University of Maine Cooperative Extension
fruits and veggies

Piscataquis & Penobscot

Gardening Newsletter

Volume 9 Issue 3                                                March 2011
In This Issue
Seed Starting Series
Volunteer Corner
Items of Interest
Q & A
Monthly Garden Activities
Mission
University of Maine Cooperative Extension is the major educational outreach program of the University of Maine, with offices statewide.  UMaine Extension provides Maine people with research-based educational programs to help them live fuller, more productive lives.
Quick Links 
and
Goal
 The goal of the Piscataquis & Penobscot Gardening Newsletter is to provide timely information on practical, sustainable, research-based horticultural practices, tools and techniques which will improve home gardening success in our two counties.  Upcoming events and programs of interest will also be included.

Wish List

Do you have unwanted, but still very usable garden supplies that you would like to donate to a good cause?  If so, please consider donating to your local Cooperative Extension.  Supplies will be shared with public gardening efforts in your area and you'll be able to enjoy a little more space in your workshop.

 

Here's a list of some items we are looking for:

  • Seeds
  • Wheelbarrows
  • Spades
  • Garden forks
  • Shears
  • Hand tools
  • Pick Axe
  • Hoses (in good shape, please)
  • Small storage shed

 

If you have supplies that are not listed here that you think we might be interested in, please contact Donna in Piscataquis County (564-3301) or Kate in Penobscot County (942-7396) to see if they would be interested.
 

Federal Funding Situation for UMaine Cooperative Extension

 

The USDA provides essential funding to land-grant universities in support of Cooperative Extension programs across the United States.  That funding is authorized through the Smith-Lever Act.  For fiscal year 2011, which started October 1, 2010 and runs through Sept. 30, 2011, the process has not been completed. 

 

The US House of Representatives has passed a Continuing Resolution to fund the federal government for the rest of the fiscal year.  That budget calls for a 10% cut to the Smith-Lever base funding to Cooperative Extension.  The estimates are that a cut of that amount will cost UMaine Extension $230,000 to $260,000.  A reduction of this size will force the elimination of two vacant full-time faculty positions and one vacant professional position. 

 

The budget process is now in the US Senate which will develop a budget of its own.  If the Senate agrees with the House, and is signed into law by President Obama, the loss of funding will impact the ability of UMaine Extension to meet the educational needs of Maine people.  Specifically, the faculty positions to be eliminated are a crops specialist and statewide educator working with livestock.  These positions support Maine agriculture and the rural economy statewide. 

 

Anyone with questions about this situation is encouraged to contact Extension Director, John Rebar at 207-581-3238 or john.rebar@maine.edu. 

Seed Starting Series

Part 3:  Selecting Containers & Sowing Seeds

You've set up your seed starting area, researched the appropriate time to start your seeds and are ready to start planting.  Here are some tips for selecting the appropriate container, choosing a good substrate and sowing seeds. 

  • Your recycling bin can be a great place to find containers for starting seeds.  Plastic or boxboard milk jugs, old yogurt containers, margarine tubs, and egg trays are all great options.  You may even re-use nursery cell packs.  There is only one main rule:  all containers need to be clean and have drain holes.  Thoroughly rinse containers and wash in a 1% bleach solution (roughly 3 tablespoons of bleach to 1 gallon of warm water) for 5-10 minutes.  Rinse and dry.  Even newspapers can be turned into sturdy, biodegradable pots.  In this case, drain holes are not necessary, as water readily seeps through the newspaper.
  • Use the money that you have saved by re-using containers to invest in a good potting mix (substrate) to start your seeds.  Substrate should be well drained and free of pathogens.  Avoid re-using potting mix or unpasteurized garden soil, both of which may expose your seedlings to harmful pathogens. 
  • Spread newspapers over your workspace before you get started.  It is much easier to clean up and the newspapers can go directly into your compost when you are done. 
  • Moisten the substrate in a tub before filling containers.  Many substrates are hydrophobic (do not readily absorb water) when they are dry.  This can make it tough to water newly seeded containers without disturbing your seeds.  Substrate should be moist enough to stick together when squeezed, but not sopping wet.  A plastic dishpan works well for small amounts of substrate and concrete mixing bins are great for larger batches. 
  • Do not leave too deep of a water-well (the space between the top of the container and the substrate).  Seedlings need good air movement around their stem to reduce disease problems, such as damping off.  A ½" water-well is sufficient.  
  • Provide the proper environmental conditions for your seedlings.  Most seeds require soil temperatures (not air temp) of around 65-75◦F to germinate.  Soil temperatures should be maintained 24 hours/day.  If you don't have a place with consistent temperatures, a heat mat is very useful.  Temperatures should be slightly reduced (5-10◦F) after germination. 
  • The quantity, quality, and duration of light can have a significant impact on seedling growth and plant development.  A sunny window is usually not sufficient for optimal seedling growth.  If using supplemental lights, keep them on for 12-14 hours a day and keep lights 2-6" above plants.
  • Most importantly, avoid overwatering!  Water plants only when they need it.  Do not water seedlings without checking to see if they need it. 

