We lack the data to answer the question. But urban gardens and farms have educational and cultural value.
Food & Dining
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inFood & Dining, Vegan Kitchen
A classic Maine sandwich gets a vegan makeover
Since the veggies and bread are the standouts, veganizing the Maine Italian is a natural.
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Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Divide and conquer: Spring is a good time to divide perennials
We were walking through a garden recently when we noticed some baptisia that looked really good, with healthy leaves ready to produce gorgeous blossoms later in the year. My wife and fellow gardener, Nancy, immediately suggested that it was encroaching on its neighbors and that we should dig it up and divide it, moving half […]
Posted inFood & Dining
For better burgers, up your bun game with these Maine-made rolls
Local bakers put out some of the best burger buns you can buy. Here’s the lowdown on seven of them.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, News
Sour Patch Kids Oreos? Peeps Pepsi? What’s behind the weird flavors popping up on store shelves
Surprising flavor combinations are showing up more frequently in grocery stores and restaurants.
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
Why more cooks – and gardeners – should embrace sorrel, an underrated lemony leaf
The perennial herb comes up in Maine gardens in early spring.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Boothbay botanical garden gets a gift of irises
The late Currier McEwen of Harpswell hybridized dozens of Siberian irises. A collection of his irises will go on display at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.
Posted inFood & Dining, Nation & World
There’s bird flu in U.S. dairy cows. Raw milk drinkers aren’t deterred.
The FDA and the U.S. CDC call raw milk one of the ‘riskiest’ foods people can consume.
Posted inFood & Dining
Sushi from Yosaku, ajo sauce from Maiz and more: Maine moms’ first bites after giving birth
For Mother’s Day, we talked to experts about the latest nutrition advice for pregnant woman and to moms about what they craved.
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
Home Plates: Two-for-one dal and rice recipe is her mother’s legacy
Tanuja Desai Hidier’s mother taught her to cook during the pandemic.