{"id":42318,"date":"2022-08-01T09:24:52","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T13:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/?page_id=42318"},"modified":"2022-08-01T10:58:40","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T14:58:40","slug":"august-2022-master-gardener-volunteer-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/august-2022-master-gardener-volunteer-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"August 2022 Master Gardener Volunteer Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><b>In this issue\u2026<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/august-2022-master-gardener-volunteer-newsletter\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reporting MGV Hours for 2022<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/august-2022-master-gardener-volunteer-newsletter\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">From the President\u2026<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/august-2022-master-gardener-volunteer-newsletter\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Learning Opportunities<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/august-2022-master-gardener-volunteer-newsletter\/\">Garden of the Month<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/august-2022-master-gardener-volunteer-newsletter\/\">Seed Grants<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/august-2022-master-gardener-volunteer-newsletter\/\">Speaker Series: Call for Speakers<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/august-2022-master-gardener-volunteer-newsletter\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Volunteer Opportunities<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/august-2022-master-gardener-volunteer-newsletter\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cl<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">y<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">nk<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b><a id=\"reporting hours\"><\/a>Reporting MGV Hours for 2022<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thank you to everyone who has been reporting their hours so far this year. If you haven\u2019t reported your hours, please do so here: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/toolkit\/reporting-mgv-hours\/\"><b>Reporting Master Gardener Volunteer Hours<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(bookmark this page!)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><b>MGVs have until the end of the year (December 31, 2022)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to complete their annual requirement of 20 hours or 40 hours if you are currently working on your certification.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b><a id=\"pres note\"><\/a>From the President\u2026<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By Tom Witwicki<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hello fellow Master Gardeners.\u00a0 Since the Board didn\u2019t meet last month, I thought I would make gardening the focus of this month\u2019s Letter from the President.\u00a0 The last few weeks of hot and dry weather have been very challenging for this gardener as, I\u2019m sure, they have been for you.\u00a0 My garden is in the middle of transitioning from Early Summer to Fall crops with many succession crop seedlings started for transplanting into the garden in July.\u00a0 Seedlings, especially the Brassicas and lettuce, don\u2019t like this hot and sunny weather, so I\u2019ve been using a labor intensive process of moving them every day to a shady spot during the middle of the day and then back again to the open when the sun isn\u2019t so bright. Maybe next year I\u2019ll try using a shade cloth over my propagation house.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Once they are in the garden, the seedlings need extra attention so they don\u2019t dry out.\u00a0 I do have a drip irrigation system in place, but it doesn\u2019t work very well for small seedings, so I\u2019ve been watering with a sprinkler and watering can.\u00a0 I also grow many flowers and vegetables in pots which require daily hand watering in this kind of weather.\u00a0 You are probably aware that squash is very susceptible to Powdery Mildew. It sounds counter intuitive, but the preventive cure is to keep the squash well watered.\u00a0 We only have 2 Summer Squash plants, but this watering regime has kept them healthy and productive and the plants are huge this year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For those following my progress moving to a No-Till process, in the Spring I planted Oats and Peas cover crop was knocked down and tarped in early July and I\u2019m now transplanting the Brassicas straight into the resulting mulch.without tilling or other soil preparation.\u00a0 This seems to be working very well.\u00a0 I\u2019ve also planted a Summer cover crop of Sorghum and Sunn Hemp in the beds following the shell Peas.\u00a0 I\u2019m looking forward to seeing this cover crop develop as it should grow to 8-10 feet high!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I could go on, but the garden needs watering again and I don\u2019t want to take up too much of your gardening or vacation time.\u00a0 Stay cool and happy gardening.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"42365\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-42365\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Summer_Harvest-Large-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"An assortment of veggies harvested in late July including tomatoes, Bell Pepper, and garlic.\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Summer_Harvest-Large-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Summer_Harvest-Large-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Summer_Harvest-Large-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Summer_Harvest-Large-105x79.jpeg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Summer_Harvest-Large-317x238.