{"id":44971,"date":"2024-07-26T14:41:46","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T18:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/?page_id=44971"},"modified":"2024-08-01T14:48:40","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T18:48:40","slug":"august-2024-master-gardener-volunteer-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/august-2024-master-gardener-volunteer-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"August 2024 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<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"#Plant\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Master Gardener Plant Sale<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"#Roots\">Roots: Meet an MGV<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"#Volunteer\">Volunteer Opportunities<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"#Upcoming\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Upcoming Events<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"#Hats\">MGV Housekeeping<\/a><a id=\"President\"><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>From the President\u2026<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-44972 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/pic-Pres-Letter-1-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Single Sunflower\" width=\"217\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/pic-Pres-Letter-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/pic-Pres-Letter-1-105x140.jpeg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/pic-Pres-Letter-1-317x423.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/pic-Pres-Letter-1-423x564.jpeg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/pic-Pres-Letter-1-rotated.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,217px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As the presidential election year politics simmer forward, so has the hot weather in Southern Maine. We are certainly enjoying a different growing season than last year!\u00a0 July brought to my vegetable and flower gardens near-perfect conditions and a bountiful harvest at the mid-point in the growing season.\u00a0 My failures (peppers and tomato production) of last year have gone on this year to be robust successes thanks to Mother Nature. My flower gardens are also bursting with an array of new colors without much effort on my part.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A couple of thoughts and observations:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you have extra produce (squash, zucchini, garlic, beans, etc.) please consider donating some of your surplus to a soup kitchen or pantry. We are combining our surplus harvest with a neighbor\u2019s extra vegetables and donating them to a soup kitchen, who greatly appreciates the fresh native grown items. If you have extra flowers, please consider donating them to local assisted living facilities or churches.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0No matter how big or <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">small your <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">garden donations are, there will be joy shared.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Local farm stands and farmer\u2019s markets are bursting with native grown vegetables and flowers. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The variety and quality of native produce <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">astounding and provides us <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">with the opportunity to marvel at the ability of gardeners in Maine.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I am thoroughly enjoying the annual flower plantings that so many local restaurants, hotels, and businesses are using to<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-44973 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/Pres-Letter-2-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Grape tomatoes on plant\" width=\"193\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/Pres-Letter-2-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/Pres-Letter-2-105x140.jpeg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/Pres-Letter-2-317x423.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/Pres-Letter-2-423x564.jpeg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/Pres-Letter-2-rotated.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,193px\" \/>\u00a0enhance their establish<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ments. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Take a moment to notice and thank these businesses for their efforts to make Maine so beautiful at this time of the year.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The CCMGA Board does not meet during July and August so I have no news to share. Our next Board Meeting will be in September. Again, please mark your calendars for the Annual Harvest Celebration that is scheduled for Saturday, October 5<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, 2024, from 3:00-6:00 PM at Tidewater in Falmouth.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Enjoy the growing season. May it yield us not only a beautiful and bountiful harvest, but as importantly, tranquility.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gary Hoyt<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CCMGA President<a id=\"Plant\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>Master Gardener Plant Sale 2024<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Drumroll, please! The revenues and expenses have been tallied and we have our final numbers for the 2024 Plant Sale! Thanks to the hard work of our volunteers, and the interest of the broader community, we raised just over $18k!\u00a0 Our total revenue is lower because we made a few purchases this year &#8211; heat mats and temperature controllers &#8211; which will benefit both Tidewater Farm and the Plant Sale for years to come.