{"id":43449,"date":"2023-05-31T11:23:13","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T15:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/?page_id=43449"},"modified":"2023-05-31T11:23:13","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T15:23:13","slug":"june-2023-master-gardener-volunteer-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/master-gardener-volunteers-online-resource\/june-2023-master-gardener-volunteer-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"June 2023 Master Gardener Volunteer Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><b>In this issue\u2026<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"#President\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">From the President\u2026<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"#FieldDays\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Field Days at Tidewater Farm<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"#Speaker\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cumberland County Master Gardener Speaker Series: Yoga For Gardeners<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"#Volunteer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Volunteer Opportunities<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"#Preservation\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Food Preservation Workshop: Preserving Low-Sugar Strawberry Jams &amp; Jellies\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"#Events\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Upcoming Events<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"#Reporting\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reporting MGV Hours for 2023<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"http:\/\/Clynk\">CLYNK<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b><a id=\"President\"><\/a>From the President\u2026<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Welcome to the beginning of summer!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The board had their recent meeting on May 8<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. A report about the upcoming plant sale highlighted that publicity was ramping up and that there were more plants available than in the previous years! Furthermore, a committee has been formed to organize our fall gathering: <\/span><b><i>Celebrating the Harvest<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Stay tuned for further details in the coming months.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This month I wish to address two topics that I feel all Master Gardeners may want to familiarize themselves with.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The first is food insecurity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Bangor Daily News reported that Maine ranks the highest in New England and seventh in the nation for food insecurity. The University of Maine Extension Service reports that Maine ranks ninth nationally with 14.4% of homes, 20% of our children, and 16% of our seniors being food insecure. The state has a plan to end food insecurity by 2030. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/legislature.maine.gov\/doc\/8096\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/legislature.maine.gov\/doc\/8096<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How can Master Gardener Volunteers help to lower these statistics? A few MGV\u2019s I know are helping through their work at Growing to Give, in community gardens, at middle and high school gardens, and at Tidewater Farm where all the produce is donated\u00a0 through the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/maine-harvest-for-hunger\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Harvest for Hunger Program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Another avenue to help with food insecurity is through volunteer work with 4-H programs that provide educational opportunities and resources that equip youth with knowledge and hands-on learning. 4-H helps youth learn agricultural basics which they can take home and share with their families.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Just a thought\u2013perhaps when we are helping our young students in the school gardens, the students will take the knowledge home. The parents may then start growing tomatoes in a container.\u00a0 Once they taste these tomatoes, they will never buy a store-bought tomato again. This saves money and helps with a healthy diet.\u00a0 Who knows\u2013eventually the family may join a community garden and grow more produce.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The second is the environment and global warming.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I may be older than some of you\u2026 When I was a child, we never worried about ticks and we never saw vultures in Maine. I am sure you have seen the effects of the warming climate. What can we do as individuals?\u00a0 First, I suggest reading<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/yaleclimateconnections.org\/2022\/11\/new-handbook-explains-how-to-advocate-for-the-environment\/\"> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Advocating for the Environment<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Susan Inches. The book gives some ideas about what individuals may do at the local level.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You will receive this letter after the plant sale; hopefully I will have seen many of you at the sale.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Have a wonderful June and stay safe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a id=\"FieldDays\"><\/a>David Elliott<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>Field Days at Tidewater Farm<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Join us at Tidewater Farm on the second Saturday of the month from June to October, 10:00 AM to Noon, rain or shine, for our family-friendly field days!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Come experience the gardens at Tidewater Farm, learn about what we do, ask your gardening questions, and participate in hands-on demonstrations with UMaine Extension Staff and Master Gardener Volunteers. Demonstrations begin at 10:30 AM. Child-friendly activities will be provided. No registration required.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">June 10: Dividing Perennials | Succession Planting and Irrigation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">July 8: Pollinator-Friendly Gardening | Scouting for Pests and Encouraging Beneficial Insects<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">August 12: Deadheading | Extending the Season<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">September 9: Growing Native Plants | Preserving your Harvest<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">October 14: Putting the Gardens to Bed | Supporting Soil Health\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For more information, please visit our website: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/tidewater\/events\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/tidewater\/events<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"43362\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-43362\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/05\/DSC_0524-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Spinach growing in garden beds\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/05\/DSC_0524-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/05\/DSC_0524-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/05\/DSC_0524-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/05\/DSC_0524-317x211.