{"id":45567,"date":"2025-01-02T12:17:41","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T17:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/?page_id=45567"},"modified":"2025-01-06T08:33:52","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T13:33:52","slug":"january-2025-master-gardener-volunteer-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/january-2025-master-gardener-volunteer-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"January 2025 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=\"#Survey\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Please Take Our Survey!<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"#Roots\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Roots &#8211; Meet a Master Gardener<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"#Volunteer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Volunteer Opportunity Spotlight<\/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=\"#Updates\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MGV Updates<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b><a id=\"President\"><\/a>From the President\u2026<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI like to think of seeds as tiny archives of the past, storing information about who and where we\u2019ve been, our decisions, challenges, and innovations, generation after generation.\u00a0 We are all standing on the shoulders of the people who have come before us, and seeds are woven through that story.&#8221; &#8211; Andrea Tursini introductory letter to the High Mowing 2025 seed catalog<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">January is here and signs of the New Year are everywhere. It is the month of resolutions and new beginnings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As I walk in my yard and on walking paths, it is challenging to notice much happening other than my stacked wood pile going down. Yet I have witnessed seasonal decorations coming down (Rudolph and Frosty resting up for next year), Christmas trees by the side of the road to be recycled, the days becoming slightly longer (notice more light late afternoon?) and bigger-than-ever store discounts. Doubtless, the warmth of my wood stove is fostering my desire to hibernate. While we are well aware of the activity taking place below the surface of our observations, we know that winter\u2019s magic is at work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cJanuary is the quietest month in the garden. But because it is quiet doesn\u2019t mean that nothing is happening.\u201d &#8211; Rosalie Muller Wright<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The CCMGA Board did not meet in December so I have no breaking news to share. Our next meeting in January will give a final review of all the new restructuring for the Association. We will also consider a proposed budget for the Association\u2019s various needs in January.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As we approach a New Year, we typically think of New Year\u2019s Resolutions like exercising more, eating healthier, getting rid of clutter, and volunteering more. Typically, I have NOT been very successful with New Year\u2019s Resolutions! Just recently, I resolved to be in the gym three days a week. You can imagine how well I held to that resolution!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I think this year I\u2019ll try to create a theme for the year\u2026to be less selfish, more open-minded and more appreciative. In essence, I hope to approach life simply each day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We spend January walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives\u2026 not looking for flaws, but for potential.\u201d &#8211; Ellen Goodman\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wishing you a Happy New Gardening Year!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gary Hoyt<a id=\"Survey\"><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CCMGA President<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Take Our Survey\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Please help the newsletter grow and flourish in this new year by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/ToePd6mMy3PAkKdJ6\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">taking a few minutes to share your feedback on the newsletter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Survey results will be shared in next month\u2019s newsletter. Thank you! <a id=\"Roots\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Roots &#8211; Meet a Master Gardener Volunteer\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We\u2019re in hibernation this month but will be back in February. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Is there a Master Gardener\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Volunteer you\u2019d like to see featured in 2025? Please 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<p><b>Volunteer Opportunity Spotlight<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tim Anderson shares that \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">early on in the MGV program in 2021 someone in our Zoom session mentioned gleaning. I didn&#8217;t know the meaning of gleaning in the agricultural\u00a0 sense and Googled it. I found a fit for my volunteer work, but no one in the Oxford extension or in my area (Naples) was gleaning. I started gleaning with the Androscoggin and York gleaners to get a handle on how this was done and began delivering food to pantries in the more rural areas of western Cumberland, Oxford, and Androscoggin Counties. I was and am still stunned by the high level of food insecurity in those areas, specifically for farm-to-pantry fresh produce.\u00a0 My focus is on getting into the farmer&#8217;s fields, harvesting, and delivering to the food pantries.