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Summer_Harvest-Large-423x317.jpeg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Summer_Harvest-Large-634x476.jpeg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Summer_Harvest-Large-846x635.jpeg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Summer_Harvest-Large-951x713.jpeg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Summer_Harvest-Large-1268x951.jpeg 1268w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Summer_Harvest-Large-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Summer_Harvest-Large.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,650px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A summer harvest assortment from Hilary Bassett&#8217;s garden.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b><a id=\"learning\"><\/a>Learning Opportunities<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Preserving the Harvest: Tomato Salsa<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thursday, August 11, 5:30 pm &#8211; 8:30 pm | $20<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UMaine Regional Learning Center, 75 Clearwater Drive, Suite 104, Falmouth, ME<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ever wonder how to preserve all those great summer tomatoes? This hands-on food preservation workshop will teach you the basic steps for canning and freezing. Participants will receive a \u201cPreserving the Harvest\u201d food preservation packet, and will learn recommended methods for preserving foods, the latest and safest recipes, about equipment to ensure safety and how to check for properly sealed jars.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Register here: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/register\/product\/preserving-the-harvest-tomato-salsa-august-11-2022-falmouth\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/register\/product\/preserving-the-harvest-tomato-salsa-august-11-2022-falmouth\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-42360 size-medium\" title=\"Hilary Bassett\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/mixed_tomatoes-Large-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"A selection of tomatoes sitting on a plate including some Sun Golds, a large pinkish-red tomato, and a large unripe green tomato. \" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/mixed_tomatoes-Large-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/mixed_tomatoes-Large-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/mixed_tomatoes-Large-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/mixed_tomatoes-Large-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/mixed_tomatoes-Large-105x105.jpeg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/mixed_tomatoes-Large-317x317.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/mixed_tomatoes-Large-423x423.jpeg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/mixed_tomatoes-Large-634x634.jpeg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/mixed_tomatoes-Large-846x846.jpeg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/mixed_tomatoes-Large-951x951.jpeg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/mixed_tomatoes-Large-1268x1268.jpeg 1268w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/mixed_tomatoes-Large-32x32.jpeg 32w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/mixed_tomatoes-Large.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Canning &amp; Freezing Tomatoes Webinar<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thursday, August 18, 12:00 pm &#8211; 12:45 pm | Free \u2013 $5<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Join the UMaine Extension food preservation staff for a lively discussion and demonstration of how to preserve tomatoes this summer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Register here:\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/register\/product\/preserving-the-maine-harvest-webinar-series-2022\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/register\/product\/preserving-the-maine-harvest-webinar-series-2022\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b><a id=\"backyard blooms\"><\/a>Garden of the Month<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Jason Aucoin\u2019s Abundant Gardens Inspire a Business: Backyard Blooms<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By Hilary Bassett, MGV 2020<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"42325\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-42325 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Jason_Aucoin_2022-Large-287x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Jason Aucoin, a white man with dark hair, is shown wearing a blue t-shirt and holding a bouquet of chartreuse zinnias from his garden.\" width=\"287\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Jason_Aucoin_2022-Large-287x300.jpeg 287w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Jason_Aucoin_2022-Large-978x1024.jpeg 978w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Jason_Aucoin_2022-Large-768x804.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Jason_Aucoin_2022-Large-105x110.jpeg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Jason_Aucoin_2022-Large-317x332.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Jason_Aucoin_2022-Large-423x443.jpeg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Jason_Aucoin_2022-Large-634x664.jpeg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Jason_Aucoin_2022-Large-846x885.jpeg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Jason_Aucoin_2022-Large-951x995.jpeg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Jason_Aucoin_2022-Large-32x32.jpeg 32w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Jason_Aucoin_2022-Large.jpeg 1223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,287px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jason with a bouquet of zinnias.