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/05\/DSC_0524-423x282.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/05\/DSC_0524-634x423.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/05\/DSC_0524-846x564.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/05\/DSC_0524-951x634.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/05\/DSC_0524.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spinach growing in garden beds.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong><a id=\"Speaker\"><\/a>Cumberland County Master Gardener Speaker Series<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Saturday, June 17: <\/span><b>Yoga for Gardeners |<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> 10:00 &#8211; 11:30 a.m. Tidewater Farm (Rain date: June 24)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This in-the-garden session will teach gardeners how to prepare for and recover quickly from the exercise of gardening. Using yoga techniques to release lower back, hips, side, legs, ankles and feet you will practice standing, balance and restorative postures combined with gentle movement and deep breathing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Martha Williams has been a yoga teacher for over 20 years and graduated from the Yoga Teacher Training at Yoga Spirit School of Yoga. She also worked at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. Her yoga teaching focuses on wellness, healing, and the mind-body connection to allow transformation to optimal health and thriving in all areas of life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfm2SYBP_HupILyyBHPhecZP1PUzCjRwt97fCnofaOi3TSCVw\/viewform?usp=sf_link\"><b>CLICK HERE TO RSVP<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"43451\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-43451\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/05\/3_Speaker-Series_Yoga-for-Gardeners-300x205.png\" alt=\"A cartoon frog in a yoga pose.\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/05\/3_Speaker-Series_Yoga-for-Gardeners-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/05\/3_Speaker-Series_Yoga-for-Gardeners-105x72.png 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/05\/3_Speaker-Series_Yoga-for-Gardeners-317x216.png 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/05\/3_Speaker-Series_Yoga-for-Gardeners-423x289.png 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/05\/3_Speaker-Series_Yoga-for-Gardeners.png 529w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A tree frog practices yoga.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b><a id=\"Volunteer\"><\/a>Volunteer Opportunity<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Help With the Herb Garden at Tidewater Farm<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nini McManamy is looking for volunteers to join her crew in the herb garden at Tidewater Farm. This crew maintains the culinary and medicinal demonstration gardens as well as the nearby blueberry, strawberry and groundcover gardens. Tasks change over the season, but right now we are pruning and grooming and planning the summer\u2019s plantings. We have overwintered rosemary, bay and aloe to plant. We will be seeding in annuals. As the season progresses we will harvest for Wayside, and are already cutting lovage. If you would like to join us, contact Nini McManamy at 207-329-1232.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Freeport Climate Action Now, Lands and Waters Committee<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Upgrading Our Yard Care Practices Series<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Thursday and Friday afternoons, all summer.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bessie&#8217;s Farm Goods, 1 Grace Lane, Freeport, ME<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Lands and Waters committee at <\/span><b>Freeport Climate Action Now<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is hosting a summer initiative called <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Upgrading Our Yard Care Practices<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They are looking for MGVs to<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lead a one-hour discussion and\/or offer hands-on workshops. Topics may include, but are not limited to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Climate impacts of lawn care;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Native Plants;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Planting for pollinators;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vegetable gardening basics(there will be access to a raised bed);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Invasives.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0Please contact <\/span><a href=\"mailto:Laurahench@yahoo.com\">Laurahench@yahoo.com<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for more information.<a id=\"Preservation\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>Food Preservation Workshop: Preserving Low-Sugar Strawberry Jams &amp; Jellies\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thursday, June 8, 2023 | 1:00 &#8211; 1:45 p.m.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Strawberry season is right around the corner in Maine. Join UMaine Extension nutrition staff to learn how to make strawberry jam and jelly. We will discuss using natural and alternative sweeteners in jam and jelly-making and demonstrate making low-sugar jam. Instructors will demonstrate preparing recipes in an interactive format.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Registration is required; a $5 donation per session is optional. Register on the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/register\/product\/preserving-the-maine-harvest-webinar-series-2023\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">program webpage<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to receive the link and resources.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact UMaine Extension at 207.781.6099 or email: <\/span><a href=\"mailto:extension.foodnutritioncumberland@maine.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0extension.foodnutritioncumberland@maine.edu.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"43452\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-43452\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/05\/Strawberry-jam-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fresh strawberries and strawberry jam.