If helping the environment can't persuade you to waste less, maybe helping your pocketbook can.

Cook chestnuts, s'mores, sausage stew and much more.

The plants are highly invasive and threaten Maine's native wildlife.

Toad-in-the-hole adds sausages to Yorkshire pudding batter for an economical, comforting and versatile dish.

If you need seeds or other garden supplies, don't delay. Order now!

Flowers are blooming at weird times, but should we – can we – enjoy that?

No juicy, peak season tomatoes or tender kernels of just picked corn, but winter salads in Maine can offer heft, crunch, tang and charm all their own.

Two books can help identify different species on your property.

Cavatelli doesn't require any special equipment and, with this recipe, you might get them to eat their broccoli too.

Many stakeholders are participating in a project to restore natural oyster beds to a tidal inlet of the New Meadows River near Phippsburg.

Give your gardener friends a planting project for the offseason, or maybe they'd appreciate a well-designed rake.

Or just maybe you have a little leeway.

With stamps, ribbons and pine cones, you can repurpose them into beautiful holiday wrapping paper.

Here is a cornucopia of options for making use of that one last thing in the fridge.

That area of the Cape Elizabeth park was a snarl of invasive plants. Thanks to a true community effort, they are being replaced with natives.

Houseplants are the gardeners' answer to winter.

It frees up oven space, and air-fried Brussels sprouts make a strong argument for the appliance.

You can also freeze whole, unbaked pies ahead of time to reduce stress on Thanksgiving.

Ethnobotanist Judith Sumner has written a surprising, plants'-eye view of World War II, chock full of fascinating facts.

A 'killer' broth to cure (okay assuage) the common cold.

The never-ending job: Tips on removing honeysuckle, multiflora (and sadly many more) from your garden.

Whatever you do, please skip that noisy, noxious, polluting leaf blower.

Employ these baking tricks to turn unpopular Halloween leavings into real treats: Butterfinger Truffles, Whopper Bread Pudding and Almond Joy Bundt Cake.

The weather was weird, very dry, then very wet, and often unusually warm. But by and large, the plants didn't complain.

What to do? Apply cold weather cooking methods, such as roasting and braising, to summery produce.

Make the Japanese seasoning shio tare, and add it to dishes from salad dressing to gravy, for a powerful flavor punch.

In 'Winterland,' Maine gardener Cathy Rees argues that if your garden shines in the snowy season, imagine how great it will look in spring, summer and fall.

What do peonies and garlic have in common? You can plant both of them now.

The roasted vessels can be filled with a host of different ingredient combinations – the only limit is your imagination.

The population is declining and that's likely to continue, but there are other places to find the fish or species that can substitute.