O’Donal’s Nurseries, Inc. is a wholesale and retail dealer of plants, trees, shrubs and perennials, and offers landscaping design services. They have a garden center with sunroom. In 1960, Royce and Selma O’Donal purchased what had been known previously as the Jackson Nursery; a four-generation nursery that originated in 1850. Jeff O’Donal is the second […]
Maine Vegetable and Fruit School is hosted by University of Maine Cooperative Extension Maine Vegetable & Small Fruit Growers Association Speakers Sam Blackstone – Circle B Farms, Caribou Dr. David Handley – Vegetable and Small Fruit Specialist, UMaine Cooperative Extension Mark Hutchinson – Extension Professor, UMaine Cooperative Extension Dr. Mark Hutton – Associate Dean for Research, UMaine College of […]
Presenter/Educator Thomas Hoerth, an Adjunct Instructor with Southern Maine Community College, will lead the group in a fun, hands-on workshop where he will demonstrate proper techniques for grafting fruit trees. Each participant will be given the tools and supplies they need to graft their own pear tree (to take home) and will develop the skills […]
What type of soil are you working with? Join us to learn about identifying soil texture, improving soil structure, and practices for building soil health.
Many organizations and community groups rely on volunteers like you for a variety of food events for fundraising, fellowship, food pantries or other service to the community. But cooking for a crowd is tricky! How do you store all that food? When is the food completely cooked? How long can you leave food on the […]
