A harvest day at Milkweed Farm in Brunswick begins before the sun rises.
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Homegrown: Fieldstone kitchenware
American Stonecraft turns stones gathered from Maine farms into food-safe slabs, coasters and bowls.
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Maine Gardener: After a rare Maine tornado, a nurse fills her garden with new life
‘I think that this is all just a test from whomever is testing me,’ she says, ‘and I hope the test is over.’
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Sea Change: Family defies quasi-food confusion and chooses real sustenance
Three key books help even a knowledgeable columnist learn differences between fake and real foods.
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Green Plate Special: How to save by asking local farmers for seconds
Putting up food for winter with imperfect fruits and vegetables can cost much less than using the better-looking produce.
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Power change on Maine farms
More farmers invest in renewable energy to cut the high cost of producing food here and to further their commitment to sustainability.
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Where have Maine’s mussels gone?
Scientists and environmentalists are working to find out why the once plentiful ‘people’s seafood’ has practically vanished from our rocky shores.
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Grow: Tend to strawberry beds to prepare for next summer’s sweets
One summer task that often gets delayed (at least in my household) is maintaining the strawberry bed. The strawberries stop producing in late July, just about the same time the garden, and everything else in Maine, gets busy. To ensure your strawberries continue producing well and that the row stays narrow enough for easy picking […]
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Notes from the Field: A roundup of farm-to-table and sustainability news
STATEWIDE Maine’s hard-to-grow peaches an even smaller crop than usual God bless the brave, hopeful farmers who attempt to grow peaches in Maine, a climate that even in an ordinary year is rough on the stone fruit. Admittedly, it’s a tiny crop: Renae Moran, associate professor of pomology with the University of Maine, estimates some […]
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Homegrown: Lobster Crackers
These crackers have the lobster meat baked right in, and they go well with goat cheese.