As coronavirus spread changes life, central Mainers rediscovering what local farms have to offer

Central Maine farmers are finding new customers and demand, while wondering what impact the coronavirus pandemic will have on the industry in the future.

Without restaurants to buy their goods, farmers turn to consumers

A Waldoboro cheesemaker made a spreadsheet of Maine farms and what they have to sell. Before you could say local lamb, University of Maine Cooperative Extension turned it into a website.

Master Gardener Volunteers: Part of Maine’s food chain

Over the last year 919 active Master Gardener Volunteers throughout Maine have donated more than 33,500 hours to educational and food security projects and helped deliver more than 232,700 pounds of food to 187 food distribution agencies as part of the Maine Harvest for Hunger program. After a long hiatus, University of Maine Cooperative Extension Oxford County is bringing its Master Gardener Volunteer Certification training back to Oxford Hills communities.

4-H coordinator, horticulture specialist join Extension

Oxford County Cooperative Extension's welcomes new staff Sara Johnson, UMaine Extension 4-H professional and Emma Fournier, Extension horticulture community education assistant. They bring with them a passion for their work and an eagerness to help the agency reach under served communities throughout the county.

100 years of Cooperative Extension

New invasive insect damages broccoli, similar veggies

An insect recently found in Franklin County, swede midge, poses an economic threat to those raising broccoli, cauliflower and other members of the brassica family.

Money really can grow on trees!