Ethnobotanist Judith Sumner has written a surprising, plants’-eye view of World War II, chock full of fascinating facts.
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Green Plate Special: Laid low? Feeling sneezy, sniffly and scratchy? Sip this
A ‘killer’ broth to cure (okay assuage) the common cold.
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Maine Gardener: Tackle invasive plants now, as they are easy to spot
The never-ending job: Tips on removing honeysuckle, multiflora (and sadly many more) from your garden.
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Can you skip the raking this year? Should you?
Whatever you do, please skip that noisy, noxious, polluting leaf blower.
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Upcycle Halloween candy into truffles, pudding and cake
Employ these baking tricks to turn unpopular Halloween leavings into real treats: Butterfinger Truffles, Whopper Bread Pudding and Almond Joy Bundt Cake.
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Maine Gardener: Another gardening season draws to a close
The weather was weird, very dry, then very wet, and often unusually warm. But by and large, the plants didn’t complain.
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Betwixt and between: When summer produce lingers, but the calendar says it’s fall
What to do? Apply cold weather cooking methods, such as roasting and braising, to summery produce.
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Green Plate Special: The best use yet for lemon rinds
Make the Japanese seasoning shio tare, and add it to dishes from salad dressing to gravy, for a powerful flavor punch.
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Maine Gardener: New book suggests you design your garden for the unlikeliest of seasons – winter
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.
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Fall makes for strange (garden) bedfellows
What do peonies and garlic have in common? You can plant both of them now.