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Improving garden soil health webinar planned for Aug. 17
University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a webinar about fall garden activities to help improve soil health from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17, according to a news release from the UMaine Extension in Orono. UMaine Extension educator Caragh Fitzgerald will discuss “Cover Crops and Soil Management in the Garden” with a special […]
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Susan G. Komen 2020 More Than Pink Walk events set for Oct. 24
All events will be held virtually this year.
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Take part in study, learn to safely make fermented pickles at home
University of Maine researchers are seeking Maine residents at least 18 years old to answer questions and watch a short video about safe fermentation practices of pickles, according to a news release from the UMaine extension office in Orono. Jacob Rich is the study’s principal investigator. The UMaine graduate student in food science and human […]
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UMaine Extension to offer free cover crop planning webinar Aug. 12
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a free webinar about key considerations for planning a cover cropping system at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, according to a news release from the UMaine Extension office in Orono. Adding diversity to a cover cropping system creates healthier soil and can benefit crop production and a farm’s […]
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UMaine Extension 4-H virtual fun run along Maine coast to begin Aug. 15
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will host a virtual fun run along the Maine coastline from Saturday, Aug. 15, to Tuesday, Sept. 15. The event is open to the public. Help ME Conquer the Maine Coastline is a virtual run, walk and bike along all 3,478 miles of Maine’s coastline. The event includes an […]
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200 Years of Farming: A Bicentennial Celebration opens at Maine Farmland Trust Gallery
The virtual exhibit will be on display through Oct. 2 via Zoom.
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UMaine Extension seeks contributions to virtual demonstration garden
University of Maine Cooperative Extension is inviting Maine gardeners to contribute personal photos demonstrating best horticultural practices — from creative trellising to ingenious ways of deterring hungry wildlife — as a resource in a new virtual demonstration garden, according to a news release from the UMaine extension office in Orono. Photos should be high-quality image […]
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Winthrop Maine Historical Society to host Bonnie Wilder Aug. 13 via Zoom
Wilder will give a talk about Susan B. Anthony and the Centennial of the 19th Women’s Suffrage Amendment.
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Free diabetes and nutrition program offered through Zoom
Spectrum Generations, in partnership with Healthy Living for ME, will offer a free workshop to help individuals with diabetes, prediabetes, their caregivers or family members. Living Well with Diabetes will be offered through Zoom beginning Monday, Aug. 13, and running through Thursday, Sept. 17. Workshops participants will meet weekly from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., according […]