Good Shepherd Food Bank has launched an innovative company that makes it the first among 200 food banks nationwide to address hunger by investing in for-profit farming and processing.
2023
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Deep Water: ‘flower slowly, a reminder,’ by Meredith Thomas
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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Posted inFood
Here’s why you should eat your vegetables first
The ‘meal sequencing’ strategy runs counter to the way people often eat and suggests it’s better to reach for the basket of bread or chips at the end of a meal.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Ask Maine Audubon: Keep your hummingbird feeder up for a few more weeks
Your wildlife questions are answered by Maine Audubon Staff Naturalist Doug Hitchcox.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Home Plates: Happiness, in the form of Mushroom Ragu
Saco resident Jeff Onnen isn’t afraid to make recipes his own.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: A shutdown should be designed to inflict maximum pain
The best way to inhibit federal government shutdowns would be to have them be extremely disruptive to the average American.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: How do we answer what is happening in Gaza and in Israel?
We Muslims and Jews in Portland seek to understand what our religious teachings have in common and what we must do to overcome those that separate us.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Society Notebook: Space returns to island-party roots
A benefit on Peaks Island raises $9,000 for arts programming.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
Ambling through Old Orchard Beach, poet makes connections to past
Robert Gibbons’ latest collection is based in his adopted hometown.
Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
Not a great year for oak or apples
The trees have had to cope with the triple threat of pests, disease and too much rainfall.