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Did you know that peat bogs are the world\u2019s largest natural carbon source as they store 30% of land-based carbon? One study estimated that peat bogs store three times as much carbon each year as a growing forest. Did you know that using peat in gardening is a non-sustainable practice and, in fact, using peat moss for horticulture has the same effects as burning fossil fuels?<\/p>\n

In this presentation, Master Gardener Volunteer, Tom Witwicki, will discuss this valuable resource, the negative impacts of harvesting peat and alternatives to using peat in the garden.<\/p>\n

Registration<\/a> is required. The program fee is offered on a sliding scale, $0-$10 and is free to enrolled Master Gardener Volunteers. This session will be recorded and shared with those who register for this webinar.<\/p>","excerpt":"","slug":"the-problem-with-peat","image":false,"all_day":false,"start_date":"2024-03-21 17:00:00","start_date_details":{"year":"2024","month":"03","day":"21","hour":"17","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"end_date":"2024-03-21 18:30:00","end_date_details":{"year":"2024","month":"03","day":"21","hour":"18","minutes":"30","seconds":"00"},"utc_start_date":"2024-03-21 21:00:00","utc_start_date_details":{"year":"2024","month":"03","day":"21","hour":"21","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"utc_end_date":"2024-03-21 22:30:00","utc_end_date_details":{"year":"2024","month":"03","day":"21","hour":"22","minutes":"30","seconds":"00"},"timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_abbr":"EDT","cost":"Free \u2013 $10","cost_details":{"currency_symbol":"","currency_code":"","currency_position":"prefix","values":["0","10"]},"website":"https:\/\/umaine-extension.formtitan.com\/ftproject\/events?eventid=a1cUy000000xAbF","show_map":false,"show_map_link":false,"hide_from_listings":false,"sticky":false,"featured":false,"categories":[{"name":"Horticulture","slug":"horticulture","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":749,"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","description":"","parent":738,"count":65,"filter":"raw","id":749,"urls":{"self":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories\/749","collection":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories","up":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories\/738"}}],"tags":[],"venue":{"id":42281,"author":"175","status":"publish","date":"2022-07-20 14:07:21","date_utc":"2022-07-20 18:07:21","modified":"2022-07-20 14:07:21","modified_utc":"2022-07-20 18:07:21","url":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/venue\/zoom\/","venue":"Zoom","slug":"zoom","json_ld":{"@type":"Place","name":"Zoom","description":"","url":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/venue\/zoom\/","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress"},"telephone":"","sameAs":""},"show_map":true,"show_map_link":true,"global_id":"extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland?id=42281","global_id_lineage":["extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland?id=42281"]},"organizer":[{"id":30971,"author":"3","status":"publish","date":"2018-10-29 11:26:42","date_utc":"2018-10-29 15:26:42","modified":"2018-10-29 11:26:42","modified_utc":"2018-10-29 15:26:42","url":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/organizer\/pamela-hargest\/","organizer":"Pamela Hargest","slug":"pamela-hargest","phone":"207.781.6099 or 1.800.287.1471 (in Maine)","email":"pamela.hargest@maine.edu","json_ld":{"@type":"Person","name":"Pamela Hargest","description":"","url":"","telephone":"207.781.6099 or 1.800.287.1471 (in Maine)","email":"pamela.hargest@maine.edu","sameAs":""},"global_id":"extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland?id=30971","global_id_lineage":["extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland?id=30971"]}],"custom_fields":[],"json_ld":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Event","name":"The Problem with Peat","description":"<p>Did you know that peat bogs are the world\u2019s largest natural carbon source as they store 30% of land-based carbon? One study estimated that peat bogs store three times as […]<\/p>\\n","url":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/event\/the-problem-with-peat\/","eventAttendanceMode":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OfflineEventAttendanceMode","eventStatus":"https:\/\/schema.org\/EventScheduled","startDate":"2024-03-21T17:00:00-04:00","endDate":"2024-03-21T18:30:00-04:00","location":{"@type":"Place","name":"Zoom","description":"","url":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/venue\/zoom\/","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress"},"telephone":"","sameAs":""},"organizer":{"@type":"Person","name":"Pamela Hargest","description":"","url":"","telephone":"207.781.6099 or 1.800.287.1471 (in Maine)","email":"pamela.hargest@maine.edu","sameAs":""},"offers":{"@type":"Offer","price":"Free \u2013 10","priceCurrency":"USD","url":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/event\/the-problem-with-peat\/","category":"primary","availability":"inStock","validFrom":"2024-03-07T00:00:00+00:00"},"performer":"Organization"},"is_virtual":false,"virtual_url":null,"virtual_video_source":""}