{"id":24576,"date":"2016-11-02T10:12:48","date_gmt":"2016-11-02T14:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/?page_id=24576"},"modified":"2018-11-14T09:21:32","modified_gmt":"2018-11-14T14:21:32","slug":"nov-2016-mg-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/master-gardener-volunteers-online-resource\/newsletters\/nov-2016-mg-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"Nov 2017 MG newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>From our President&#8230;..<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>Just as the seasons change, sometimes so do our gardening careers. As many of you know, Amy Witt will be leaving Cooperative Extension on 12\/1\/17 to start a new adventure, doing nature-based programming and events. Amy has been instrumental in developing and supporting so many programs, not just the more \u201cvisible\u201d ones like Master Gardeners and Tidewater gardens. She\u2019s been the driving force behind our participation in the flower show, Garden Angels, distribution of seedlings to community gardens, school programs and much, much more.<\/h3>\n<h3>As a thank her for all she has done, the MG Board is hosting an Open House on Thursday, November 30, 2017 at the Jewish Community Center, 1342 Congress Street, Portland, from 3:30pm to 6:30 pm, Invitations are being emailed to all Master Gardeners. We would love to have you join us in wishing Amy farewell and best of luck in this new phase of her gardening\/education life. Because we know that so many Master Gardeners are excellent cooks, we do invite you to bring your favorite finger food\/appetizer or a dessert to share. We will provide a variety of soft drinks.<\/h3>\n<h3>It\u2019s not easy to say good bye to someone who has touched the lives of so many of us. Many people have asked about her replacement and Amy has been assured that the University will be hiring a replacement Home Horticulturist, which is great news for our program! Also, before she \u201cretires\u201d, Amy is working diligently to set up the classes for the next crop of new Master Gardeners. I\u2019m sure that we will continue to see Amy involved in many Maine based gardening events.<\/h3>\n<h3>Hope to see you on the 30<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"m_1075906537196187632p1\"><span class=\"m_1075906537196187632s1\">Happy Thanksgiving!<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3>Nicki Griffin<\/h3>\n<h3>CCMGA<\/h3>\n<div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">*****************************************************<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000\">Upcoming Events<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><strong>November 30, 3:30- 6:30pm &#8211; Amy&#8217;s Farewell Party<\/strong>.\u00a0 Come say good bye to Amy and wish her luck in her new adventures.<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"gmail_default\">Location: Jewish Community Center, 1342 Congress\u00a0St &#8211; Sam L Cohen Community Room.\u00a0 Please don&#8217;t park in the West Gate Shopping Center lot &#8211; you will be ticketed &#8211; the Community Center has it&#8217;s own lot and there is plenty of on street parking.\u00a0 If you would like to help, you may bring finger food\/appetizers\/desserts to share. RSVPS\u00a0 are a must; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeD1Jzq9HB6NC1xds57YzaNsg6kwYYEC7okHTOWpxX0wJzXQQ\/viewform?c=0&amp;w=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amy&#8217;s Farewell RSVP<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: left\"><strong><span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">November 11-12<\/span><\/span> &#8211; Maine Harvest Festival,<\/strong> <span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">10 a.m. to 4 p.m.<\/span><\/span>, Cross Insurance Center, 515 Main St. Bangor, ME 04401. <a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001pmgvU-kBv84ZxCvMMVOkmU09d1KdKOtL-V4M-pKnKy8O527Mzvnf44tMK3riVvYgfbZK51y6E7hpWIRRbjlceja--rWE-XFzCHeEyoyQO369-UCagh0sMaAw-Iwu8zN19_NdaDxFqxqeC81A2giIeIlei05Gb7Bn-n57wKK8PVo7NUc75Xx7f9huhKp1jK1R&amp;c=DPXotib9kmJmHhg2KvqVyN8Lb5FyktFk0bhtsaqMvaUguf14x1lupA==&amp;ch=UptMYfZZs9M_UPhGLk71IL3qT7FslxIbQctVd8GdbYq0JJV824RTHw==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.maineharvestfestival.com<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<header class=\"entry-header\"><\/header>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">\n<h3><span style=\"color: #339966\"><strong>Wayside Annual Turkey Drive<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<\/span>With Thanksgiving less than a month away, Wayside Food Programs&#8217; annual turkey drive is in full swing. They<span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\"> will be collecting turkey donations from now until Thanksgiving, though donations received