It’s Labor Day weekend, the unofficial start of fall, with schools opening and tourists leaving Maine. But that does not mean it is time to quit gardening. And I don’t mean raking leaves and harvesting the tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, lettuce and other vegetables that the garden will keep producing until the first frost. Real gardeners […]
Tom Atwell
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Hoppy days are here – amen
Beer lovers rejoice as this weekend’s inaugural Portland Brew Festival nears.
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Maine Gardener: Growing vegetables popular, not pervasive
It isn’t just hype. Mainers, and Americans in general, are growing more of their own vegetables. Probably. The topic came up when I was talking about something else with Lois Berg Stack, an ornamental horticulture specialist with the University of Maine Extension in Orono and one of the state’s top garden gurus. She was wondering […]
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What Ales You: Company’s annual taste test leaves ME thirsting for more
The two choices this year are an Oaked Ale and a Maple Pecan Porter.
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Maine Gardener: Got no thyme?
Here’s a little sage advice: Learn about fascinating, versatile herbs.
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Author Q & A: Voice lessons
In the new book ‘Salt and Pines,’ stories of Maine from days gone by are told by the people who actually lived them.
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What Ales You: Heavenly weekend of festivals brewing
If you like good beer, good music and good times, this could be a good weekend. Dedicated beer geeks could go to Belfast Friday night and Naples from 11:30 a.m. Saturday until 1 a.m. Sunday and make a weekend of it. (If you do that, I’d recommend sleeping in on Sunday.) MARSHALL WHARF Brewing Co. […]
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Maine Gardener: MVP (most valuable plant)
Viburnum wins the nod for its multi-season beauty, its fruit and, in the case of some varieties, its fragrance.
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What Ales You: N.H.-made beer maker crosses lines in its appeal
Smuttynose Brewing Co. is in New Hampshire, but it’s president and founder lives in Maine.
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Maine Gardener: Maine golf courses don’t deserve a poisonous reputation
Golf courses have a reputation as being environmental disaster areas, using too many chemicals and wasting too much water. Members of the Maine Landscape and Nursery Association who met at Toddy Brook Golf Course in North Yarmouth late last month found out that doesn’t have to be the case. Scott Lancaster, superintendent of the course, […]