University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a Field Day from 10 a.m.–noon on Saturday, June 10 at the UMaine Gardens at Tidewater Farm, 200 Presumpscot Point Road, Falmouth. Come experience the gardens at Tidewater Farm, learn about UMaine Extension’s work, ask gardening questions and participate in hands-on demonstrations with Extension staff and Master Gardener […]
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The University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteer program’s interactive plant sales map has been updated just in time for planting season. The “2023 Spring Plant Sale Fundraisers in Maine” map allows users to search for plant sales throughout the state by location, date or name in alphabetical order.The listings also include garden tours. […]
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The Daily Bulldog, the Sun Journal, The Bethel Citizen, the Livermore Fall Advertiser and Morning Ag Clips shared that University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a new series of online workshops about preserving Maine foods throughout the summer and fall. The first in the series, Canning Low-Sugar Jams and Jellies, will be held from […]
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In an article about Lyme Disease Awareness Month, News Center Maine noted that there have been more than 450 submissions of ticks to the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab this year.
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot shared that registration is now open for a five-day professional development program, Mediation & the Art of Conflict Transformation, offered from 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m., June 26–30 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. For more information about upcoming professional development programs, scholarships or to register, visit the Hutchinson Center […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension has released new resources and practical information for home gardeners getting ready for the 2023 growing season. New featured articles and videos include pruning forsythia and lilac bushes, information about the browntail moth mitigation fund and a new 2023 map of plant sales and garden tours. May is also the […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a new series of online workshops about preserving Maine foods throughout the summer and fall. The first in the series, Canning Low-Sugar Jams and Jellies, will be held from 1–1:45 p.m. June 8. Additional topics for webinars in the “Preserving the Maine Harvest” series will include canning, freezing, […]
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Recent results from an assessment known as the “Nation’s Report Card” found scores in U.S. history and civics among eighth graders across the country declined compared to previous assessments. Among students who took part in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in 2022, scores in history were the lowest on record while scores in […]
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The Sun Journal, the Forecaster and CentralMaine.com shared that the 28th annual University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Plant Sale will be held from 8 a.m.–noon May 27 at the UMaine gardens at Tidewater Farm in Falmouth.
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WABI-TV (Channel 5 in Bangor) featured the the Innovative Local Foods Cooking Challenge hosted by University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the UMaine School of Food and Agriculture. The 11 Maine high school students who competed were introduced to their market basket, brainstormed ideas and then had an hour and a half to complete their […]
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