University of Maryland Extension - Lower Eastern Shore

09/09/2026

September is a great time for self care and boosting health! Join us for this FREE class which begins next week at the Worcester County Tourism Office in Snow Hill, MD. Taught by Extension Educators in partnership with the Worcester County Health Department. To register or find out more: https://worcesterhealth.org/prevention-menu/cooking-up-health-a-nourishing-neighbors-program

If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in this program, please reach out to Lynn Matava by 9/13/26 at [email protected] or 410-742-6141.

University programs, activities, and facilities are available to all without regard to race, color, s*x, gender identity or expression, s*xual orientation, marital status, age, national origin, political affiliation, physical or mental disability, religion, protected veteran status, genetic information, personal appearance, or any other legally protected class.

09/03/2026

Thank you to the Wicomico Public Library for having University of Maryland Extension - Wicomico County 4-H over today during story time.

08/31/2026

Thank you to Wright's Market for hosting us at their Community Awareness Day this weekend. Area Extension Director Nicole Walker was on hand with some other representatives to talk about everything we do. Learn more about Extension on our website (link on comments).

08/25/2026

Hope you can join us!

Learn about different types of food preservation and try drying herbs. Presented by the University of Maryland Extension🌿✨

Register Now: https://worcesterlibrary.libcal.com/event/17069461?image

08/19/2026

Nutrition Educators Lynn Matava and Caitlin Daw were in Pocomoke today teaching another Cooking Up Health lesson. Today they discussed meal planning and then made freezer meals together.

Cooking Up Health is a program in partnership with the Worcester County Health Department. Learn about more programs we offer here: https://go.umd.edu/2dgv

08/14/2026

THIS Saturday is Agriculture Night at the Shorebirds. This night is all about ag education, coming together, and enjoying one last Saturday night of baseball before the fall comes.

8/15/26 @ 7:05 PM - Delmarva Shorebirds X Agriculture Night 8/15

08/14/2026

Do you know what a Liberty Tree is? Check out Horticulture Expert Ginny Rosenkranz on DelmarvaLife discussing them. Thank you WBOC TV 16 Delmarva's News Leader for having us on: https://youtu.be/_W22x9I1Z_w?si=uPJKwmSkYnsBtZS5

07/31/2026

The Importance of Milkweed - Ginny's Plant of the Week.

Asclepias incarnata or Swamp Butterfly W**d is a beautiful herbaceous perennial that thrives in full sun and prefers to live in wet or moist slightly acidic soils. The plants will grow 3-5 feet tall and 2-3 feet wide, making a beautiful accent plant. The ¼ inch fragrant flowers come in pink to mauve or white and are grouped together on clusters called umbels at the top of each stem. Each tiny flower has 5 upright crowns and 5 surrounding petals that droop downwards. The fragrant flowers provide nectar for Monarch butterflies and other native pollinators. Flowers bloom from summer into fall and mature into showy 3-4-inch-long seed pods that split on one side to release the seeds with tufts of hair that float on the wind. The seeds start out green and mature to copper -brown or tan-cream colors. Each 3-5 feet green stem will exude a toxic milky sap when cut or bruised. The clasping, oblong green 3-6-inch-long leaves have a smooth or entire margin and are attached to the stems in an opposite fashion. The foliage is essential for the Monarch larva to eat, but both deer and rabbits leave the plants alone. These colorful flowers will thrive beside ponds or streams, in Rain Gardens, pollinator gardens and butterfly gardens. Although there are no significant disease problems, there are a lot of insects that are attracted to the plants. Aphids, milkweed beetles feast on the foliage and Monarch and Milkweed Tussock butterflies lay their eggs that hatch into caterpillars to feed on both the foliage and the seed pods.

07/30/2026

Thank you to DelmarvaLife for having Horticulture Expert Ginny Rosenkranz on to talk about the best way to grow hydrangeas. Check out the interview for tips on things like where to plant different breeds and how much water they need: https://youtu.be/1rIpP4FTGFw?si=JfhIGlIz1WWdejQu

07/29/2026

Wicomico County 4-H was thrilled to receive a donation from Choptank Electric Cooperative's employee charity raffle. Check out this article featured in their August Cooperative Living Magazine.
University of Maryland Extension - Wicomico County 4-H