At Little Farm, Joe and Nancy Foran eschew defoamers and fancy equipment to produce intensely flavored syrup that communicates their particular patch of trees, sun, earth and water.
Peggy Grodinsky
Staff Writer
Peggy Grodinsky has been the food editor at the Portland Press Herald since 2014. Previously, she was executive editor of Cook’s Country, a now-defunct national magazine that was published by America’s Test Kitchen. She spent several years in Texas as food editor at the Houston Chronicle, seven years at the James Beard Foundation in New York, and a (magical) year as a journalism fellow at the University of Hawaii. Her work has appeared in “Best of Food Writing” (2017) and “Cornbread Nation 4: The Best of Southern Food Writing” (2008).
Maine Gardener: This year’s Maine Garden + Marketplace a scaled-back version of the usual show
Blame lingering impacts of the pandemic, and don’t look for display gardens. With luck, next year…
Dine Out Maine: Best food and drink this month
From non-alcoholic aperitifs to bagel sandwiches, our restaurant critic is back with another installment.
Maine Gardener: A tad early, the gardening season gets off to a gentle start
Plant vegetable or flower seeds, prepare your tools, grow lettuce.
Green Plate Special: Coffee and maple live together in perfect harmony
Add maple to your morning coffee or flavor cookies with the delectable combination.
The pandemic effect: Personal stories of change
So much has changed during the two years since the COVID-19 pandemic officially reached Maine on March 12, 2020. And many of those changes will last far after the pandemic ends. Some are permanent. More than 2,100 Maine families and communities have lost loved ones. Businesses have closed. Careers have ended. Some who survived the […]
Vegan Kitchen: Pop-ups, burgers, smoothies and more
A roundup of the state’s vegan news.
Maine Gardener: The forest edge is a critical environmental zone, and you can enhance it
For many wild creatures, living on the edge has benefits.
James Beard Foundation Awards semifinalists include 10 from Maine
These will be the first awards given by the New York-based foundation in two years.
Vegan Kitchen: Nearly 150 years ago, a Seventh Day Adventist leader had a vision about vegetarianism
The impact of Mainer and church co-founder Ellen White’s vision is still felt on America’s vegetarian foodscape today.