before November 18th help to give us more time to distribute the food to our partner food pantries. Turkeys collected will be used at our Thanksgiving meal and distributed to families through our mobile food pantries and partner food pantries across Cumberland County. To donate a turkey, please contact Don Morrison &#8211;\u00a0(207) 712-4929 or <a href=\"mailto:dmorrison@waysidemaine.org\">dmorrison@waysidemaine.org<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0*****************************************************<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Upcoming Bee Keeping Workshops<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<h3>Beginner Beekeeping<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/08\/IN-USE-ag-page-beekeeping.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-24007\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-24007 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/08\/IN-USE-ag-page-beekeeping-250x188.jpg\" alt=\"IN USE- ag page- beekeeping\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>Date:\u00a0Wednesdays, <span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">January 3rd<\/span><\/span>, 10th, 17th, 24th, and 31st<br \/>\nTime:\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">6-8pm<\/span><\/span><br \/>\nLocation:\u00a0UMaine Regional Learning Center, Falmouth, ME<br \/>\nTextbook:\u00a0The Beekeeper\u2019s Handbook, Fourth Edition\u00a0(included in registration fee)<br \/>\nFee:\u00a0TBA<br \/>\nRegistration:\u00a0Opening Soon (November)<i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/h3>\n<h3>This 5 session course is a great opportunity for new beekeepers, prior to their first year of bees, or it can be a great refresher course for beekeepers just now going into their first winter.<\/h3>\n<h3>Beekeeping: Honey Bee Diseases\u00a0(Intermediate Level)<\/h3>\n<h3>Date:\u00a0Tuesdays, <span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">January\u00a016th and 23rd<\/span><\/span><br \/>\nTime:\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">6-8:30pm<\/span><\/span><br \/>\nLocation:\u00a0UMaine Regional Learning Center, Falmouth, ME<br \/>\nFee:\u00a0TBA<br \/>\nRegistration:\u00a0Opening Soon (November)<br \/>\nInstructors:\u00a0Master Beekeeper Erin\u00a0MacGregor Forbes<\/h3>\n<h3>Beekeeping:\u00a0Queens &amp; Nucs\u00a0(Intermediate Level)<\/h3>\n<h3>Date:\u00a0Tuesdays,\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">February 13th and 20th<\/span><\/span><br \/>\nTime:\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">6-8:30pm<\/span><\/span><br \/>\nLocation:\u00a0UMaine Regional Learning Center, Falmouth, ME<br \/>\nFee:\u00a0TBA<br \/>\nRegistration:\u00a0Opening Soon (November)<br \/>\nInstructors:\u00a0Master Beekeeper Erin\u00a0MacGregor Forbes<\/h3>\n<h3>Beginner Beekeeping<\/h3>\n<h3>Date:\u00a0Wednesdays,\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">February 14th<\/span><\/span>, 21st, 28th, and <span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">March 7th &amp; 14th<\/span><\/span><br \/>\nTime:\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">6-8pm<\/span><\/span><br \/>\nLocation:\u00a0UMaine Regional Learning Center, Falmouth, ME<br \/>\nTextbook:\u00a0The Beekeeper\u2019s Handbook, Fourth Edition\u00a0(included in registration fee)<br \/>\nFee:\u00a0TBA<br \/>\nRegistration:\u00a0Opening Soon (November)<br \/>\nInstructors:\u00a0<i>TBA<br \/>\n<\/i><\/h3>\n<h3>This 5 session course is a great opportunity for new beekeepers, prior to their first year of bees, or it can be a great refresher course for beekeepers just now going into their first winter.<\/h3>\n<h3>Beekeeping: Swarm Management\u00a0(Intermediate Level)<\/h3>\n<h3>Date:\u00a0Tuesdays, <span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">March 6th and 13th<\/span><\/span><br \/>\nTime:\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">6-8:30pm<\/span><\/span><br \/>\nLocation:\u00a0UMaine Regional Learning Center, Falmouth, ME<br \/>\nFee:\u00a0TBA<br \/>\nRegistration:\u00a0Opening Soon (November)<br \/>\nInstructors:\u00a0Master Beekeeper Erin\u00a0MacGregor Forbes<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_extra\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0*****************************************************<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Protect Your Young Fruit Trees and Shrubs<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>\u00a0Now is the time of year to take the appropriate measures to protect your young trees from pests that cause severe damage by girdling the bark.\u00a0 Read this helpful UNH publication with tips and strategies for protection.