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2026-09-27

#UMaineExtension offers #Greenhouse technology workshops for #HomeGardeners and aspiring growers

September 22, 2026

BOOTHBAY, Maine – "University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer two Greenhouse Education Program workshops Saturday, October 17, at the Bosarge Education Center at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, 105 Botanical Gardens Drive, Boothbay. Basics/Refresher of #GreenhouseTechnology begins at 12:30 p.m. and #GreenhouseLighting begins at 3 p.m.

The workshops are designed for home gardeners, aspiring growers, educators and others interested in greenhouse technology. Topics in the first session will include greenhouse structures and covering materials, heating, cooling, ventilation, automation, environmental controls and practical, cost-effective approaches to common greenhouse challenges. The second session will focus on the role of light in greenhouse crop production and practical approaches to managing and supplementing light. Both sessions will be led by Ankit Singh, assistant Extension professor and ornamental horticulture educator at UMaine.

The cost is $20 for each workshop. Registration information is available on the Greenhouse Education Program webpage."

FMI or to request a reasonable accomodation:
https://extension.umaine.edu/2026/09/22/greenhouse-technology-workshops-for-home-gardeners-aspiring-growers/

To register:
https://extension.umaine.edu/agriculture/ornamental-horticulture/greenhouse-education-program/

#SolarPunkSunday #MaineWorkshops #DIY #Greenhouses #BuildingGreenhouses #HomeGardens #MaineEvents #BoothbyME #CoastalMaineBotannicalGardens #MidcoastMaine #UMaineCooperativeExtension

#solarpunksunday #umaineextension #greenhouse #homegardeners #greenhousetechnology #greenhouselighting

All for Gardening @[email protected]

2026-08-25

UW Extension to host annual Harvest Wyoming Conference in Cheyenne on March 8 | Local News https://www.allforgardening.com/1934436/uw-extension-to-host-annual-harvest-wyoming-conference-in-cheyenne-on-march-8-local-news/ #AgriculturalScience #agriculture #agronomy #botany #CheyenneBotanicGardens #food #FoodIndustry #foodscaping #gardening #GardeningWyoming #HomeGardeners #horticulture #laramie #LocalBriefs #NaturalResources #PlantAgriculture #plants #PlantsAndHumans #PrimaryIndustries #PrimarySectorOfTheEconomy #UniversityOfWyomingExtension #Vegetable #wyoming

#agriculturalscience #agriculture #agronomy #botany #cheyennebotanicgardens #food

DoomsdaysCW @[email protected]

2026-07-25

So, this is why I'm growing plants that are Native to #NorthAmerica, but not #Maine. We may not be able to rely on predictable weather and seasons because of #ClimateChange, so we need to think about growing species that can deal with those changes.

#US - #ClimateSmart #NativePlants for the #Northeast

"Welcome to Climate-Smart Native Plant Tools (C-SNaP Tools)

This website aims to serve #RestorationEcologists, landscape professionals, and #HomeGardeners interested in identifying and locating plants that support #ecosystem function and are likely to persist with #ClimateChange. Our tools focus on the #NortheasternUS from #Kentucky to #Maine with informational resources that may be relevant more broadly. Our work is led by members of the Spatial Ecology Lab at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in collaboration with the Northeast Regional Invasive Species & Climate Change Network with support from the USGS Northeast #ClimateAdaptation Science Center.

Why native plants?

Native plants, defined as species historically found growing without human intervention in a given location, provide substantial ecological benefits including increasing the abundance of native #birds and #pollinators (learn more here and here). Native plants are also far less likely to cause ecological harm than species introduced from other continents.

Why climate-smart?

On their own, native species are moving much too slowly to 'keep up' with the rapid pace of climate change (learn more). To build #EcologicalResilience to climate change, ecologists have suggested use of #WarmAdaptedGenotypes over local genotypes and planting warm-adapted plants beyond the margins of their historical ranges."

Learn more:
https://www.climatesmartnativeplants.org/index.html

#SolarPunkSunday #ClimateChangeGardening #GardeningForPollinators #ClimateResilience