Stories in CAFE
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As an interdisciplinary environmental social scientist, Ezra Markowitz has two foremost passions: human behavior and environmental conservation. These two passions stem from his childhood and upbringing in the suburbs of New York. Growing up in the 1980s and 90s, Markowitz spent his formative years exploring the forested landscape of his backyard and hometown, a time during which he learned to care deeply for the environment. Later, in high school, Markowitz took a few psychology classes, wherein he quickly fell in love with the study of human behavior.
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While Hannah Whitehead has been working at the University of Massachusetts Extension for four years, her journey to get here took her on a rich, life-building trek.
Whitehead was hired by UMass in 2018 as a honey bee extension educator. In that role, she offered workshops on beekeeping topics, wrote fact sheets, and conducted research on bee health. In July 2021, Whitehead joined the UMass vegetable extension team.
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A $7.75 million project to expand and modernize the UMass Amherst Cranberry Station, an important research facility for the commonwealth’s cranberry industry, was celebrated today with a construction celebration event at the station in East Wareham, Mass. Work is now under way on the facility with a targeted completion date of August 2022.
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“If we think about it, there’s a reason so many of our New England communities have an Elm Street... there once were elms everywhere,” states Richard (Rick) Harper, extension associate professor and urban forester, as he trims weeds among the research elm specimens at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Though once commonplace, mature elm trees, with their iconic vase-shaped branches, are now found mostly in archival photographs.
Upcoming Events
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May18
URI/UMASS Rhode Island Fruit Growers Twilight Meeting
FruitWednesday, May 18, 2022 - 5:30pmIn-personSpencer Morris (Sowam Cider Works Company) apple orchard -
May18
Career Exploration Series - Executive Director Camp Howe
Mass 4-HWednesday, May 18, 2022 - 7:00pmOnline -
May20
National 4-H Congress 2022 - A Life Changing Event for 4-H Members - Applications Due May 20
Mass 4-HFriday, May 20, 2022 - 9:00pmIn-person -
May24
Landscape Pests and Problems Walkabout: Diseases and Weeds
Landscape Nursery and Urban ForestryTuesday, May 24, 2022 - 4:00pmIn-personArnold Arboretum -
Jun02
Train-the-Trainer Session: Successful Food Product Development for New Food Businesses - Managing Food Quality & Safety
Food Science, Value-Added FoodThursday, June 2, 2022 - 9:00amOnline -
Jun08
Bogside Workshop
CranberryWednesday, June 8, 2022 - 9:00amIn-personUMass Cranberry Station bogside (weather permitting)