University of Maine Cooperative Extension publishes information to help you find, grow, use, preserve and store in-season fruits and vegetables in Maine. Visit UMaine Extension to order or download bulletins to fit the season, including September favorites such as Bulletin #4035 Let’s Preserve: Apples, Bulletin #4177 Vegetables and Fruits for Health: Broccoli and Cauliflower and […]
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By Sara Conant, UMaine Extension Staff, 4-H Community Education Assistant UMaine Extension Cumberland staff members will be bringing you new skills, tips, and tricks about a variety of Extension related programs in our Teachable Moments series. This month we’ll teach you how to make floral arrangements. Master Gardeners with floral arrangement experience gathered at the […]
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By Sara Conant, UMaine Extension Staff, 4-H Community Education Assistant Cumberland County 4-H members Adam Dale, Caleb McGrath-Holmquist, and Katie McGrath-Holmquist are raising funds to purchase four market hogs and two market lambs from the Cumberland Fair 4-H Livestock Auction on Wednesday September 28, 2016 at 4:00 P.M. at the Cumberland Fairgrounds, 197 Blanchard Road […]
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By Lynne Hazelton, UMaine Extension Staff, Administrative Support Specialist A Taste of Tidewater is our annual fundraiser to benefit the University of Maine Gardens at Tidewater Farm. The gardens provide agricultural and horticultural educational opportunities to the community, utilizing research-based, environmentally friendly and sustainable gardening practices. Why do we need to fundraise? In order to grow and […]
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