Got weeds? University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a weed identification walk 6–8 p.m. Aug. 10 at Stutzman’s Farm Stand and Bakery in Sangerville. UMaine Extension educator Donna Coffin will lead the walk and discuss weeds common to vegetable, fruit and other cultivated crops. References to help identify weeds and management strategies will be […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported members of the Penobscot County Livestock 4-H Club have spent the past year preparing for fair season. Club leader Corinna Caron said the children — ages 10 through 18 — get up at 4:45 a.m. to bathe the animals. “They take pride in having healthy animals and working with them and […]
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The University of Maine Cooperative Extension and its Master Gardener Volunteers (MGV) program were mentioned in a VillageSoup article about Andrea and Allan Smith’s Brae Maple Farm in Union. The farm, which grows vegetables, fruits and herbs, has been opened to the MGV program since 1998, according to the article. Every Tuesday, the owners and […]
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The Ellsworth American reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s free, four-week “Dining with Diabetes Down East” series will be offered in Prospect Harbor in September. The program complements medical care by teaching people with Type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes, along with their family members and caregivers, what they can do to help control blood […]
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World-renowned violinist Francisco Fullana will perform Saturday, Aug. 5 in Minsky Recital Hall at the University of Maine. The concert begins at 7 p.m., with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. Admission is $20 at the door. The event is hosted by the Chamber Music Institute, a summer music camp for students of all ages that […]
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Mount Desert Islander reported the Barn Arts Collective will present an original performance by Bangladeshi artist Ali Asgar on Saturday, Aug. 5 at The Barn in Bass Harbor. Asgar is a multidisciplinary visual and performance artist who is an IMRC Center artist in residence for the academic year at the University of Maine. From 2 […]
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Maine Public and WABI (Channel 5) reported 25 young leaders from 18 countries throughout sub-Saharan Africa concluded the six-week Mandela Washington Fellowship program at the University of Maine. UMaine hosted the 2017 Mandela Washington fellows, who toured the state, met the governor and made business and personal connections, Maine Public reported. “The biggest population in […]
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The Bangor Daily News published an article on the steam-powered log hauler that the Maine Forest and Logging Museum at Leonard’s Mills in Bradley acquired in 1984. Herbert Crosby, a retired University of Maine engineering professor, said getting the Lombard log hauler running again took decades of work and thousands of volunteer hours. Crosby, his […]
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The University of Maine College of Engineering was mentioned in a Morning Sentinel article about a group of volunteers demonstrating how to build a restroom, or privy, for the Appalachian Trail. The Maine Appalachian Trail Club, an all-volunteer organization that manages nearly 300 miles of the trail in Maine, held a live demonstration at Colby […]
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Morning Ag Clips published a University of Maine Cooperative Extension news release announcing a free public talk on growing blueberries. David Handley, a UMaine Extension vegetable and small fruit specialist, will speak at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1 at UMaine’s Rogers Farm in Old Town. The event is hosted by UMaine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener […]
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