More details can be found in bulletin #2751:  Starting Seeds at Home. 

 

Volunteer Corner:  Gardening Mentors Wanted For Youth Gardening Programs!

Kids Can Grow is a youth gardening program that combines group learning experiences, one-on-one mentoring, and personal gardens into a meaningful and lasting learning experience.  Youth and their mentor partners meet monthly to plan, plant, maintain and harvest a community garden space while enjoying lessons guided by horticulture, nutrition and 4-H staff from UMaine Cooperative Extension.  Additionally, each youth participating in the program receives their own small raised bed that they are responsible for at their home with the help of their garden mentor. 

 

We are looking for gardening mentors that can commit to taking part in the monthly group meetings as well as connecting with their assigned youth partner(s) at least twice each month.  Volunteers are required to complete 4-H leadership training at the beginning of the season and are not required to be a Master Gardener.  Individuals with all levels of gardening experience are encouraged to volunteer.

 

Kids Can Grow programs will be offered in Bangor and Milo in the 2011 gardening season.  For more information, or to volunteer, please contact Kate Garland or Barb Baker at 942-7396 katherine.garland@maine.edu (for Gardening in Bangor), barbara.baker@maine.edu (for 4-H in Bangor and Milo).

 

Piscataquis/Somerset Home Horticulture Coordinator

 

HI Everyone:

 

I'd like to introduce myself to you all. My name is Tom Goodspeed and I am the new Home Horticultural Coordinator for Somerset and Piscataquis Counties.

I have grown up in the area around Fairfield Maine. My wife and I have a home in Clinton Maine. We have two sons whom are both married and we have two fantastic grandchildren. My wife and I both have taken the Master Gardeners course and love to garden, hike, camp and pretty much enjoy all things the great outdoors in Maine, has to offer.

 For the past ten years I have worked as a retail nursery manager in Winslow Maine. Before that I was employed by Scott Paper Company in Winslow Maine, in many capacities. In my younger days I have worked in the landscape business and have been around the Greenhouse, Landscape and Nursery industries most of my life.

I would like to thank Kathy Hopkins and Donna Coffin for the opportunity of working with them and all of you.

 

Thank you, and Happy Gardening

Tom

Buying Local - The Logistics of Purchasing From Farmers
 
Who:  Institutional food purchasers and local farmers
When: Thursday, March 17, 2011 2:00pm - 4:00pm (and Informal networking hour 4:00-5:00pm)
Where: Solidarity Center, 20 Ivers Street, Brewer, ME 04412
Cost: FREE
RSVP - phone: Laura Binger, 207-989-5860 or email: laurab@foodandmedicine.org


Come one, come all! We invite restaurants, health facilities, schools, food pantries, and any other entity in eastern Maine who is involved with serving food to the public to participate in a great networking opportunity! A meeting will be held to more closely connect local farmers in the region and those interested in purchasing local foods. This will be a great time to strengthen ties with our farmers. We want to help you make the connections you need as a purchaser as well. Learn about logistics. Farmers will communicate what they need to know as well. Talk with farmers to come up with creative solutions to make local food purchasing an easy and workable option.
 
An informal networking hour from 4:00pm-5:00pm will allow farmers the chance to display and showcase their farm practices and what they produce after the main meeting.
 
In order to best facilitate our time in this two hour meeting, we ask you to please RSVP your intentions to come and also answer the questions we have ahead of time so that we can prepare an informative listing in advance for those in attendance. If you cannot make this meeting, but have an interest in the subject, we would love to hear from you as well.
 