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As shared in June&#8217;s newsletter, financial profits are only one benchmark of our annual Plant Sale Event. Community outreach, environmental education, sustainability and fun with our friends are the most important measures of our success. Thanks again to all the Master Gardener Volunteers and to the incredible Plant Sale Committee for all their help with this great event. Bonnie Barthmaier<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Total Revenue<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">$18,446.50<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Total Expenses<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">$8,660.80<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Profit<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>$9,785.7<\/b><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Profit w\/o one time cost*<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<td><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">$10,148.20<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">*Heat mat and temperature controllers for high tunnel<a id=\"Roots\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>Roots &#8211; Get to Know an MGV\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This month, we\u2019re meeting Robert McArdle of Falmouth. Robert had little exposure to gardening growing up (ironically) in the Garden State of New Jersey, although his parents did grow marigolds and tomatoes along the driveway. Robert started dabbling in gardening when his <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">first job required a lot of on-call time where he had to be\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">available<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-44974 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/Roots-300x233.jpeg\" alt=\"Master Gardener Volunteer Robert McArdle in garden\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/Roots-300x233.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/Roots-105x82.jpeg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/Roots-317x247.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/Roots-423x329.jpeg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/Roots.jpeg 618w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">within 15 minutes. This made it hard to do much on his on-call days. Rather than watch TV, he decided to get out of the house and start experimenting in the garden. The hobby stuck!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MGV seemed the perfect match &#8211; \u201cIt allowed me to enhance what gardening skills I had and gave me the opportunity to get involved in the volunteer community.\u201d He has been a<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Master Gardener Volunteer since 2017.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As a volunteer, he participates in the annual plant sale by digging plants from his garden, growing and donating about a dozen fig trees, and working a shift at the sale itself. He\u2019s also provided educational programs (Growing Figs in Maine) and tries to get up to the Yarmouth Community gardens as a volunteer. He initially had a garden there but it was one garden too much.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Since his early days squeezing in gardening during on-call hours, he&#8217;s \u201cgotten pretty good at propagating figs and grafting a variety of fruit trees. My current project is grafting multiple varieties of Mirabelle plums. I\u2019ve also gotten pretty good at maintaining a \u2018presentable\u2019 garden &#8211; important as I live in an HOA community where neighbors don\u2019<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">t appreciate a mess!\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When not out in the garden, Robert enjoys cooking, canning, biking, and water activities like sailing, SUP, and kayaking, and occasional fishing. He\u2019s also trying t<\/span>o get back into reading &#8211; something other than cookbooks.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Robert has great advice for his fellow gardeners &#8211; \u201cDon\u2019t overextend!!\u00a0 At one point I was trying to garden in two community gardens as well as my home garden. Nothing did well, the gardens were a mess, and I was exhausted. It took the pleasure out of gardening. Now I focus on my home garden beds and they are productive and generally pleasing to look at.\u201d In fact, he shares that his happy place is his garden in the morning before the world awakens.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Is there a Master Gardener Volunteer you\u2019d like to see featured here? Nominate them by emailing <\/span><a href=\"mailto:heatherwberger@gmail.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Heather Wiggins Berger<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<a id=\"Volunteer\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>Volunteer Opportunities<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We are looking for volunteer projects to feature in our Master Gardener Volunteer Newsletter.\u00a0 If you are interested in having your project featured &#8211; or if there is one you would like to learn more about &#8211; please reach out to <\/span><a href=\"mailto:pdxsail@gmail.