When you think of your garden as a colorful extension of nature, there’s less deadheading and less order, but more food and habitat for creatures who need it.
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Green Plate Special: Food for Thought tour in Portland delivers on its promise
Eat well and learn Maine’s food systems, bite by delicious bite.
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Maine Gardener: Knotweed is the thing that wouldn’t die
The extremely aggressive invasive plant is here, there and everywhere, and it’s almost impossible to get rid of.
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Maine Gardener: Climate change comes to your own backyard
What should you do to keep your plants healthy and thriving despite the heat and extremes?
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Green Plate Special: When beer goes bad, bake a cake
Skunked beer has several uses, culinary and otherwise.
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Green Plate Special: My pantry resembles the condiments aisle, but, hey, I write about food for a living
The new sidebar to this column that serves to both inspire cooks and contain food waste will be called ‘No Loose Ends.’
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Maine Gardener: Garlic – so many choices
Columnist Tom Atwell plants, and compares, four varieties . Which will he pick to plant again next year?
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Green Plate Special: An empty nester brushes up on cooking for 2
How to avoid overeating, over-shopping, wasting food, wasting money and eating a joyless diet of leftovers.
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Maine Gardener: Enjoy leaf-peeping season in your own backyard
These shrubs produce beautiful fall colors and berries, extending the garden season.
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Before you recycle that jar, reuse it
Rather than waste water to wash used food jars and tubs, first make vinaigrette, dessert sauce, sweetener for tea and more right in the containers.