We lack the data to answer the question. But urban gardens and farms have educational and cultural value.
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Why more cooks – and gardeners – should embrace sorrel, an underrated lemony leaf
The perennial herb comes up in Maine gardens in early spring.
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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.
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Home Plates: For this Shapleigh woman, a farm stand customer’s rhubarb cake recipe became a rite of spring
Rebecca Tuttle has loved rhubarb since she was a kid but was first introduced to it in cake form as a young adult.
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When condiments took over their tiny Portland apartment, this chicken dish came to the rescue
Chicken Vinegar Bread started as a way to use up a jar of hot cherry peppers but has become a staple for Rachel Getz and her partner.
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Add this sweet tahini matzo to your Seder table – and swoon
Much like matzo crunch, this Passover treat is hard to put down.
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After Blue Mango Veggie Burger company folds, others step in to fill the gap
Several Maine companies that make veggie burgers are expanding their production.
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Hop the globe with these Easter food traditions
Mainers of varied backgrounds share memories and stories of the family dishes that signal Easter to them.
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Seven ways to highlight maple syrup’s savory side
No knock on pancakes with syrup, but here are tips and recipes for using spring’s liquid gold to its fullest potential. Try it in everything from salad dressing to oyster mignonette.
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Home Plates: A foolproof bread helped 1 family get through the pandemic
Four years ago, a home cook in Gray added this bread to her repertoire. It’s versatile, fast and ‘generally delicious.’