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kerri Frazier<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<a id=\"Upcoming\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>Upcoming MGV Events<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Field Day at Tidewater Farm &#8211; Saturday, August 17, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM &#8211; FREE<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-44939 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/August-Field-Day-Optimized-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"Group of people at Tidewater Farm from prior year field day\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/August-Field-Day-Optimized-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/August-Field-Day-Optimized-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/August-Field-Day-Optimized-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/August-Field-Day-Optimized-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/August-Field-Day-Optimized-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/August-Field-Day-Optimized-105x79.jpeg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/August-Field-Day-Optimized-317x238.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/August-Field-Day-Optimized-423x317.jpeg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/August-Field-Day-Optimized-634x476.jpeg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/August-Field-Day-Optimized-846x635.jpeg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/August-Field-Day-Optimized-951x713.jpeg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/August-Field-Day-Optimized-1268x951.jpeg 1268w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/August-Field-Day-Optimized-500x375.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Join UMaine Extension staff and Master Gardener Volunteers for a family-friendly morning in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/tidewater\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gardens at Tidewater Farm<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">! Come experience the gardens, learn about Extension\u2019s work, ask gardening questions, and participate in hands-on demonstrations beginning at 10:30 AM. No registration required.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hands-on demonstrations will focus around cultivation practices that will keep your garden healthy, productive, and looking fresh during the transition from late summer into fall. Participants will take home a gorgeous bouquet of blooms from our market garden. <a id=\"Drop\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Drop-in Hours at Tidewater Farm &#8211; Tuesdays, 5:00 to 6:00 PM &#8211; FREE<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Do you have gardening questions? Come by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/tidewater\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UMaine Gardens at Tidewater Farm<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in Falmouth on Tuesdays until the end of August from 5:00 to 6:00 PM. to ask your questions. UMaine Extension Horticulture Staff will be on hand to provide assistance and help you troubleshoot garden issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Please note: We will not be accepting any live disease or pest samples during the drop-in hours. Please only bring photos of the disease or pest you have<a id=\"Extension\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>University of Maine Extension Events<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Thursday, August 1:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine-extension.formtitan.com\/ftproject\/events?eventid=a1cUy000001RROX\"><b>Preserving the Harvest: Pickled Green Beans<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 |\u00a0 5:30-8:00 PM\u00a0 |\u00a0 Lisbon\u00a0 | \u00a0 $20<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Wednesday, August 7:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine-extension.formtitan.com\/ftproject\/events?eventid=a1cUy000001TdIL\"><b>Preserving the Harvest: Pickled Green Beans<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 |\u00a0 5:30-8:00 PM\u00a0 |\u00a0 South Paris\u00a0 |\u00a0 $20<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Wednesday, August 7:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine-extension.formtitan.com\/ftproject\/events?eventid=a1cUy000001P0fN\"><b>Preserving Blueberry Syrup<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 |\u00a0 9:30-12:30 PM\u00a0 |\u00a0 Bangor\u00a0 |\u00a0 $20<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Saturday, August 10:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine-extension.formtitan.com\/ftproject\/events?eventid=a1cUy000001Z9e9\"><b>Boiling Water Bath Canning: Bloody Mary Mix<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 |\u00a0 9:00-12:00 PM\u00a0 |\u00a0 Bangor \u00a0 |\u00a0 $20<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Wednesday, August 14:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine-extension.formtitan.com\/ftproject\/events?eventid=a1cUy000001RTmv\"><b>Preserving the Harvest: Salsa<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 |\u00a0 5:30-8:00 PM\u00a0 |\u00a0 Farmington\u00a0 |\u00a0 $20<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Thursday, August 29:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine-extension.formtitan.com\/ftproject\/events?eventid=a1cUy000001Tdbh\"><b>Preserving the Harvest: Salsa<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 |\u00a0 5:30-8:00 PM\u00a0 |\u00a0 Falmouth\u00a0 |\u00a0 $20<a id=\"Community\"><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Community Events<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Thursday, August 1:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildseedproject.net\/walk-talk-workshop\/in-person-summer-four-seasons-walk-at-woodward-preserve\/\"><b>Summer Four Seasons Walk at Woodward Preserve<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 |\u00a0 4:00-5:30 PM \u00a0 |\u00a0 Brunswick\u00a0 |\u00a0 FREE<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Wednesday, August 7:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/maineaudubon.org\/news\/events\/summer-botany-online-asterales-of-the-northeast-part-2-755\/\"><b>Summer Botany Online: Asterales of the