Mainely Phenology 2/10/18

Producers/Hosts: Hazel Stark and Joe Horn

Winter Survival Strategies: Hibernation and Torpor

Photos, a full transcript, references, contact information, and more available at mainelyphenology.wordpress.com

All our wildlife falls somewhere along a spectrum of energy expenditures: on one extreme end are the true hibernators, who slow all their body’s processes way down and stay still all winter; on the other end are the ones that stay alert and moving in order to find food to fuel their biological furnaces. Today, we’ll explore just a couple of these adaptations for dealing with winter: hibernation and torpor.

Talk of the Towns 2/9/18

Producer/Host: Ron Beard, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Engineer: Amy Browne

Farms and Food System—the work of Maine Farmland Trust

Key Discussion Points:
How did MFT come to be and what are some of the elements in the timeline since it was started?
Thumbnail sketch of farming and farmers in Maine in 2018 and what trends are playing out?
Have the issues affecting farmers and farmland changed over the last twenty years?
How have your programs evolved… how are you advancing your mission today?
Farmland Access: Maine Farmlink, Maine Farms Realty
Farmland Protection: Purchased Easement Program, Buy-Protect-Sell
Farm Viability: Farming for Wholesale, Maine Harvest Bucks, Business Planning
Stewardship
Outreach & Public Policy: Maine Farms Journal, Art Gallery & Josheph A. Fiore Art Center, Policy & Research

Guests:
Amanda Beal, President, Maine Farmland Trust
Erica Buswell, Vice President of Programs, Maine Farmland Trust
Brady Hatch Morning Dew Farm, Newcastle
Eleanor Kinney, board member for Maine Farmland Trust