local food Archives - Centralmaine.com

Green Plate Special: Pretty, tender and mild, Swiss chard deserves more love

by Christine Burns Rudalevige June 7, 2020June 8, 2020

Use it anywhere you might use spinach — and don’t toss out the stalks.

Maine Gardener: Plant perennial fruits and vegetables to be well-stocked for years

by Tom Atwell June 7, 2020June 8, 2020

Then, when you crave asparagus, raspberries, rhubarb, apples…, you just walk out to your back yard and harvest dinner or a snack.

Cookbook Reviews, Food & Dining, Recipes

Cook like a Mainah with three new Maine cookbooks

by Meredith Goad and Peggy Grodinsky June 7, 2020June 8, 2020

Go beyond, way beyond, lobster rolls, bean hole beans and blueberry pie, but yeah, those too.

Food & Dining

Beer to go may be here to stay

by Ray Routhier May 24, 2020May 26, 2020

Maine breweries are offering curbside pickup and delivery during the pandemic, and for the foreseeable future, as customers appreciate the convenience.

Food & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes

Green Plate Special: Local food has filled gaps in supply chains disrupted by the pandemic

by Christine Burns Rudalevige May 24, 2020May 26, 2020

Experts urge customers not to abandon local producers in favor of cheap, supermarket food once the shutdown ends.

Food & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes

Green Plate Special: BEE happy, BEE useful, BEE kind and BEE careful

by Christine Burns Rudalevige May 10, 2020May 11, 2020

A new bee “mom” worries about, and delights in, her new responsibilities.

Food & Dining, Maine Gardener

Maine Gardener: No land? Grow vegetables in pots

by Tom Atwell May 10, 2020May 11, 2020

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.