Green Plate Special: Better soil for better food? There’s an app for that

Green plate special

Published
October 13, 2019

Green Plate Special: Better soil for better food? There’s an app for that

Debuted by Wolfe's Neck Center in Freeport, it helps farmers grow healthier food.
Published
October 6, 2019

Green Plate Special: Georgetown kindergarteners learn about bees by raising them

It's never too early to get some firsthand knowledge of species and food systems.
Published
September 29, 2019

Green Plate Special: Food for Thought tour in Portland delivers on its promise

Eat well and learn Maine's food systems, bite by delicious bite.
Published
September 22, 2019

Green Plate Special: When beer goes bad, bake a cake

Skunked beer has several uses, culinary and otherwise.
Published
September 15, 2019

Green Plate Special: My pantry resembles the condiments aisle, but, hey, I write about food for a living

The new sidebar to this column that serves to both inspire cooks and contain food waste will be called 'No Loose Ends.'
Published
September 8, 2019

Green Plate Special: An empty nester brushes up on cooking for 2

How to avoid overeating, over-shopping, wasting food, wasting money and eating a joyless diet of leftovers.
Published
September 1, 2019

Before you recycle that jar, reuse it

Rather than waste water to wash used food jars and tubs, first make vinaigrette, dessert sauce, sweetener for tea and more right in the containers.
Published
August 25, 2019

Green Plate Special: Some tips for sustainable seed-eating

Do you feast on flaxseeds? Snack on sesames? Pig out on pepitas? Follow these guidelines to do so while maintaining a small ecological footprint.
Published
August 18, 2019

A good problem to have: Using up that bottle of vermouth

Don't let it go bad and pour it down the sink. Much better to make stone fruit crumble.
Published
August 11, 2019

The herring shortage has led Maine’s puffin population to change its diet

Humans should follow suit to help Maine's fisheries rebound.