Experts urge customers not to abandon local producers in favor of cheap, supermarket food once the shutdown ends.
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Maine Gardener: Let a hundred flowers bloom
Planting vegetables lets you eat locally all summer long. But don’t forget the power, and beauty, of flowers.
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Maine Gardener: Socialization of plant sales will be missed
Most of the events are canceled completely, but some have moved ordering online.
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Green Plate Special: Put a little spring in your soup pot
Brighten up root vegetables to stretch soup into another season.
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Green Plate Special: BEE happy, BEE useful, BEE kind and BEE careful
A new bee “mom” worries about, and delights in, her new responsibilities.
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Maine Gardener: No land? Grow vegetables in pots
Many Mainers have turned to the garden to wait out COVID-19. Here are some practical tips for growing food, even if you’re short of sunlight or space.
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Green Plate Special: Separated by a pandemic, a mom and her son steal virtual time to cook
Plus a gnocchi recipe that will transport you to Italy.
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Maine Gardener: Nurseries and florists gear up for the expected Mother’s Day surge
Curbside pickup, one-way aisles and simply spreading out are among the ways they’ll tackle any crowds.
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Green Plate Special: Nervous about cooking with seaweed?
These products from Atlantic Sea Farms make it easy, and now is a good time to start.
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Maine Gardener: The plight of the bumblebee (and other pollinators)
Bees, both native and not, face an array of threats. Here’s how you can help in your own backyard.