The Maine Mosaic Project

The Maine Mosaic Project is a media project composed of pictures sent in by students, faculty and community members. These small pictures work to compose a larger picture of the world around us. To participate email pictures to mainemosaic.project@picasaweb.com with the subject line mosaic. To see what you have made visit http://www.mainemosaic.com.

UMaine student finds space to garden and saves money this summer

Backyard gardens are becoming increasingly popular as community members find ways to save money on groceries. University of Maine graduate student, Hannah Pennington, is one of these people. Pennigton lives in a downtown Orono apartment with virtually no backyard space to begin her own garden. However, Pennington said that growing her own produce this summer was crucial. Pennington found a friend who was willing to share a small gardening plot with her. She rode her bicycle at least three times per week from her apartment to the outskirts of town, where she grew an assortment of produce from seed. Since the start of September, Pennington has harvested enough vegetables to produce a Maine winter's worth of salsa, tomato sauce, pickles and pesto.

You can learn how to begin your own backyard garden or start one in your community by visiting the American Community Garden Association. 

Introduction

The first semester of my last year at the University of Maine has begun, and I believe I am off to a good start. All of my classes seem challenging and worth-while and I have a great group of insightful professors. This blog will serve as an online journal, where I will share and comment on the work that I am completing in my multimedia production class, CMJ 351, with Professor Sunny Hughes.