Directions to the Solidarity Center: 
From I-95 travel East on I-395
Take the Main Street Exit in Brewer (Exit 4)
Turn Left at the light at the end of the off ramp, and travel south towards Orrington and Bucksport
Travel about .5 miles and turn Right onto Ivers Street (the street next to St. Theresa's Church)
Food and Medicine/Solidarity Center is on the right at the end of the street with the mural

 

Items of Interest

Signs of the Seasons There is a new UMaine Extension/Sea Grant collaborative Web site called Signs of the Seasons: A Maine Phenology Project, available at Signs of the Seasons . Participants in the Signs of the Seasons program help scientists document the local effects of global climate change by observing and recording the phenology (seasonal changes) of common plants and animals living in their own backyards and communities. The University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant coordinate the program in partnership with the USA National Phenology Network, Acadia National Park, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Maine Audubon, and climate scientists and educators at the University of Maine. Kudos to project leaders Esperanza Stancioff and Beth Bisson!

 

School Gardening Course for 3 Graduate Credits:

ED 685A: Special Topics:  Cultivate Learning Through School Gardening, Saint Joseph's College - Standish, Maine. July 11, 2011 - July 22, 2011;  Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. On-campus housing available. Enrollment begins April 4, 2011. 1-800-752-4723 or http://online.sjcme.edu/summer  For more information, contact:  Thomas M. Hancock, Ed.D. Director, Master of Science in Education Programs

Graduate & Professional Studies - Saint Joseph's College of Maine, 278 Whites Bridge Road, Standish, ME 04084-5263, Phone:  207-893-7995, Fax:  207-893-7987. email: thancock@sjcme.edu  http://online.sjcme.edu/msed

 

Uses of seaweed on the farm, in the garden to be discussed March 17. 

For centuries, Maine farmers and gardeners have looked to the sea for an answer to their crop's nutritional needs. From the Native American practice of planting fish with corn to composting with storm-tossed seaweed collected from Maine's beaches and rocky shores, agricultural traditions have taken advantage of the ocean's rich supply of nutrients and minerals.

 

Today, scientists have isolated different chemical extracts from seaweed that are used for a variety of applications. On Thursday, March 17 at the University of Maine, Dr. Alan Critchley of Acadian Seaplants Limited (ASL; www.acadianseaplants.com) will discuss the science and use of seaweeds as a soil enhancer and supplement. Critchley, Vice President of Research at ASL, with its head office in Nova Scotia, has more than ten years experience studying the agricultural benefits of marine algae.  "Critchley is a dynamic speaker and excellent scientist," said University of Maine researcher and faculty member Dr. Susan Brawley. "I am delighted that he will speak on the applications of seaweed extracts to agriculture. I expect that everyone from University of Maine researchers and students to organic farmers will enjoy and benefit from the talk." Brawley is hosting Critchley's visit to campus.

 

The seminar is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 17 in the Buchanan Alumni House McIntire Room. On Friday, March 18, Critchley will present a separate presentation on sustainable management of rockweed as part of the School of Marine Sciences seminar series in 354 Aubert Hall at 11 a.m. Critchley's visit to the University of Maine is sponsored by Maine Sea Grant and the School of Marine Sciences.

 

Woody Plant Information

Click on the links below for two great (and very clever) resources for woody plant information.  They may be a good potential teaching tool. 

http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/plant_ident/
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/  

 

Garlic Research Update:  Storage and Scapes

Adapted from Maine Garlic Project February newsletter

 

The Maine Garlic Project is a community research project involving home gardeners, commercial farmers and investigators Steve Johnson and Dave Fuller from UMaine Cooperative Extension.  Participants were provided garlic bulbs that were planted in the fall of 2010 and were then asked to share information regarding a number of growing conditions and plant characteristics (i.e. emergence date, yield, etc.).  This data will be compiled by Johnson and Fuller in an effort to support the production of garlic in the state of Maine.  Fuller and Johnson recently reported their initial findings on optimal storage conditions and whether removing scapes (the flowering stalks) during the growing season improves yield.  Here's what they had to say:

 

Scapes - There is research that both support the removal of the scape and studies that suggest that it makes no significant difference if you remove the scape or not. Since studies had not been conducted in Maine, and considering that garlic is an economically significant crop and important to home gardeners, research plots were established in Presque Isle and Chesterville, Maine. Each of the plots had garlic that was treated equally regarding weed control, spacing and fertility. Within the plots, randomly selected stands of 5 plants each had scapes removed or not, depending on the treatment, then the bulbs were weighed after they had dried.

