{"id":309,"date":"2010-03-09T09:18:32","date_gmt":"2010-03-09T14:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/?page_id=309"},"modified":"2025-12-11T10:14:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T15:14:18","slug":"maine-home-garden-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/maine-home-garden-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Maine Home Garden News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1307 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2011\/10\/maine-garden-day-2012-web.jpg\" alt=\"bird house in vegetable garden; photo by Edwin Remsberg\" width=\"288\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2011\/10\/maine-garden-day-2012-web.jpg 288w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2011\/10\/maine-garden-day-2012-web-105x85.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,288px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Subscribe for free, research-based, Maine-focused gardening information delivered to your email inbox throughout the year. You\u2019ll also find over a decade of articles, tips, and videos in our archives to help you learn and grow.<\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/gtJGR5\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase;\" ><span class=\"button\"> Subscribe <\/span><\/a>\n<h3>Contributors<\/h3>\n<p>The Maine Home Garden Newsletter is a collaboration between UMaine Extension staff, volunteers and community partners. The following staff and volunteer team take great care editing content, designing the web and email platforms, maintaining email lists, and getting hard copies mailed to those who don\u2019t have access to the internet:\u00a0 Abby Zelz, Barbara Harrity, Kate Garland, Matt Thomas, Naomi Jacobs, Phoebe Call, and Wendy Robertston.<\/p>\n<h3>Help us measure our impact and plan what\u2019s next.<\/h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfXnZl_WjW082wsVptwcYoxPV_nZzei8yAL3G7e1wrBLhGnLQ\/viewform\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase;\" ><span class=\"button\"> Complete our survey <\/span><\/a>\n<h3>Help grow gardeners, strengthen communities, and keep horticulture education accessible statewide.<\/h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/securelb.imodules.com\/s\/300\/13-ORONO\/foundation\/index-social.aspx?sid=300&amp;gid=13&amp;pgid=748&amp;cid=1912&amp;dids=194.1885&amp;sort=1&amp;bledit=1&amp;appealcode=O5454\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase;\" ><span class=\"button\"> Donate <\/span><\/a>\n<p><em>For more information or questions, contact Kate Garland at <a href=\"mailto:katherine.garland@maine.edu\">katherine.garland@maine.edu<\/a> or\u00a01.800.287.1485 (in Maine).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Subscribe for free, research-based, Maine-focused gardening information delivered to your email inbox throughout the year. 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