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Tomato planting time – and cukes, and more – has arrived

by Tom Atwell May 23, 2021May 26, 2021

Here’s our guide to some of the vegetables you’ll want to plant now.

Business, Food & Dining

Dine Out Maine: What to expect when you’re expecting (to visit Maine)

by Andrew Ross May 23, 2021May 26, 2021

Restaurant people set expectations for diners this summer: In sum, be kind.

Food & Dining, Maine Gardener

Grow: Corn

by Tom Atwell May 23, 2021May 26, 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 & Dining, Maine Gardener

Maine Gardener: An argument for annuals

by Tom Atwell May 16, 2021May 15, 2021

Yes, you need to buy them and plant them every year. But there are a few good reasons to do so.

Food & Dining, Vegan Kitchen

Vegan food on their dinner plates, vegan philosophy on their license plates

by Avery Yale Kamila May 16, 2021May 14, 2021

A small group of Maine vegans and vegetarians advertise their diets and choices on their license plates. “It’s spreading the word,” said one. “I’m a driving advertisement of veganism.”

Food & Dining, Maine Gardener

Grow: Beans

by Tom Atwell May 16, 2021May 14, 2021

Beans are among the most productive vegetables people can grow. They are among the easiest, as well. Beans come in many varieties: snap green beans, yellow beans, beans grown to be shelled for their seed, and both bush and pole beans. They aren’t as hardy as peas, which can be planted in mid-April, but not […]