Welcome to the new Sunday Business page, a roundup of the top Maine business news of the week.
2015
Catalogs promise a warm and fruitful time ahead
With four seed catalogs from Maine, plus worthy others, the reading pleasure easily lasts ’til spring.
It’s winter, but Maine farmers aren’t slacking off
Local farmers sing, plan, repair, sell and ski, or rather teach others to ski.
Green Plate Special: If life gives you a lemon craving, make it count
Tangy ways to use the juice, pith and peel give those shipping miles more purpose.
Grow: Chia seeds
For eating, wait for the garden seed variety. But if you are desperate to plant something now, buy the Chia Pet.
Homegrown: Basil flower vinegar from The Maine Accent
The small family business sells what it grows in its gardens just outside Hallowell
Sea Change: Entertained by life without television
The effects of a TV-free home may include less anxiety and more enriching activities.
Meet: Geri Vistein, biologist and coyote advocate
A Maine defender of the wild canines is a voice in the wilderness for their upside for farmers.
Maine colleges: UMaine hockey shuts out UMass
Matt Morris make 29 saves in a 3-0 victory.