Vegetable gardening season is here: Ready, set, go
Are you a new gardener? Follow this timeline and our tips to get started this season.
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Five essential tools for the vegetable gardener
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Toast the 2021 Source Award winners with a homemade concoction
And take a moment to reflect on how to cook and eat more sustainably, starting by exercising that muscle that reduces food waste.
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Maine Gardener
Remember to water regularly
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Food
People are losing their taste and smell to COVID-19. Now there’s a cookbook to help.
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Maine Gardener
Four essential vegetables for the new (and otherwise) gardener
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Maine Gardener
Five fun things your kids can do in the garden right now
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Maine Gardener
Raised beds or in-ground gardening? Which is right for you?
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Food
Vegan Kitchen: Have you heard about the Vice President’s lunch?
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Recipes
Black sesame and coconut mochi balances sweet and savory
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Business
The Wrap: Big Tree goes to the beach, Bao Bao gets new shoes
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Business
Mast Landing Brewing plans to expand with large location in Freeport
Dine Out Maine: Best of 2020
Even in the midst of a pandemic that has felled many restaurants, points of light remain.
Mulling over what made Drifters Wife and Piccolo so special
The two restaurants have both closed for good, casualties of the pandemic. Our restaurant critic reflects on their legacy of trust.
This week’s cooking challenge: Monkfish liver
In which our columnist tries to get over her distaste and learn a sustainable new preparation.
To clean the garden or not to clean? That is the question (sorry, Shakespeare)
Too much spring cleanup can hurt beneficial native insects, some experts say. But how to balance those concerns with the needs and convenience of the gardener?
A new dance collective in Maine promotes veganism through art
'Art is a bridge. It can connect all different kinds of people,' says Backyard Terrestrials co-founder Zara Boss.
Run & Eat: Burgers, dogs and fries, and the option to top with chili, on the menu at Lee Frank’s
South Berwick's newest eatery whips up orders quickly and seems to have lasting power.
A one-pan salmon dinner with minty peas, orange and fennel
The sweetness of oranges, crunch of fennel and spring peas dressed with mint lend lots of flavor to roasted salmon.
Keep your oven off and appetite going with Portland resident’s new cookbook
Even Mainers can make use of Vanessa Seder's 'Eat Cool: Good Food for Hot Days.'