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When Jason Aucoin signed up for the MGV training in 2009, he didn\u2019t expect to start a business. He and his husband had recently removed over 40 Norway maples to create a sunny, spacious lawn behind their house on Ocean Avenue in Portland.\u00a0 Jason wanted to cultivate gardens for perennials, cut flowers and fruit trees. In 2015, to his surprise and delight, a childhood friend from New Hampsh<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ire, Kate Hanavan Ross, and her family bought the house next door.\u00a0 Just for fun, in 2018, Jason planted a few extra rows of annuals like cosmos, bachelor buttons, and celosia and began to sell them fro<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">m his driveway. Kate immediately was excited about Jason\u2019s emerging venture, so they decided to collaborate. The business grew, they both trained as professional florists, and Ba<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ckyard Blooms was born!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Today, Backyard Blooms is a bustling operation. During the growing season the flower stand is open Saturday mornings in Jason\u2019s driveway. Jason and Ka<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">te also prepare three seasonal CSAs, provide flowers for weddings, present workshops, and even create winter wreaths. They do most of the work themselves,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">although this year for the first time they hired a part time assistant. They farm about 1\/8 of an acre across both their yards, with neat rows of seasonal flowers \u2013 dahlias, zinnias, salvia, strawflowers, statice, lisianthus, long-stem petunias, as well as ornamental grasses, basil, mint and sage. They grow 80 percent of the plants from seed, with the rest ordered from a plant broker. To make the most of limited space, they use intensive planting methods and tight spacing of 6 or 9 inches. To save time, they use drip irrigation and put down black nursery cloth to keep down weeds.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"42324\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-42324 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Flower_Cart_BYBlooms-Large-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"The wooden cart that Jason and Kate use to sell their flowers as 'Backyard Blooms.'\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Flower_Cart_BYBlooms-Large-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Flower_Cart_BYBlooms-Large-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Flower_Cart_BYBlooms-Large-105x140.jpeg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Flower_Cart_BYBlooms-Large-317x423.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Flower_Cart_BYBlooms-Large-423x564.jpeg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Flower_Cart_BYBlooms-Large-634x845.jpeg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Flower_Cart_BYBlooms-Large-846x1128.jpeg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Flower_Cart_BYBlooms-Large-951x1268.jpeg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Flower_Cart_BYBlooms-Large.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,225px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Backyard Blooms cart.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jason is clear: \u201cGardening for production differs from gardening for joy. It changes your intentions. It still is enjoyable and fun, but it changes how you look at gardening.\u201d This spring Jason and Kate harvested over 6,500 tulips and until mid-July Jason planted 100 lilies weekly for summer arrangements. K<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ate grows 550 dahlias in her yard, along with herbs, more cut flowers, and her own vegetable garden.\u00a0 As much as possible, everything is organic; crops are rotated, no chemical fertilizers or pesticides are used, and the soil is enriched with 12 yards of organic compost each season. To keep blooms fresh, Jason has a walk-in cooler in his garage and the studio at the back of his house is set up for plant propagation. Even with careful planning, flexibility is requ<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ired, as Jason notes: \u201cI am working on the plant\u2019s schedule, not my schedule. I mu<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">st be observant and patient. I must allow time to adjust when the plant is ready.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With all the demands of Backyard Blooms, you may wonder how it fits into a busy life. Jason is a nurse practitioner at Maine Medical Center. Kate trained as an educator and is a mom to a six-year-old daughter. Jason emphasizes that they make tons of lists and plans for efficient production. Kate shares her design skills, takes photos and manages social media. Jason applies his agricultural knowledge, <\/span>organizes planting schemes and researches varieties with unusual colors, shapes, foliage, and fragrances.\u00a0 \u201cWhat is most fun about the business is connecting with the community and our regular customers,\u201d says Jason. \u201cI like to contribute a product that is sustainably and locally grown that people enjoy. It gives me a sense of pride. And it\u2019s tons of work. It takes a lot of time, even in the winter, for planning, ordering and preparing. It is truly a year-round job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For more information about Backyard Blooms go to <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.backyardbloomsmaine.com\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">www.backyardbloomsmaine.com<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"42326\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-42326\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Jasons_Yard-Large-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Jason's backyard, there are several beds of cut flowers in the foreground and a small high tunnel in the background.