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Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
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.
Posted inFood & Dining, Kennebec Journal, Local & State, Things to Do
Gardiner’s ‘Swine & Stein’ celebration scheduled to go ahead in October
Gardiner Main Street’s signature event returns to Water Street in its brewfest format, with beer, food, fun and games.
Posted inFood & Dining, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, Things to Do
After a year off, Maine Cheese Festival returns to Pittsfield
The Maine Cheese Guild will host the festival Sunday at Manson Park and will hold two separate sessions in an effort to prevent overcrowding.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Uncategorized
The Wrap: Share your apples for a new cider, find out who fed Phil
Have a Negroni, Tony, plus eat Filipino food in Portland
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Local & State, News
Maine’s restaurant labor shortage intensifies as student employees return to school
Some businesses are cutting back operating hours to deal with the sudden loss of workers.
Posted inFood & Dining, Things to Do
Tap Lines: For gluten-intolerant beer lovers, luck has turned with Lucky Pigeon
The new Biddeford brewery makes gluten-free beers exclusively and in several styles.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
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