UMES chemistry professor, Dr. Victoria Volkis, has conducted aronia research slightly over a decade in partnership with Dr. Andrew Ristvey, an extension specialist for commercial horticulture at Wye Research and Education Center in Queenstown, Md. Four years ago, they enlisted the help of extension specialists with UMES’ Small Farm Program to grow aronia on the UMES Research and Education Farm…Read more Aronia cultivation and research on the UMES Research and Education Farm
Growing elderberries on the UMES Research and Education Farm
UMES Extension specialty herb consultant Henriette den Ouden is growing elderberries on the UMES Research and Education Farm on Stewart Neck Road near campus. This year is the first harvest from two varieties of elderberry bushes that were planted last year; the Wyldewood and the Bob Gordon. “Although we have a nice harvest from the plants,…Read more Growing elderberries on the UMES Research and Education Farm
UMES Extension Herb Garden
UMES Extension Specialty Herbs Consultant Henriette den Ouden grows 18 different medicinal and culinary herbs at the UMES Research and Demonstration Farm at 10789 Stewart Neck Road just south of campus in Princess Anne, Maryland. The herb garden is a place for farmers and home gardeners to see the herbs, taste and smell them and learn how to…Read more UMES Extension Herb Garden
UMES Extension is strengthening the community through crop diversification
UMES Extension is playing its part in improving food security and satisfying the demand for locally grown ethnic and specialty crops by educating farmers on crop diversification, said Dr. Nadine Burton, an alternative crop specialist at the UMES Research and Education Farm. “Diversifying crops in our region is of great importance,” Burton said, “to ensure food…Read more UMES Extension is strengthening the community through crop diversification
New extension webinar series focuses on peer-to-peer learning
May saw the kick-off of the Horticulture and Fruit program’s new webinar series, “Ingenuity and Innovation in Agriculture: Talk with a Farmer.” Nearly 100 produce growers and gardening enthusiasts registered for opportunities to learn about the successes and challenges others face in their agricultural pursuits—many of them repeat customers. The first installment on May 1 featured John…Read more New extension webinar series focuses on peer-to-peer learning
4-H STEM offers National Junior Master Gardener program
Lisa Murphy (pictured below, second from right) loves gardening and devotes her time to promoting an appreciation of it and the environment through the National Junior Master Gardener program. Murphy, a 4-H STEM senior agent associate with the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension, is the Maryland state coordinator for the program that provides resources for parents, teachers…Read more 4-H STEM offers National Junior Master Gardener program
UMES Extension observes National Herbs and Spices Day
UMES Extension Specialty Herbs Consultant Henriette den Ouden’s five “Best Kitchen Herbs” to grow now are basil, parsley, thyme, chives and oregano. Her tips: Herbs like sun, but do fine in shade, and even inside. Make sure to cut off the flower buds from basil, parsley and chives, as it makes them woody and changes the…Read more UMES Extension observes National Herbs and Spices Day