The best results from research depend on repeating an experiment to have more data which better supports the outcome of the experiment. So, although the research to date suggests that removing the scape results in a larger bulb, we will conduct a second round of the same experiment before we draw a conclusion, so stay tuned for the results!

 

Storage - With the same harvested garlic from the above study, we are looking into the effects of different storage regimes on the different varieties of garlic.  The ideal long-term storage conditions for garlic is 32 degrees at 65% relative humidity. But most home gardeners and market growers can't approximate the ideal, so our research examines how different varieties react to more common and varied storage conditions.  'Chesnok Red' is currently coming out of dormancy in all of our storage conditions while 'German Extra Hardy' is considerably slower to break dormancy.  Signs of breaking dormancy include:  roots starting to form, a noticeable loss of weight in slackly-filled cloves.  The next step of dormancy breaking, if the cloves don't entirely dry up or rot, is when the leaves start to grow and will green if exposed to light. The garlic is still edible at this point, but the quality is considerably diminished and is not saleable.

 

Q&A What is Cooperative Extension?

A:  Cooperative Extension is the public outreach branch of all public land-grant institutions in the United States.  In Maine, our land-grant institution is the University of Maine.  Cooperative Extension was established in 1914 with the passing of the Smith-Lever Act in an effort to connect the general public with educational resources from their federally supported Universities. 

 UMaine Cooperative Extension provides education and support in a wide range of topic areas including: 

  • family and youth development (this includes 4H),
  • nutrition,
  • insect pests, plant disease, & pesticide safety,
  • food preservation and food safety,
  • business and community,
  • energy,
  • natural resources,
  • agriculture,
  • safety and preparedness,
  • and horticulture. 

Support in these areas comes in the form of:

There are Cooperative Extension offices in nearly every county in Maine.  We receive federal support through the USDA, state support through the University of Maine, and local support through Maine county governments.  Please contact your local office if you have any questions about Cooperative Extension.   

March is the month to . . .

  • Tap a maple tree.  This is not always the case, but February has slipped by without classic conditions for optimal sap flow (warm days and freezing nights).  Pay attention to the weather this month and gather up your tapping supplies!  Check out How to Tap Maple Trees and Make Maple Syrup (which includes three new instructional videos) for more information.
  • Prune certain woody landscape plants.  Pruning improves ornamental value, helps reduce disease pressure, improves overall plant health, and makes plants easier to manage.  For tools, techniques and tips on pruning read Pruning Woody Landscape Plants.
  • Start selected seeds.  The following is a list of some crops that should be started by seed indoors at some point this month. 

Ø      Early to mid March:  celery, celeriac, leeks, parsley, peas, delphinium, butterfly weed (Asclepias), foxglove (Digitalis), sweet William (Dianthus), pansy (Viola), and eucalyptus.

Ø      Mid to late March:  cabbage, collards, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, mustard, drumstick flower (Craspedia), angel's trumpet (Datura), yarrow, verbena, stock, snapdragon, black eyed Susan (Rudbeckia), petunia, lupine, hollyhock, and blanket flower.

Ø      Late March to early April:  artichoke, beets, broccoli, cauliflower, eggplant, swiss chard, ageratum, sweet annie (Artemisia), aster, bells of Ireland, calendula, cardoon, bachelor's buttons (Centaurea), globe amaranth (Gomphrena), ornamental kale, larkspur, bee balm (Monarda), phlox, Iceland poppy, sanvitalia, statice, strawflower, sweet pea, and black eyed Susan vine (Thunbergia).

  • Pre-order seedlings from your local nursery.  Some local nurseries appreciate and benefit from knowing what plants you plan on purchasing before the retail season begins.  This approach to shopping improves your chances of getting the special plants you want and is especially useful if you are preparing your garden for a big event in or near your garden, such as a wedding or family reunion.
Featured Extension Publications
The following agriculture related Extension publications are available or can be ordered at the Extension Office nearest you.  You will notice that some publications are free and some have a cost recovery charge.  Many other publications are available for free online or may be purchased at our secure publications web site.

