The essentials of nettles are simple: Wear gloves to protect yourself from the sting, and blanch.
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Learning to love lovage
Though it was a cure-all in ancient Rome and Greece, Americans today rarely use lovage. It is strong but tasty and has many excellent uses in the kitchen.
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A pepper plan for a Maine garden
In truth, bell peppers would like a longer, warmer growing season than Maine offers. (And so might we humans.)
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Program that pays farmers to provide food for hungry Mainers threatened
State lawmakers are weighing whether to allocate $3 million to continue a hunger relief program, which buys fresh produce from 75 Maine farms, for two more years.
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Maine to draw up plan to eliminate food insecurity by 2030
The state will work with advocacy groups, farmers, commercial fishers, state agencies and others to come up with a plan.
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The sear, steam and sauce formula for sustainable vegetable cookery
Bonus: At the end of the day, you’ve just a single pan to wash.
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Roses are no longer the high-maintenance, finicky creatures they used to be
Two rose experts talk about the many disease-resistant, cold-hardy roses now on the market.
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Freeport brewery launches effort to put more clean energy into its beer
Maine Beer Co. hopes to inspire other clean energy efforts and expand its 50-kilowatt solar system so that the brewery generates more energy than it uses by 2030.
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Grow yourself an English cottage garden in Maine
Unfussy, informal and comparatively carefree, they are becoming more popular, and it’s easy to understand why.
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Green Plate Special: With vegetable scraps in your freezer, you have liquid gold
And with the resulting homemade vegetable broth, you have the foundation of a tasty, sustainable soup.