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Jasons_Yard-Large-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Jasons_Yard-Large-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Jasons_Yard-Large-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Jasons_Yard-Large-105x79.jpeg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Jasons_Yard-Large-317x238.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Jasons_Yard-Large-423x317.jpeg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Jasons_Yard-Large-634x476.jpeg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Jasons_Yard-Large-846x635.jpeg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Jasons_Yard-Large-951x713.jpeg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Jasons_Yard-Large-1268x951.jpeg 1268w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Jasons_Yard-Large-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Jasons_Yard-Large.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Backyard Blooms production in Jason&#8217;s backyard.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b><a id=\"seed grants\"><\/a>Seed Grants<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Seed Grant Committee Goes on a Garden Gaze\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Seed Grant Committee usually meets once a year in October to solicit, review, and award Seed Grants for the upcoming year. This summer, the committee is going on a road trip or, better yet, a Garden Gaze. We plan to visit all our fabulous Master Gardener Seed Grant Gardens. The intent is to promote our Seed Grant projects in order to show and tell Cumberland County Master Gardeners what&#8217;s happening in and around their neighborhood, where they can volunteer, and maybe even inspire new Seed Grant applications.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"42358\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-42358 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/YCG-3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Vegetable beds at the Yarmouth Community Garden, most of the beds contain tomatoes or onions.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/YCG-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/YCG-3-105x79.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/YCG-3-317x238.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/YCG-3-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/YCG-3-634x476.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/YCG-3-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/YCG-3.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vegetables growing at the Yarmouth Community Garden.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The committee started our Garden Gaze at the <\/span><b>Yarmouth Community Garden<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on East Main Street. We met Mary Wicklund, who led the tour through this delightful and very busy garden. The Yarmouth Community Garden was established by The Yarmouth Town Council in 2004 and has been growing stronger each year. The garden consists of three different areas: the rental portion, the Community Garden, and the Children&#8217;s Garden. The rental portion sits on an approximately half acre of land and provides 127 plots rented to 67 individuals or families. The Community Garden is where produce is grown and donated to the Yarmouth Community Center, the Freeport Food Pantry, three senior living complexes, and the Yarmouth Summer Lunch Program. The Children&#8217;s Garden is\u00a0 the backdrop for an eight-week summer camp program which hosted 22 children in 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Last year, the Yarmouth Community Garden harvested and distributed 3,000-4,000 pounds of produce and hosted a Community Harvest Supper attended by approximately 250 local Yarmouth residents. Throughout July and August, the Garden offered pot luck dinners for the renters. New gardeners benefited from the institution of a mentorship program, which matched a seasoned gardener with a new gardener to provide advice, support, and guidance throughout the season. Funds supplied by the Master Gardener Seed Grant enabled the garden to purchase some much needed tools, plant supports and several tall raised beds to accommodate the needs of gardeners with physical limitations. If you want to learn more about this garden or would like to volunteer at the Yarmouth Community Garden, please reach out to Mary Wicklund at <\/span><a href=\"mailto:mary.wicklund@maine.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">mary.wicklund@maine.edu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"42359\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-42359 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Tedford-Shelter-Large-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"Two people standing in the Tedford Housing - Family Shelter Garden. 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The yard also provides a shaded seating area with a picnic table and a large play structure with swings and slides.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We met Joel Leak in the garden. He has organized and managed this Master Gardener Project for 14 years. In 2015 a vegetable garden was added for the children of families <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">staying at the shelter. The vegetable garden consists of three raised beds that allow families to harvest food, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">learn the benefits of fresh produce, and to teach children the origin of their food. The vegetable garden is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">designed to be kid friendly with pole bean teepees and cherry tomatoes for easy snacking. An additional <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">benefit of this garden is the educational opportunity offered by Master Gardener Volunteers. