Though it was a cure-all in ancient Rome and Greece, Americans today rarely use lovage. It is strong but tasty and has many excellent uses in the kitchen.
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A pepper plan for a Maine garden
In truth, bell peppers would like a longer, warmer growing season than Maine offers. (And so might we humans.)
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Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
The sear, steam and sauce formula for sustainable vegetable cookery
Bonus: At the end of the day, you’ve just a single pan to wash.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Roses are no longer the high-maintenance, finicky creatures they used to be
Two rose experts talk about the many disease-resistant, cold-hardy roses now on the market.
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Freeport brewery launches effort to put more clean energy into its beer
Maine Beer Co. hopes to inspire other clean energy efforts and expand its 50-kilowatt solar system so that the brewery generates more energy than it uses by 2030.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Grow yourself an English cottage garden in Maine
Unfussy, informal and comparatively carefree, they are becoming more popular, and it’s easy to understand why.
Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Lifestyle
With vegetable scraps in your freezer, you have the making of liquid culinary gold
And with the resulting homemade vegetable broth, you have the foundation of a tasty, sustainable soup.
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Old, misleading info among perils of teaching climate change
Teachers report having to sift through junk science and misinformation as they work to teach their students about climate change.
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Win-win: A few good tricks to make a small amount of meat yield big flavors
And by cutting back on meat, you can help save the planet, one delicious plate at a time.
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Organic dairy barn opening at Wolfe’s Neck looks to next generation
The $1 million facility in Freeport opened Thursday with the goal of helping to teach new and transitioning organic dairy farmers.