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sadly, food insecurity is on the rise in Maine. According to Good Shepherd Food Bank, approximately 1 in 8 &#8211; around 180,000 Mainers &#8211; faced food insecurity in 2022 and the number is expected to rise once 2023 data is available. Tim has tirelessly advocated to help address food insecurity, especially in rural Maine.\u00a0 Last year a collaboration was formed between the University of Maine Cooperative Extensions, the Cumberland County Food Security Consul <\/span><b>(CCFSC)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and the Opportunity Alliance.\u00a0 This partnership would not have been possible without the hard work and dedication of Lynne Holland, Adele Wise and Sarah Somes whose time, energy and persistence have been crucial in helping reduce food insecurity and improving access to fresh produce.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Despite progress, there are still many significant challenges facing this gleaning initiative:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The ongoing need to establish relationships with local farmers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Finding enough gleaners for local farms<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Building a network of people who can deliver produce to food pantries.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tim shares that a typical gleaning session involves three or more people, depending on the task, and usually lasts two hours in the morning. Travel time in addition to time spent gleaning is included in volunteer hours.\u00a0 Gleaning sessions are typically scheduled in advance via an app called SignUp.com. By clicking on the Signup.com link, it does not automatically commit an individual to the gleaning opportunity but provides additional information about the glean.\u00a0 Most importantly though, <\/span><b>no experience is required-everyone is welcome!\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Adele Wise, the coordinator of the Western Maine Gleaning Initiative, manages the database of available gleaners and participating farms. If you have questions or would like to get involved, contact <\/span><a href=\"mailto:adele@ccfoodsecurity.org\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Adele Wise<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0 Click <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccfoodsecurity.org\/gleaning.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> if you would like to learn more about Cumberland County Gleaning Association.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tim adds that \u201cthis volunteer work has given me a way to lend a helping hand to folks experiencing food insecurity and, in the process, I&#8217;ve met a lot of great folks in the fields and at the pantries. Most definitely &#8230;&#8230; a win-win!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We\u2019re looking for volunteer projects to feature in our Master Gardener Volunteer Newsletter. If you are interested in having your project featured &#8211; or if there is a project you would like to learn more about &#8211; please reach out to <\/span><\/i><a href=\"mailto:pdxsail@gmail.com\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kerri Frazier<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<a id=\"Events\"><\/a><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3><b>MGV Events<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Cumberland County MGV Speaker Series\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Education Committee has an exciting schedule planned for the months ahead. All events are offered on a sliding fee. If you have any ideas on topics or presenters please let <\/span><a href=\"mailto:catzrul1@live.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Barbara<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/jim@caseycommunications.biz\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jim<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> know. All events are offered on a sliding fee.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Thursday, January 9: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/event\/45470\/\"><b>Growing Figs in Maine with Bob McArdle<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> | 5:00 &#8211; 6:30 PM | Zoom\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Thursday, February 13: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/event\/be-drought-smart-when-selecting-plants-for-your-landscape\/\"><b>Drought Resistant Gardens with Amy Witt<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">| 5:00 &#8211; 6:30 PM | Zoom\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Thursday, March 13: Therapeutic Horticulture <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">| 5:00 &#8211; 6:30 PM | Zoom\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Thursday, April 10: Biochar and Soils with Andrew Carpenter of Northern Tilth <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">| 5:00 PM &#8211; 6:30 PM | Zoom<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Thursday, May 8: Insects: Maine\u2019s Oddballs, Tricksters &amp; Lookalikes <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">| 5:00 &#8211; 6:30 PM | Zoom<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Thursday, June 12: TBD<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Community Events<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Monday, January 6:\u00a0 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/maineaudubon.org\/events\/plants-of-maine-online-program\/\"><b>Plants of Maine<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">|\u00a0 6:30 &#8211; 8:00 PM\u00a0 |\u00a0 Online\u00a0 |\u00a0 Free<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Tuesday, January 7:\u00a0 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/event-calendar\/backyard-maple-syrup-production-webinar\/\"><b>Backyard Maple Syrup Production<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 |\u00a0 6:00 &#8211; 8:00 PM\u00a0 |\u00a0 Online\u00a0 |\u00a0 