Northeast<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 |\u00a0 6:30-8:00 PM \u00a0 |\u00a0 Online\u00a0 |\u00a0 Free<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Thursday, August 8:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/maineaudubon.org\/news\/events\/summer-tree-id\/\"><b>Summer Naturalist Series: Summer Tree Identification<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 |\u00a0 4:30-6:00 PM \u00a0 |\u00a0 Holden\u00a0 |\u00a0 $10<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Thursday, August 8:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildseedproject.net\/walk-talk-workshop\/in-person-four-season-summer-walk-at-black-brook-preserve\/\"><b>Summer Four Seasons Walk at Black Brook Preserve<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 |\u00a0 4:00-5:30 PM\u00a0 |\u00a0 Windham\u00a0 |\u00a0 FREE<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Friday, August 9:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/event-calendar\/gather-grow-tour-off-grid-homestead\/\"><b>Gather and Grow Tour: Off Grid Homestead<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 |\u00a0 6:00-7:00 PM\u00a0 |\u00a0 Surry\u00a0 |\u00a0 FREE<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Friday, August 9: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/fareharbor.com\/embeds\/book\/mainetastingcenter\/items\/535103\/calendar\/2024\/08\/?flow=672178&amp;full-items=yes\"><b>Preserving Boozy Jams<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 |\u00a0 4:00-7:00 PM\u00a0 |\u00a0 Wiscasset\u00a0 |\u00a0 $40<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Monday, August 12:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/maineaudubon.org\/news\/events\/plant-walk-su24\/\"><b>Summer Plant Walk at Gisland Farm<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 |\u00a0 4:00-6:00 PM\u00a0 |\u00a0 Falmouth\u00a0 |\u00a0 FREE<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Wednesday, August 21:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/maineaudubon.org\/news\/events\/summer-botany-online-dipscales-and-apliales-of-the-northeast\/\"><b>Summer Botany Online: Dipscales and Apiales<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">|\u00a0 6:30-8:00 PM\u00a0 |\u00a0 online\u00a0 |\u00a0 FREE<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Thursday, August 22:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/event-calendar\/gather-grow-tour-alan-day-community-garden\/\"><b>Gather and Grow Tour: Alan Day Community Garden<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 |\u00a0 1:00-4:00 PM\u00a0 | \u00a0 Norway\u00a0 |\u00a0 FREE<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Thursday, August 22:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/event-calendar\/gather-grow-tour-fruit-nuts-topiary-for-homesteaders\/\"><b>Gather and Grow Tour: Fruit, Nuts &amp; Topiary<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 |\u00a0 6:00-7:00 PM\u00a0 | \u00a0 Mt Vernon\u00a0 |\u00a0 FREE<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Saturday, August 24:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/maineaudubon.org\/news\/events\/plant-walk-su24\/\"><b>Summer Plant Walk at Gisland Farms<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 |\u00a0 10:00-12:00 PM \u00a0 |\u00a0 Falmouth \u00a0 |\u00a0 FREE\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Thursday, August 29:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/event-calendar\/gather-grow-tour-urban-gardening-with-sustainable-tech\/\"><b>Gather and Grow Tour: Urban Gardening<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 |\u00a0 6:00-7:00 PM\u00a0 |\u00a0 Cumberland County\u00a0 |\u00a0 FREE<a id=\"Hats\"><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>MGV Housekeeping\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Master Gardener Volunteer Hats and Aprons for sale!<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-44978 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/MGV-Housekeeping-MGV-hats-optimized-267x300.jpg\" alt=\"University of Maine Master Gardener Volunteer Cap\" width=\"223\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/MGV-Housekeeping-MGV-hats-optimized-267x300.jpg 267w, 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If you would like to purchase one (or bot<\/span>h) of these items, please stop by the Falmouth Extension Office. Our summer office hours are Monday: Thursday, 8:00 AM to\u00a0 4:30 PM, and Friday, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM. We strongly encourage payments made by check (made out to &#8216;UMaine Extension&#8217;) or exact change as we cannot guarantee we will have change available.<\/p>\n<p><b>Past Editions<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missed a previous newsletter? View them all <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/master-gardener-volunteers-online-resource\/newsletters\/?ppwp=1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">HERE<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 (password: ladybug)<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Cumberland County Master Gardener Volunteer Newsletter is edited by Clarissa Brown, Kerri Frazier, and Heather Wiggins Berger. If you would like to submit an event, article, or help with any aspect of the Newsletter, please contact <\/span><a href=\"mailto:heatherwberger@gmail.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Heather Wiggins Berger<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the newsletter coordinator.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this issue\u2026 From the President Master Gardener Plant Sale Roots: Meet an MGV\u00a0 Volunteer Opportunities\u00a0\u00a0 Upcoming Events MGV Housekeeping From the President\u2026 As the presidential election year politics simmer forward, so has the hot weather in Southern Maine. 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