The Farm-to-Table Family
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PublishedOctober 19, 2014
A hen of the woods sprouts in our front yard!
Writer Laura McCandlish longs to eat it but worries about safety.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2014
Couple follow muses to life of urban homesteading
The Brunswick pair turn their yard into a productive food source for their locavore family.
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PublishedOctober 5, 2014
Grass-fed beef an ironclad way to ward off anemia
Parents seek solutions after learning that drinking milk can interfere with consuming enough iron.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2014
Time for the author’s toddler son to learn a New England ritual: Apple picking
Meanwhile, an apple CSA brings fresh, unwaxed and delicious heirloom apples.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2014
Making meals of late summer’s fragrant melons
Cantaloupes and watermelons grown in Maine test a devoted locavore's commitment
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2014
Mexican links and food appreciation found in family history
Do closer ties with the Yucatán branch of the family lie ahead?
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PublishedAugust 31, 2014
Satisfying summer tomato lust when your garden fails you
Local farms come through, with discounts on tomato seconds that can be put up for the long Maine winter.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2014
A Bronx girl brings a fresh perspective on Maine
A Fresh Air Fund guest steals hearts in one short week.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2014
Eating lobster, asking questions about it
And keeping 'Titus Tidewater' in mind.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2014
Honoring the hands that rake wild blueberry bushes, high and low
Filling a bucket without one of those hand-rake dustpans is back-breaking labor.