The nonprofit Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association turns 50 this year, and hopes to celebrate its past achievements and future goals with a bang (and in person!).
Peggy Grodinsky
Staff Writer
Peggy Grodinsky has been the food editor at the Portland Press Herald since 2014. Previously, she was executive editor of Cook’s Country, a now-defunct national magazine that was published by America’s Test Kitchen. She spent several years in Texas as food editor at the Houston Chronicle, seven years at the James Beard Foundation in New York, and a (magical) year as a journalism fellow at the University of Hawaii. Her work has appeared in “Best of Food Writing” (2017) and “Cornbread Nation 4: The Best of Southern Food Writing” (2008).
Posted inFood, Green Plate Special, Recipes
For Valentine’s Day, cook dinner for the one you love
Even if you’re not much of a cook, your lover will appreciate the gesture and the meal. This menu makes it easy.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
Science fiction, satire and bromance in one rollicking novel
In Robert Klose’s ‘Life on Mars,’ the Spong created the Earth, and humans ruined the project.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
Writer’s debut gives nuanced perspective of Saudi Arabia
In ‘Bride of the Sea,’ a young, mismatched Saudi couple wed, have a daughter, and part, setting in motion a haunting family tale.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bedside Table: Think you know who won the Civil War? Think again, this book argues
A Maine historian’s brilliant look back helps explain where we are today.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Christmas rum balls were among many things we loved about Betsy
Longtime Portland Press Herald copy editor and page designer Betsy Gattis, who was killed in a car crash this month, was known best for her kind heart, which came through in the annual holiday treat she shared with her co-workers.
Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
Landscape your lakefront house like the lake’s life depends on it. In fact, it does
When it rains, pesticides, fertilizers and other pollutants wash off the lawn directly into the lake. Employ these landscaping strategies to help keep the lake clear, clean and hospitable to fish.
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Green Plate Special: The hype is growing around lab-grown meat
Singapore is using it as part of an effort to source more of its food on the island.
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Do you know Mainers helping improve our environment? Nominate them for a Source Award
Nominations for the Press Herald’s sixth annual Source Awards, recognizing the state’s leaders in sustainability, are open through March 1.
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Book review: Is there a Southern belle in every sorority girl?
In ‘Women of Discriminating Taste,’ Margaret L. Freeman explores how white sororities have historically aligned themselves with conservative Southern values.