Climate Change Handbook: A Citizen's Guide to Thoughtful Action
 Item #7202, Publisher: Oregon State Univ.
A publication of the National Network of Sustainable Living Educators. This guide provides basic background information on climate science, action plans and best practices, along with suggestions for getting involved. 28 pages. 2010. $3.50

Safe Home Cider Making
 Food Safety Facts, Item #4191, Publisher: UMaine Extension
Outbreaks of food-borne illness have been attributed to drinking contaminated cider. This 2-page fact sheet provides basic guidelines for safe home cider production. 2008, 2011. Download it for free, or buy a printout. $0.50

Can Home-Canned Food Spoil?
 Food Safety Facts Food Safety and Preservation, Item #4277,  Publisher: UMaine Extension You bet it can. Find out why, and what to do about it. 2 pages, 2000, 2011. Download it for free: Download it for free, or buy a printout. $0.50

March Events at the Page Farm & Home Museum - on the UMaine Campus in Orono
 
Environmental Horticulture Lecture Series
Learn how careful management of landscapes can enhance not only our living and working spaces, but also the ecological balance of natural systems. This free presentation is one in a series of programs offered by students in the University of Maine PSE 430 Environmental Horticulture, under the direction of Associate Professor Marianne Sarrantonio. Programs will investigate topics of interest and concern to property owners of Maine. 
 
03/22/2011 at 12:15 PM
Russell Estes - Highbush Blueberry Production
Charlie Belanger - Landscaping in the Urban Environment
Daniel Lemieux - Native Landscaping 
03/24/2011 at 12:15 PM
Martha Thomas - Use of Local Fruits for Winemaking
T.J. Hill - Vertical Farming
Tracy Lafleur - Pasture Management for Sustainable Farms and Landscapes 
03/29/2011 at 12:15 PM
Abram Wright - Cover Crops - Armor for the Soil
Sterling Doiron - Vermiculture (Worm Farming)
Jessica Sleeper - Useful Plants in the Ornamental Garden
Nick Costanzi - Carbon Sequestration in Agriculture  
03/31/2011 at 12:15 PM
Chris Anderson - Houseplants: Selection and Management
Eric Anderson - Develop Landscapes for Water-Limited Areas
Wade Turmel - Organic Lawn Care  
Fiber Friends Fourth Saturday
03/26/2011 at 11AM to 3PM
Old and new friends are invited to bring spinning, knitting, crochet, rug-hooking, origami, needlework, or other fiber project and enjoy a productive time with like-minded folks. The event is free. Bring your lunch if you like; beverages and light dessert provided.  
 
The Dye Garden
03/26/2011 at 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
This event is co-sponsored by the Fiber Friends, The Page Farm and Home Museum, and the Friends of Dr. Edith Marion Patch. Master Gardener Donna Johnson will share her experience planning, planting, maintaining, and harvesting a dye garden. She will disuss also dying procedures and show examples of textiles dyed with her garden's harvest.  
 
Maine Maple Sunday
03/27/2011 at 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
The Page Farm and Home Museum at UMaine is celebrating Maine Maple Sunday March 27, and invites area children and their families to join in the annual celebration and traditional rite of spring.


Events are from 1-3 p.m. The afternoon begins with the video, "The Maple Sugaring Story" at the Page Farm and Home Museum. Grade K-5 children can participate in learning activities, play games and hear stories about one of Maine's oldest traditions and seasonal business enterprises.


Participants also will visit the University of Maine's maple sugaring operation on college avenue extension for a guided walking tour of the sugar bush, a tour of the sugarhouse, where sap is simmered into syrup, a sample of syrup straight from the evaporator and a "sugar-on-snow" party.


Since space is limited, pre-registration is required. There is a $4 materials reimbursement fee. Call 581-4100 for more information and to register. Children must be chaperoned by an adult with transportation. The sugaring operation is about 1 1/2 miles from campus. 

 

Upcoming Events   

 
Winter Farmers Markets:
 
Bangor: Every Saturday, 9 to noon, year round, Sunnyside Greenhouse, 117 Buck St., across from Bangor Auditorium parking lot.
 
Orono: 2nd and 4th Saturdays, 9 to noon, December to April at the Municipal parking lot between Pine and Mill streets www.OronoFarmersMarket.org

Other Events: 
March 8th and 15th, 2011 Free vegetable gardening classes are being offered by National Able Network Senior Services at 336 Mt. Hope Ave., Bangor.  The first class is offered on two consecutive Tuesdays, from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm.  Another class is offered on two consecutive Wednesdays, March 23rd and 30th from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Class size is limited, please register early by stopping in or calling 385-2500.