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/extension.unh.edu\/resources\/files\/Resource003424_Rep4893.pdf\">Voles and Mice in the Orchard<\/a><\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0*****************************************************<\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2017\/11\/22552537_1892360444122490_1579912223549496214_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28110\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-28110 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2017\/11\/22552537_1892360444122490_1579912223549496214_n-250x188.jpg\" alt=\"22552537_1892360444122490_1579912223549496214_n\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" \/><\/a><strong>Annual Staff and Volunteer Donation Drive<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>It&#8217;s that time of year again&#8230; winter is coming.<\/h3>\n<h3>Time for our annual employee\/volunteer\u00a0 donation drives to benefit the Preble Street Resource Center in Portland.\u00a0 This year the focus is on toiletries.\u00a0 Please consider donating.<\/h3>\n<h3>This year we will again collect donations at our office (75 Clearwater Drive in Falmouth) from\u00a0<b><span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">November 1st-16th<\/span><\/span><\/b>\u00a0(during office hours &#8211; M-F from <span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">8-4:30<\/span><\/span>).<\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0****************************************************<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Maine Department of Agriculture and Forestry<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Help Find the Stink bug<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>Here is the the latest from the Maine Forest Service.<\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/MEDACF\/bulletins\/1bd5a0d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Help find the stink bug<\/a>\u00a0 Be alert to these pests that are being tracked in Maine<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"28073\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2017\/11\/Stink-Bug.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28073\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-28073\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2017\/11\/Stink-Bug-250x122.jpg\" alt=\"BMSB (Halyomorpha halys - David R. Lance, USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org)\" width=\"250\" height=\"122\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">BMSB (Halyomorpha halys &#8211; David R. Lance, USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">*****************************************************<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #339966\"><strong>Organic Gardening Tip From MOFGA:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h3><strong>Get Your Garlic In &#8211; <\/strong>If you haven&#8217;t already, plant your garlic now. The cloves need time to send down roots before the soil freezes. And to enjoy the harvest from this past summer, see Roberta Bailey&#8217;s recipes in her article &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001pmgvU-kBv84ZxCvMMVOkmU09d1KdKOtL-V4M-pKnKy8O527Mzvnf47QXFzlx9znaGj19DrnkGiIlwogexeejMJ4EoSHz0pfrJajvjb7iSB1D-iLnUG2ed-SW-1PcCzckyg6ux6vD5LXZ-4YaFwrd3eBKuvsJliQw3OYjVD26KSysEkGpO4_tv7HhiK-gWjGKBZalsRH77KA6ogKJSGKRkAWV5vSCVgpWjEqp_7dGoV2jXiU4rVpM6L5bBD4Z70EbcjJAGmWMiuppOD2cguz3K2HMIqmv7oUG&amp;c=DPXotib9kmJmHhg2KvqVyN8Lb5FyktFk0bhtsaqMvaUguf14x1lupA==&amp;ch=UptMYfZZs9M_UPhGLk71IL3qT7FslxIbQctVd8GdbYq0JJV824RTHw==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fall is Garlic Time<\/a>.&#8221;<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">*****************************************************<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>November Publications Now Available<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/11\/thanksgiving-turkey.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-24746\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-24746\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/11\/thanksgiving-turkey-194x250.jpg\" alt=\"thanksgiving-turkey\" width=\"194\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0Welcome to November and all that it brings&#8230;&#8230;Thanksgiving&#8230;&#8230;food safety&#8230;&#8230;and balsam fir tipping.<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"gmail_default\">Here are just a few publications that may interest you&#8230;&#8230;..