ANR and Cooperative Extension touch people's lives

The lives we touch.

How do you respond when a grateful patient or family member asks, " What can I do to say thank you? " We know the work we do is important to our patients and their families, but we may not always get to see or hear about its impact on them. Sometimes we get thanks by way of candy, coffee, or other well-meaning gestures. However, there may be other ways to answer when they ask, " What can we do ...

Sparse Days and ANR SOLSTICE

Cooperative Extension: Maine Wild Blueberries

Introduction Many species of insects visit flowers in search of nectar and pollen. In return for these foods, the insects inadvertently pollinate the flowers. The major groups of insect pollinators are the bees, moths, butterflies, flies, and beetles. Some of the common minor groups of insect pollinators are ants, wasps, thrips, and true bugs. Many native insect species are important pollinator...

A Social Context Complex Trauma Framework and the Lives of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada

“Disrupted attachments” describes multiple levels on which the historic and contemporary assaults on Aboriginal Peoples in Canada have resonated. Not only have the policies of colonialism expressly aimed to sever the attachment of Canada’s First Nations to their lands, customs, cultures, modes of self-governance, languages and ways of life, but the traumatic impact of these disrupted attachment...

Milestones and the Future for Cooperative Extension

Milestones like the centennial of the Cooperative Extension system are significant in any organization. Milestones measure progress along a path, but can also give reassurances that travelers are on the right track. As Extension moves into the next century, we must continuously ask ourselves if it is focused and on the right path. What are some guiding principles that we need to follow? What ar...