March 15th, 2011 Seed Starting and Saving 6 pm to 8:30 pm

Are you already missing the smell of earth and having soil under your fingernails from summer time gardening? How about keeping your senses happy by learning how to start seedlings! If you're interested in starting seeds perhaps you'd also be interested in learning to save seeds from year to year. We will discuss when, where, and how to start your own seeds for an early start to the garden season and how to save this years precious seeds for next years planting. Highlights include: temperatures vegetables will perform best at, ideas on inexpensive structures that can produce beautiful vegetables in the early spring, heirloom vs. hybrid seeds, the importance of new varieties, and the financial aspect of retaining your own seed. Instructor: Piscataquis Ext Office Horticulture Coordinator. $10 course fee. Register through PVAEC Adult Ed at Starting Seeds Class

March 17, 2011 Boston Flower & Garden Show Day Trip sponsored by the Bangor Garden Club in support of their civic activities and UMaine student scholarship program.  Tickets are $80 and include bus trip and entrance into the show. For more information contact Caroline at carolinet@roadrunner.com or call 745-8018.

March 17, 2011 Maine Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) Workshop, 9 am to 3:30 pm Searsport Elementary School.  Youth educators will receive the Project WET curriculum & activity guide that has a collection of over 90 broad-based water resource activities that are hands-on, easy to use and fun.  Registration fee is $30, please bring your own lunch. 0.6 CEU's available. Sponsored by the Portland Water District, University of Maine and Poland Spring. For more information contact Laura.Wilson@maine.edu or call 207-581-2971.  

March 17th, 2011 Uses of seaweed on the farm, in the garden to be discussed 9:30 a.m in the Buchanan Alumni House McIntire Room, University of Maine, Orono.

March 18th, 2011 Sustainable Management of Rockweed, 11 a.m at 354 Aubert Hall, University of Maine, Orono.

March 26, 2011  2011 Maine Garden Day

March 30 & 31, 2011 Landscaping at the Water's Edge workshop - at Kittery Trading Post in Kittery, ME.  On-line registration is strongly encouraged:  http://extension.unh.edu/Agric/Agric.htm or register by phone with Suzanne Hebert at 862-3200. 

April 6, 2011 Grow Your Own Organic Garden, 6 pm to 9 pm, SEDOMOCHA School, Dover-Foxcroft.  Sponsored by MOFGA and PVAEC. Course fee $10. Register with www.PVAEC.org at or call 207-564-6525 

April 8,9,&10, 2011 Bangor Garden Show

April 9, 2011 Third Annual Maine School Garden Day will be held at Medomak Valley High School in Waldoboro. Keynote Speaker will be the incredible Paul Tukey, one of North America's leading environmental advocates and public speakers. A full day of workshops and exhibits will be provided. Cost $25 with lunch included. Click here to register

June 15, 2010 Deadline at 4:00 pm for the Maine Agriculture in the Classroom 2011 Grants.  The MAITC Council has $50,000 to offer in 2011 in support of Maine agriculture education in grades Kindergarten through 12 as a direct result of the Maine Agricultural Specialty License Plate. For more information go to

http://www.maineagintheclassroom.org/
 

Contact Info
Donna R. Coffin, Extension Educator
207-564-3301 or in Maine 1-800-287-1491
and
Katherine Garland, Horticulturist
207-942-7396 or in Maine 1-800- 287-1485

In complying with the letter and spirit of applicable laws and pursuing its own goals of diversity, the University System shall not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, including transgender status or gender expression, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, or veteran's status in employment, education, and all other areas of the University System. The University provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.  A member of the University of Maine System.
Information in this newsletter is provided purely for educational purposes. No responsibility is assumed for any problems associated with the use of products or services mentioned in this newsletter. No endorsement of products or companies is intended, nor is criticism of unnamed products or companies implied.

SURFACE MAIL RECIPIENTS CAN CONTACT THEIR COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION WHEN WEB LINKS ARE INCLUDED IN AN ARTICLE.

 

Piscataquis County Office 207-564-3301 or 800-287-1491

165 East Main Street Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426

 

Penobscot County Office 207-942-7396 or 800-287-1485

307 Maine Avenue Bangor, ME 04401