Perennial grains come up year after year of their own accord and actually add organic matter, including carbon, to the soil.
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Maine Voices: Loss of our state’s native landscape should be of growing concern
To ensure that this place still looks and feels like home, hybrid plantings must be balanced with native ones.
Maine could be among first in U.S. to ban plastic bags statewide
With 20 communities already restricting them, and more on the way, the state may take California’s environmental cue.
Converts to kale: Here’s a way to use the stems, too
To make the tough stems tender, you need just one easy technique.
Maine Voices: None of us can afford to sit back as climate change poses threat to all life on Earth
Mainers should push for the state to revisit solar and the U.S. to return to the Paris accord.
Marc A. Thiessen: Green New Deal means giant new tax hikes – on everyone
With her now-infamous talking points, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accidentally exposes the left’s big lie.
Recipe: Mixed Frozen Fruit Curd
This dish makes a great pick-me-up.
Now seeking Source Award nominees
The awards recognize those working to make Maine a greener, more sustainable place.
Skip grocery shopping this week. Try eating the freezer
What you’ve stashed away could be the makings of an energy-saving dinner.
On patrol with Washington’s plastic-straw cop
The ban took effect in January; fines will be levied beginning in June.