<\/h3>\n<h3>#4213\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/4213e\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Helpful Hints for Handling Turkeys for Thanksgiving<\/a><br \/>\n#4107\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/4107e\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Basics for Handling Food Safely <\/a><br \/>\n#4214\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/4214e\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General Food Safety Tips for Preparing Food<\/a><br \/>\n#7011\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/7011e\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Balsam Fir Tip Gathering<\/a><br \/>\n#7012\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/7012e\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Making Balsam Fir Wreaths<\/a><br \/>\n#7210\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/extensionpubs.umext.maine.edu\/ePOS\/form=item.html&amp;item=7210&amp;store=413\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine Home Energy Series<br \/>\n<\/a>#4308\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/4308e\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cranberries<br \/>\n<\/a>#4045\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/4045e\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Let&#8217;s Preserve: Cranberries<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"gmail_default\">You can find many more when you visit Cooperative Extension&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/extensionpubs.umext.maine.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Publication Catalog\u00a0 <\/a><\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">*****************************************************<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Annual Harvest Supper Award Winners<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\">Master Gardener Special Award Certificates were given to:<\/h3>\n<h3><strong><em>Rookie of the Year &#8211; <\/em>Ann Spelman<\/strong> -for volunteering 158 hours in her first year<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong><em>Outstanding Horticulture Volunteer of the Year<\/em> &#8211; Avril Roux<\/strong><br \/>\nFor her promotion of the Master Gardener Program, hard work on the Tidewater Children&#8217;s garden, CCMGA, as Plant Sale Committee chair and overall commitment to all aspects of the Master Gardener Volunteer efforts.<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong><em>Ambassador<\/em> -Marianne Tufts<\/strong><br \/>\nFor her work at the Maine Wildlife Park and general promotion of UMaine Extension and the Master Gardener program.<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong><em>Community Service<\/em> &#8211; Mora Katz<\/strong><br \/>\nFor her hard work at Sedgewood Commons<\/h3>\n<h3><strong><em>Demonstration\/Educational Garden<\/em> &#8211; Sharon Blakeslee<br \/>\n<\/strong>For her tireless efforts on behalf of the Smiling Hill Farm Children&#8217; s and Demonstration garden<\/h3>\n<h3><strong><em>Beautification &amp; Enhancement<\/em> &#8211; Robin Babino<br \/>\n<\/strong>For her tireless efforts on behalf of the gardens at the Ronald McDonald House<\/h3>\n<h3>The <strong>&#8220;Golden Trowel&#8221;<\/strong> award for Masters Gardeners that contribute greatly to the program we awarded to, <strong>Nancy Sarnacki, Dayna Klein and Violet Eastman<\/strong>.<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\">Seventeen new Master Gardeners from the 2017 class received their certification.<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\">Eight Master Gardeners were recognized for contributing over 100\u00a0hours of volunteer service and\u00a0552 Master Gardeners logged 6,211 hours of volunteer work during the past year.<\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">*****************************************************<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">CLYNK<\/h2>\n<h3>Do you need more CLYNK bags? \u00a0They are available at the office.\u00a0 Our account grows steadily and the money go towards Cumberland County Master Gardener projects ~ a SEED PROJECTS. \u00a0 Collect your returnables in one of our designated CLYNK bags, drop\u00a0off at your local Hannaford and help us grow our Seed Money.<\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">*****************************************************<\/h2>\n<h3>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2009\/10\/TwitterLogo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-19267\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2009\/10\/TwitterLogo-250x75.jpg\" alt=\"TwitterLogo\" width=\"250\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a>The UMaine Extension in Cumberland County has a twitter account! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UMaineCumbCty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/UMaineCumbCty<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From our President&#8230;.. Just as the seasons change, sometimes so do our gardening careers. As many of you know, Amy Witt will be leaving Cooperative Extension on 12\/1\/17 to start a new adventure, doing nature-based programming and events. 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