field-grown perennials. Field-grown plants can have a number of benefits to both consumers and growers compared to container-grown plants, including being able to flourish within the existing climate, […]
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