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Green Plate Special: Eating is an educational act

by Christine Burns Rudalevige August 30, 2020September 3, 2020

Two local schools teach students about the intersection of ecology, food and social principles. The concept is called agroecology.

by Avery Yale Kamila August 30, 2020August 26, 2020

And that’s a good thing for Mainers who like to eat healthfully and locally, consuming hemp hearts, hemp powder and hemp oil.

Owners Elmer and Holly Savage say they’ve been considering the change for some time, but the pandemic sped up their schedule.

by Associated Press August 19, 2020August 19, 2020

Farmers in the state have received nearly $20 million in total.

Food

How cool!

A farm in Scarborough has just begun to sell ground sumac from local trees, a spice much used in cookery of the Levant.

A tian is a cousin to a quiche, but no crust is required.

And cocktails to go may be here to stay – at least for a while.

Organizers, vendors and 4-H’ers take a financial hit from fair cancellations, and you can kiss fried dough goodbye.

by Christine Burns Rudalevige July 19, 2020July 27, 2020

Farmer Ian Jerolmack is a dab hand at the labor-intensive baby ginger root.