Don’t milk cows. Grow plant-based proteins instead. The switch would benefit farmers, farm towns and the Maine economy, but government assistance is needed.
Peggy Grodinsky
Staff Writer
Peggy is the editor of the Food & Dining section and the books page at the Portland Press Herald. Previously, she was executive editor of Cook’s Country, a Boston-based national magazine published by America’s Test Kitchen. She spent several years in Texas as food editor at the Houston Chronicle. Peggy has taught food writing to graduate students at New York University and Harvard Extension School. She worked for seven years at the James Beard Foundation in New York and spent a year as a journalism fellow at the University of Hawaii. Her work has appeared in “Best of Food Writing” in 2017 and in “Cornbread Nation 4: The Best of Southern Food Writing” in 2008.
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It’s chili season. Time to ferment
Some like it hot, hot, hot.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Food & Dining
Goodbye, exposed brick walls and mismatched tables. Many of Portland’s newest eateries are embracing high-concept design
In these breweries, bars and restaurants, the design is as delicious as the food.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Harvest: Potatoes, the time is nigh
Harvesting potatoes requires physical labor, a bit of dry weather and a promise to yourself not to be forgetful. As I mentioned earlier in the season, you can dig up a few new potatoes anytime you want them – either using a trowel to find a few potatoes while leaving the main plant growing or […]
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‘Buy American’ isn’t just for cars or washing machines. A proposed bill applies to flowers
The American Grown Act, supported by Rep. Pingree and Sen. King, asks that the U.S. government buy U.S. blossoms.
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Can’t wait? Poach your pears and make chocolate pear cake
The window of pear perfection is fleeting. We’ve got a fix for that.
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Grow (or otherwise obtain): A fall cover for your garden
In my early years of gardening, I would till the vegetable garden as soon as I’d harvested the crops. I thought it made things look neater and helped to get rid of the weeds. I now know come fall, the garden has to be covered by something, both to add to the soil’s organic matter […]
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Ready or not, here it comes: first frost
Some plants die immediately, others can withstand colder weather for a time.
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Maine Gardener: Hosta pushing out its neighbors? Iris ailing?
September is a good time to dig and divide.
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Grow: Winter squash
In fall, a gardener’s fancy turns to thoughts of winter squash