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Funds supplied by the Master Gardener 2022 Seed Grant went towards soil amendments, seeds and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">vegetable starts. This garden is in need of some dedicated volunteers. If you want to learn more about <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">this garden or would like to volunteer at the Tedford Family Housing Garden please reach out to Joel Leak at <\/span><a href=\"mailto:joel_leak@yahoo.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">joel_leak@yahoo.com<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b><a id=\"speakers\"><\/a>Speaker Series &#8211; Call for Speakers<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Do you enjoy being a Master Gardener and educating gardeners in Cumberland County about plants of all types (including the all-important soils)?\u00a0 It might be ornamentals or veggies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Speaker Series Committee of the Cumberland County Master Gardener Association would like to invite you to assist us.\u00a0 We are looking for those who would like to make presentations either virtually or in person at the extension service.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Remember that the time you spend preparing a presentation and presenting are hours you will count toward Master Gardener Hours.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If interested, please contact David Elliott, Speaker Series Chair at <\/span><a href=\"mailto:delliot1@gmail.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">delliot1@gmail.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b><a id=\"volunteer\"><\/a>Volunteer Opportunities<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Cumberland County Gleaning Initiative &#8211; Various Locations and Dates<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Through the Cumberland County Gleaning Initiative volunteers harvest excess produce from local farms and gardens for redistribution to food pantries, soup kitchens, and low income housing units throughout Cumberland County. The goal is to significantly increase the amount of fresh produce redirected from fields to organizations working with low-income populations.\u00a0 For information or to register as a volunteer see <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccfoodsecurity.org\/gleaning.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.ccfoodsecurity.org\/gleaning.html<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Gray Blueberry Festival &#8211; Gray<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Saturday, August 13, 8:00 am &#8211; 3:30 pm<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We need a few more MGVs to table at the 6th Annual Gray Wild Blueberry Festival on Saturday, August 13.\u00a0 This event is rain or shine and will take place at the Henry Pennell Municipal Complex, 24 Main Street, Gray, ME.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Master Gardener Volunteers will share a table with the Master Food Preservers, and will help answer gardening questions and share resources (handouts and seeds) with attendees.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>1st shift &#8211; 8:00am to Noon: 1-2 volunteers needed (set up &amp; table)<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>2nd shift &#8211; 11:30am to 3:30pm: 1-2 volunteers needed (table &amp; breakdown)<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you are interested in volunteering or have any questions, please contact Pamela Hargest at <\/span><a href=\"mailto:pamela.hargest@maine.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">pamela.hargest@maine.edu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Watermelon Festival\/Camp Sunshine &#8211; LL Bean, Freeport<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Saturday, August 13, 10:30 am &#8211; 4:00 pm<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>**We need help rooting 250 cuttings of mint and basil!**<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Camp Sunshine is looking for help at their annual Watermelon Festival. Master Gardener Volunteers will be making paper pots with kids to bring home with a seedling (basil or mint). Garbage to Garden will provide the soil.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MGV Volunteer needs are as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1st shift &#8211;\u00a0 10:30pm to 1:30pm: Two volunteers needed (set up &amp; table)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2nd shift &#8211; 1:00pm to 4:00pm:\u00a0 Two volunteers needed (table and breakdown)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Can\u2019t attend?<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>MGVs to root cuttings of mint and basil to use at the Festival.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you are interested in volunteering or have any questions, please contact Mary Wicklund at <\/span><a href=\"mailto:mary.wicklund@maine.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">mary.wicklund@maine.edu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you have a volunteer opportunity you\u2019d like to share, please send Mary Wicklund an email at <\/span><a href=\"mailto:mary.wicklund@maine.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">mary.wicklund@maine.edu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b><a id=\"clynk\"><\/a>CLYNK<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Do you need more CLYNK bags? 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