Free<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Sunday, January 12:\u00a0 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wolfesneck.org\/calendar\/\"><b>Fire Cider Workshop<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 |\u00a0 10:30 &#8211; 12:00 PM \u00a0 |\u00a0 Freeport\u00a0 |\u00a0 $28<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Monday, January 13:\u00a0 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/maineaudubon.org\/events\/plants-of-maine-online-program\/\"><b>Plants of Maine<\/b> <\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0|\u00a0 6:30 &#8211; 8:00 PM\u00a0 |\u00a0 Online\u00a0 |\u00a0 Free<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Tuesday, January 14:\u00a0 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/wildseedproject.net\/events\/in-person-seed-sowing-with-cultivating-community-7tnf2-4xceb-sshtt-sd36s\"><b>Online Seed Sowing Workshop<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 |\u00a0 3:00 &#8211; 4:00 PM\u00a0 |\u00a0 Online\u00a0 |\u00a0 Free &#8211; $25<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Saturday, January 18:\u00a0 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/maineaudubon.org\/events\/seed-sowing-jan18\/\"><b>Seeding Sowing Workshop at Fields Pond<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 |\u00a0 10:00 &#8211; 12:00 PM\u00a0 |\u00a0 Bangor\u00a0 |\u00a0 $35<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Friday, January 24: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.wildseedproject.net\/collections\/events\/products\/january-winter-seed-sowing-workshop-at-turkey-hill-farm-2025\"><b>\u00a0In Person Seed Sowing Workshop<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 |\u00a0 2:00 &#8211; 4:00 PM\u00a0 |\u00a0 Cape Elizabeth\u00a0 |\u00a0 Free &#8211; $35<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Monday, January 27:\u00a0 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/maineaudubon.org\/events\/plants-of-maine-online-program\/\"><b>Plants of Maine<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 |\u00a0 6:30 &#8211; 8:00 PM\u00a0 |\u00a0 Online\u00a0 |\u00a0 Free<a id=\"Updates\"><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>MGV Updates<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congrats to Pamela and family on the December 12 birth of baby Hazel! Pamela is out of the office until March 6. Here\u2019s a quick reminder of the coverage plan while she\u2019s on leave:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Garden-related questions:<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For gardening questions or help with plant ID, complete our<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/ask\/vegetable-gardening-questions\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gardening Questions\/Plant ID Submission Form<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For help with insect ID, complete our<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine-extension.formtitan.com\/ftproject\/idl\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Insect\/Spider Identification Request Form<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For help with plant disease ID, complete our<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ipm\/plant-disease\/digital-diagnostic-submission-form\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Digital Plant Disease Diagnostic Submission Form<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>MGV portal questions (e.g., hours reporting, project enrollment):<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Please contact Becky Gray, our Statewide Home Horticulture Administrative Specialist, via <\/span><a href=\"mailto:extension.mastergardeners@maine.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">email<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or phone at 207-356-1348 (work cell).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>To request supplies for educational workshops\/events (e.g., publications, brochures):<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Please contact Jenni Cappello-Ruggiero, our Agriculture and Horticulture Administrative Specialist for Cumberland County, via <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/jennifer.cappelloruggiero@maine.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">email<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or phone at 207-581-8362.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>General Cumberland MGV or seed grant questions:<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Please contact <\/span><a href=\"mailto:Jennifer.cappelloruggiero@maine.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jenni<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><a href=\"mailto:abigail.griffith@maine.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Abi<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Abi will be sending out the new MG Seed Grant Request Form to project leaders on Tuesday, January 21. Please note that approved MGV projects must be enrolled for the 2025 season in order to receive this form. Seed grant requests will be due back by EOD February 14. The requests will be reviewed and leaders will be notified by the end of February, with orders placed in early March.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Don\u2019t forget to report your hours and impact in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/toolkit\/mgv-dashboard\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MGV Dashboard<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Past Editions: <\/b><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><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>About this Newsletter: <\/b><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><a href=\"mailto:jane.andrea@gmail.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this issue\u2026 From the President Please Take Our Survey! 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