The congresswoman from Maine’s 1st District is honored because of her advocacy for local foods and organic agriculture, and her attention to the issue of food waste.
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Recipe: Honeyed Strawberry Sorbet
This dessert requires an ice cream maker.
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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.
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Leaf blowers – a source of pointless pollution and maddening cacophony
Why do we keep inventions around that fail to promote the public good?
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Homegrown: Sand dollars are a stylish gift from the sea
The sand dollars that Sarah Kulis turns into necklaces are caught in her lobster traps, then dyed and sealed to preserve them.
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How to rehabilitate an abandoned garden
Step One is to wait and watch; you won’t know what you have for plants until after a full gardening season has gone by.
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Wild strawberries are here, there and everywhere
Until you need them to make strawberry sorbet, when they’re nowhere to be found.
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Sick of car culture, Ken Kurland makes a point of walking – everywhere
Right now the 63-year-old retiree from the Bronx is walking through Maine toward Canada.
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Pesticide bans raise question: Can we manage garden pests without chemicals?
It’s more than just swapping out a chemical for an organic compound, experts say. You need to develop healthy soil – and to change your thinking.
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Homegrown: Got 99 cents? Help the environment and sick children
Purchase a reusable shopping bag at HomeGoods through June 27 and fund cancer care.