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b><a id=\"Events\"><\/a>Upcoming Events<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Friday, June 2: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wolfesneck.org\/calendar\/\"><b>Medicinal Plant Walk<\/b> <\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0l 5-6:30 pm, Wolfe\u2019s Neck Center, Freeport <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tuesday, June 6: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cumberlandswcd.org\/conservation-shop\/p\/spring-yardscaping-series\"><b>Yard Scaping: Healthy Lawn Care Made Easy<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> l 6-8 pm, Brunswick\/Online<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thursday, June 8: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/register\/product\/preserving-the-maine-harvest-webinar-series-2023\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><b>Canning Low Sugar Jams &amp; Jellies<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> l 1-1:45 pm, Online <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thursday, June 8: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/register\/product\/raising-monarchs\/\"><b>Assisting the Path of the Monarch Butterfly<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">l 4-5:30 pm, Oxford County Extension Office<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Friday, June 9: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/maineaudubon.org\/news\/events\/edible-plant-walks\/\"><b>Edible Plant Walks<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">l 4-6 pm Gilsland Farm (Maine Audubon), Falmouth <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Saturday, June 10<\/span><b>:<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/event-calendar\/farm-and-homestead-day\/\"><b> Farm and Homestead Day<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> l 9-3 pm MOFGA, Unity<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Saturday, June 10: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/maineaudubon.org\/news\/events\/summer-plant-walk-saturday\/\"><b>Summer Plant Walk<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> l 10-12 pm, Falmouth <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Saturday, June 10: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/event\/field-days-at-tidewater-farm\/\"><b>Field Day at Tidewater Farm<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">l 10-12 pm, UMaine Gardens at Tidewater Farm, Falmouth<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Saturday, June 17: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/maineaudubon.org\/news\/events\/native-plants-sale-festival\/\"><b>Native Plant Sale and Festival<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">l 9-3pm, Gilsland Farm (Maine Audubon), Falmouth<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wednesday, June 21: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wildseedproject.net\/walk-talk-workshop\/in-person-shrubs-for-habitat-restoration\/\"><b>Shrubs for Habitat Restoration<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">l 10-12pm, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve at Laudholm<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wednesday, June 21: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/4h.zsuite.org\/external-event-registration\/21018\"><b>4-H Adulting 101 Club<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> l 4-5:30 pm, Online<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thursday, June 22:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/upcoming-events\/wild-blueberry-field-meetings\/?ppwp=1#blueberry-hill-farm-field-day\"><b>Blueberry Hill Farm Field Day<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> l 9-3pm, Jonesboro<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thursday, June 22: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wolfesneck.org\/calendar\/\"><b>Tomato Pruning and Trellising<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">l 5-7:30 pm, Freeport <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Saturday, June 24: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/maineaudubon.org\/news\/events\/volunteer-workday-mast-landing-invasive-plant-control\/\"><b>Volunteer Workday: Mast Landing Invasive Plant Control<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> l 9am-12pm, Mast Landing Audubon Sanctuary, Freeport<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tuesday, June 27: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/event\/preserving-the-harvest-jam-and-jelly-basics-2\/\"><b>Preserving the Harvest: Jam and Jelly Basics<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">lCumberland County Extension Office, Falmouth <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tuesday, June 27: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/maineaudubon.org\/news\/events\/summer-plant-walk-at-gilsland\/\"><b>Summer Plant Walk<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> l 4-6 pm, Gilsland Farm (Maine Audubon), Freeport <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wednesday, June 28: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/maineaudubon.org\/news\/events\/introduction-to-maines-wild-edibles-webinar\/\"><b>Introduction to Maine&#8217;s Wild Edibles<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">l 7-8:30pm, Online<a id=\"Reporting\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>Reporting MGV Hours and Produce Donations<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thank you to everyone who has been reporting their hours so far this year. This is a friendly reminder to report your volunteer hours here: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/toolkit\/reporting-mgv-hours\/\"><b>Reporting Master Gardener Volunteer Hours<\/b><\/a> <b>(bookmark this page!)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><b>MGVs have until the end of the year (December 31, 2023)<\/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<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you are donating produce this season, please report the number of pounds donated here: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/maine-harvest-for-hunger\/donation-report-form\/\"><b>Cumberland County Maine Harvest for Hunger Donation Report Form<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<a id=\"Clynk\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>CLYNK<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Do you need more CLYNK bags? CLYNK bags can be picked up at the office Monday thru Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm. Our account grows steadily and the money supports Cumberland County Master Gardener projects. Collect your returnables in one of our designated CLYNK bags, drop off at your local Hannaford and help us grow our Seed Money.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Cumberland County Master Gardener Volunteer Newsletter is edited by Clarissa Brown and Annika Schmidt.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Event Listings are compiled by <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stephanie Karakantas. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you would like to submit an article or help with any aspect of the Newsletter contact <\/span><a href=\"mailto:jane.andrea@gmail.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">AJ Cornell<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the newsletter coordinator.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this issue\u2026 From the President\u2026 Field Days at Tidewater Farm Cumberland County Master Gardener Speaker Series: Yoga For Gardeners Volunteer Opportunities Food Preservation Workshop: Preserving Low-Sugar Strawberry Jams &amp; Jellies\u00a0 Upcoming Events Reporting MGV Hours for 2023 CLYNK From the President\u2026 Welcome to the beginning of summer! 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