They suppress weeds, attract pollinators and add nitrogen to the soil.
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Snakes and bats and wasps, oh my!
When you try to rewild your garden, you don’t always get what you expect.
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Travel to Japan without ever leaving your garden
Our columnist explains how to create a Japanese garden in your own backyard. No moon-viewing platforms required.
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Bill Yeo can’t wait to use the new electric car charging station at L.L. Bean
The longtime employee has been living the sustainable dream for decades.
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Homegrown: Lonnie and Janet Jandreau take moose antlers found in the woods and turn them into art
Carved tableaus include animals, trees and camp scenes.
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Get busy trying out Maine’s latest food truck
It’s a farm-to-table venture from the Somali-Bantu community in Lewiston.
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Maine’s artisanal cheese scene is growing up
Aged cheese is trickier to make than fresh, but the state’s cheesemakers are making headway.
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‘Weird’ is in: Scientist running Replenova Farm seeks out unexpected niche
“Once I started talking to stores that said, ‘No, we don’t want your vegetables,’ it was like, OK, I guess I gotta figure out what you do want,” the Cumberland farmer says.
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Pack your potato skin like a jacket, English pub-style
Almost anything in your fridge can work as a filling for these baked potatoes.
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Plant bulbs now for splashes of beauty in the spring
Clusters make for particularly striking displays.