These books have a Maine theme or Maine-based writer.
environment
New gardener tumbles down rabbit hole of roses
She gets advice after feeling discouraged by unrealized dreams of fragrant blossoms lining her home.
When your to-do list includes helping to save 10,000 acres
Betsy Cook explains how the Trust for Public Land conserved the land adjacent to the Appalachian Trail.
Garden on the cheap: A beautiful, productive plot can be yours
People don’t need a lot of expensive accessories to create a functioning garden, horticulturist Pamela Hargest says.
Ecology reminds us that we’re all connected
It’s important to see the president’s Twitter taunts as evidence of a larger, more entrenched problem: the all-too-human hubris that exacerbates countless societal and environmental problems.
Head of Tide Park, and the 12-year saga of how it came to be
In a classic tale of American land conservation, an eyesore beside the Cathance River morphs into Topsham’s first waterfront park.
Recipe: Honeyed Strawberry Sorbet
This dessert requires an ice cream maker.
In Benton and elsewhere in Maine, industrial hemp is the crop to watch
How a legal shift in the state took a farm crop from zero to 60 in two years.
Leaf blowers – a source of pointless pollution and maddening cacophony
Why do we keep inventions around that fail to promote the public good?
Get busy checking out an edible perennial nursery in Falmouth
This tour of Edgewood Nursery is part of MOFGA’s Gather & Grow tour schedule.