While almost a billion people in the world are food insecure, we annually throw away about one-third of the food we produce. In economic terms, the global cost of that waste is about $200 billion. We can do better. Some countries already do. In this episode of “The Maine Question,” host Ron Lisnet talks with […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed several University of Maine and University of Maine Cooperative Extension faculty for the article “How to make your own mulch at home.” The article explores ways gardeners can make their own mulch and reduce the need to buy it at stores. A couple of them recommended using newspapers and cardboard. […]
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The Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel highlighted the free webinar about accessibility for school and community gardens that Maine AgrAbility and the Maine CITE Coordinating Center will host at 1 p.m. June 16. Webinar delves into planning community and school gardens for users of all ages and abilities, including the use of adaptive garden tools. […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a free webinar on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) financial assistance programs available to maple producers as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. The webinar, which Extension will host at 6:30 p.m. June 15, is co-sponsored by SCORE and the Maine Maple Producers Association. SCORE volunteer Steve Veazey […]
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The Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel highlighted a free webinar about managing personal finances during the COVID-19 pandemic hosted by the Raymond H. Fogler Library 1–2 p.m. June 16. Topics will include starting a budget, understanding financial literacy and the effect of the pandemic on retirement planning. Attendees are asked to register online in advance. […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported on the UMaine Center on Aging at the University of Maine receiving $30,000 from the John T. Gorman Foundation for its Senior Companion Program.The program offers homebound seniors volunteer companions who spend 15 hours with them each week, an effort to help reduce their isolation and help them live at […]
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In the absence of face-to-face gatherings, the Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine held the Maine Talent Showcase, an online talent contest. Contestants were encouraged to use social distancing practices to create videos that highlighted their own talents, rather than singing along to pre-produced soundtracks. The pool of more than 100 […]
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MaineToday Media and the Bangor Daily News reported on Amy Vachon’s free basketball coaching webinar for girls and women from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, June 14. The University of Maine women’s basketball coach organized a panel of female hoop coaches for the workshop in order to create awareness, support, empowerment and the number […]
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The Associated Press, Portland Press Herald, Sun Journal, Bangor Daily News, WABI, WGME, Maine Public and WVII (Channel 7) reported that Maine higher education leaders released a framework for reopening the state’s colleges and universities in a way that prioritizes fall on-campus learning. WMTW and The Courier of Montgomery County ran the AP story. Joan […]
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Daily Bulldog posted a media release announcing a free University of Maine Cooperative Extension ”Ticks in Maine” webinar led by Griffin Dill and Dr. Beatrice Szantyr will be held 1–2:30 p.m. Thursday, June 25. Online registration is required. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Donna Coffin, 207.262.7726, donna.coffin@maine.edu. News Center Maine, […]
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