University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Orono and its nonprofit partners Goodwill Industries of Northern New England and Alpha One received $189,000 of the $4 million awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) through the AgrAbility Program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded funds to 21 land-grant universities to assist farmers […]
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The Associated Press reported a clip of the oldest known film to be shot in Maine was shown by Northeast Historic Film during the 2015 history conference hosted by the Penobscot Marine Museum. The clip was shot in 1901 and shows a pair of men hauling a lobster trap, according to the article. The conference, […]
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The Portland Press Herald published a review of the current exhibitions at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor. “The suite of exhibitions offers a provocative consideration of contemporary photography,” according to the article. The three separate exhibits are “Celebrating Photography in Maine: Selections from the Bruce Brown Collection;” “Natural History,” photographs […]
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Charles Armstrong, a cranberry specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Portland Press Herald for the article, “You don’t need a bog to grow your own cranberries,” the latest column in the Maine Gardener series. Cranberries are a native evergreen ground cover that thrive next to lakes and streams, according to […]
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The University of Maine Standardbred Drill Team invites the campus community and public to the annual Trick or Trot from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, at UMaine’s Witter Farm, 160 University Farm Road in Old Town. The event will include a costume contest, games, baked goods and an opportunity to meet and have […]
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Paul Anderson, director of the Maine Sea Grant College Program at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Cape Cod Times article on the 6th International Oyster Symposium held in North Falmouth, Massachusetts. At the symposium, Anderson said Maine Sea Grant is using a $20 million National Science Foundation EPSCoR (Experimental Program to Stimulate […]
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The Maine Edge reported Jim McConnon, a professor of economics at the University of Maine and with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will present “Pricing Your Work: Getting Paid for What You Do,” from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 27 at 40 Harlow Street in Bangor. McConnon’s talk is part of ARTober, a monthlong […]
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The Ellsworth American and Penobscot Bay Press reported University of Maine Cooperative Extension is seeking volunteers for its Eat Well program in Hancock County. Participants will be trained to teach others about food preparation, safety and nutrition. Fifteen hours of hands-on training are scheduled 1–4 p.m. Thursdays, Nov. 5, 12 and 19; and Dec. 3 […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer free business planning workshops for farmers and small-business owners from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday Nov. 12 and 19, at the UMaine Extension Somerset County Office, 7 County Drive, Skowhegan. On Nov. 12, “Developing a Business Plan” will aim to help small- and home-based business owners better understand […]
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On Friday, June 26, as various school systems came to the end of their academic calendars, 17 Maine high school and middle school teachers and 12 science researchers gathered around small tables at the University of Maine, all with the same topic in mind. Climate change. The group participated in a climate science teacher workshop […]
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