Christine Burns Rudalevige’s book takes the prize in the Socially Conscious category at The Readable Feast.
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Don’t dump that cooking mishap; transform it
If life gives you overcooked rice, make rice pudding – and lots of other tricks for avoiding wasting food that’s taken a left turn.
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Cremation jewelry – holding remains of people, pets – becoming more popular
Limington jewelry designer Amy Richardson fuses ashes into glass jewelry to help ease her customers’ grief.
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Brad Burns of Falmouth angles for return of striper abundance
A passionate fisherman, he leads Stripers Forever, a conservation group that pushes to end commercial fishing of striped bass.
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Tiny houses on the rise in Maine to solve cost and environment problems
Two projects offer hope for low-income people to obtain homes.
Posted inMaine Gardener, Source
June blossoms can still bust out all over
Your soul will thank you, even if you buy flowers already blooming in containers.
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Maine institutions collaborating to build a greener lobster boat
A trimaran design is key to lowering the carbon footprint.
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Discovering a new type of laurel at the garden center
Sheep laurel has bright pink or white blossoms and reportedly attracts birds and butterflies.
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Bill would deregulate sales of Maine products at farms
It goes much further than a new law that allows municipalities to declare ‘food sovereignty.’
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Rep. Pingree recognized for sustainable food advocacy
Rep. Chellie Pingree has been chosen as one of six recipients of the 2017 James Beard Foundation Leadership Award.