Eating Locally

This recipe for tangy Sweet and Sour Red Cabbage is delicious served with German wursts, buttered noodles and sauerkraut.

We’ve been gardening in Maine for years now. But this year, the garden isn’t behaving the same way. Here are some thoughts on when your garden is growing slowly.

Growing season is upon us — and it’s time to rethink your planting strategy. This planting hack makes caging tomatoes a breeze. If you’ve ever used the round tomato cages …

With a sweet-tart strawberry-rhubarb filling and a buttery, crumbly topping, this Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble Pie is an early summer treat. Summertime is when we throw open our windows and step …

Planning a garden? Here’s what you need to know about how to prepare raised bed gardens for vegetable growing. Hint: there’s yearly work to make them ready. Long before it …

Wondering what to plant in your kitchen garden this spring? These 8 herbs to plant will liven up your cooking all season long.

Eating seasonally means eating vegetables and fruits according to the growing season. Why is this important?

This robust Roasted Tomato Marinara Sauce with Garlic, Onion and Basil makes good use of in-season tomatoes and is perfect for freezing to enjoy later. Confession: I keep glass jars …

The peas are growing! Doing a second planting of sweet peas was a gamble — it’s something we’ve never tried before and with Maine’s short growing season, there’s a chance …

It’s mid-August and our mid-summer’s produce is a dream. Come gaze at our garden, and see why I am so excited about a plant I nearly pulled. I’d worried that …