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‘The Maine Farm Table Cookbook’ celebrates the state’s many food producers

by Peggy Grodinsky June 13, 2021June 12, 2021

Kate Shaffer’s newest cookbook also serves as a guidebook.

Food, Maine Gardener

Grow: Corn

by Tom Atwell May 23, 2021June 10, 2021

Corn is many people’s favorite summer vegetable, eaten on the cob at summer picnics, as part of lobster bakes or on any ordinary evening for dinner. I have grown corn semi-successfully in the past on occasion, but I have never figured out a way to keep raccoons from decimating the crop just before it reaches […]

Food, Maine Gardener

Vegetable gardening season is here: Ready, set, go

by Tom Atwell April 18, 2021April 17, 2021

Are you a new gardener? Follow this timeline and our tips to get started this season.

Food, Green Plate Special, Recipes

Sure, it’s Easter, but what about that other holiday?

by Christine Burns Rudalevige April 4, 2021April 3, 2021

International Carrot Day was established to celebrate the healthfulness of the root vegetable.

Food

A menu for 2021

by Meredith Goad January 10, 2021January 9, 2021

As the new year gets underway, experts are, as usual, prognosticating about food trends. This year, many – but not all – of those predictions are linked to the pandemic. Their crystal ball visions cover everything from individual ingredients to food preparations and how restaurants will operate. Food & Wine magazine says that Americans will […]