Gardening enthusiasts have almost arrived at the first official day of spring emerging from what has been an exceptionally cold winter. UMES Extension’s Apiary program can help bring more pollinators and insect-eaters to farms and backyards this season. A workshop to learn how to build your own birdhouse or bee box will take place Saturday,…Read more DIY bird and bee habitats are focus of UMES Extension workshop
Learn about alley cropping systems from practicing farmers and UMES Extension
Explore the basics and benefits of alley cropping, the practice of growing vegetables or herbs in rows alternating with fruit shrubs or trees, on Friday, March 27. The free event is sponsored by UMES Extension and takes place on the University of Maryland Eastern Shore campus in Princess Anne, Maryland. Alley cropping can be a…Read more Learn about alley cropping systems from practicing farmers and UMES Extension
Gardeners: Explore herb growing and making products with series
Learn about herbs, including how to grow, harvest and make products to share, during a three-class series for backyard gardeners. The Share the Herb Garden series will be held April 11, May 30 and Oct. 10, 2026, at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Research, Extension and Teaching Farm. UMES Extension’s specialty herbalist Henriette den…Read more Gardeners: Explore herb growing and making products with series
Biosecurity on the Eastern Shore goes beyond chickens
Avian influenza has become a growing concern for poultry producers on the Eastern Shore of Maryland as recent cases have been identified in Wicomico and Caroline counties along with cases in Kent and Sussex counties in Delaware. A USDA-NIFA grant-funded project at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore aims to improve biosecurity preparedness among beginning…Read more Biosecurity on the Eastern Shore goes beyond chickens
UMES partners with ECO City Farms for specialty herbs classes
The expertise of UMES Extension’s specialty herbalist can be tapped during a three-class series on growing medicinal herbs for profit. Each will be held in a different growing season at ECO City Farms in Edmonston, Maryland, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s partner for the series. “We will feature herbs that are commercially valuable and…Read more UMES partners with ECO City Farms for specialty herbs classes
