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Flour and egg can stretch a cup of Thanksgiving spuds into enough pasta for a full meal.

A tool collection grows and shifts - from gas-powered to electric.

Rules for making and bringing a side dish that will surely make your Thanksgiving host thankful.

Buying local products is another way to show your appreciation for all the work they do.

You don't have to look beyond your own garden for evidence of rising temperatures and the longer growing season.

Weeding in November saves you trouble come spring.

Locally, two places will accept them, from individuals and businesses, so they can be reused.

Meanwhile, app users score some terrific food at bargain prices.

Columnist Tom Atwell wraps up another season in the garden.

The industry needs more skilled workers. Creators of the Horticulture Apprentice Training Program hope to help fill the gap.

Here are some tricks to prepare ingredients and equipment before cooking begins.

Chasing award-winning plants has its perils. Despite the plaudits, they won't necessarily be winners in your garden.

Given that they are a 'fine eating bean' – rich, nutty, dense, meaty and fragrant – this assignment is a cinch.

Which, by the way, are not poisonous in ordinary garden circumstances. (Maybe that Smartphone isn't so smart after all.)

Chat with your local butcher and head home with a 'poodle cut,' an 'oyster,' a 'spider steak' or one of several other unconventional cuts newly available here.

The trick is to treat it like a potato in the kitchen. (Also, plenty of creme fraiche and half & half).

Snow acts as insulation. Without it, skip the raking or consider mulch.

The Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program has opened up its new 12,000-square foot kitchen to other groups, individuals and nonprofits that meet community needs.

Give it the boot!

The process is amenable to stopping and starting in accordance with kids' attention spans.

Tidewater Farm is expanding its gardens and building structures, where it plans to hold classes.

The pest destroys as much as 30 percent of Maine's blueberry crop annually.

Garlic and onion powder aren't just conveniences. In this meatball recipe, they're needed flavor boosters.

In these days of rising inflation, a new report finds that local producers' prices are now competitive with those at grocery stores.

For reasons of science and thrift, adding new shrubs and plants to your garden now is a smart move.

Make Corncob Jelly. Then, for a special treat, spoon it on Double Corn Muffins.

Biologist Amanda Devine says we've already lost the battle to many aggressive invasives, which she described as the second-largest threat to global biodiversity. (The largest threat? Human disruptions.)

Make it durable, doable - and have fun.

It's zucchini season. Don't fight it. Make the vegetable your friend with these excellent cooking ideas.

Parched? Eating foods with a high water content is a smart way to stay hydrated in the August heat.