UMF Campus and Community Garden certified “Pollinator Friendly” by UMaine Cooperative Extension

UMF Campus and Community Garden certified “Pollinator Friendly” by UMaine Cooperative Extension

FARMINGTON — Pollinators— bees, birds, insects and more—are the powerhouse of the ecosystem, and the University of Maine at Farmington Campus and Community Garden was just certified as a Pollinator-Friendly Garden by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. This distinction was spearheaded by Emma Towers, UMF senior from Jay, majoring in psychology and a dedicated student garden worker. She is joined in the UMF garden effort by Hayden Tria…