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Catalogs promise a warm and fruitful time ahead
With four seed catalogs from Maine, plus worthy others, the reading pleasure easily lasts ’til spring.
It’s winter, but Maine farmers aren’t slacking off
Local farmers sing, plan, repair, sell and ski, or rather teach others to ski.
Market Watch: Beets
When I was a child, beets came from a can, sliced, and there was just one recipe as far as I knew – Harvard beets, which involved cornstarch, sugar and vinegar. You didn’t need another recipe, because nobody liked beets anyhow. In the 1990s, a single dish transformed the beet (or at least Americans’ appreciation […]
Coming soon: The largest aquaponics greenhouse in Maine
More greens, butter lettuce specifically, grown in a clean, green way.
Homegrown Raspberry-Chocolate Jam
Open a jar of raspberry jam, and you expect to smell raspberries. Open a jar of Above the Dam Jam’s Raspberry Chocolate Jam, and it’s chocolate that comes singing through with the strongest notes. This little family-owned company, based in Dayton, takes seasonal ingredients and develops interesting flavor combinations for its products. Think strawberry-basil jam, […]
Cabbage doesn’t have to be boring
In this recipe for kimchi ramen, it’s anything but.
Holiday adventures in dog-sitting
Whereby we learn to love a dog and the ins and outs of homemade dog food.
Meet: Dan Lentz renews shoes
The cobbler sees a rise in demand for his services, love for his art.