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Image by photoAC from Pixabay Whether you are suddenly interested in gardening and buying equipment for the…

When I made sourdough starter for the first time, I did not discard the starter after every feeding, as is…

Newspaper seedling pots. | Photo by Sam Schipani Getting started with gardening can be intimidating and…

Between the stress-reducing benefits of spending time in the garden and the self-sufficiency provided by being…

Image by Pexels from Pixabay First-time gardeners may be surprised by the array of gardening tools available.…

Sam Schipani tending to her raised garden bed at the Bangor Community Garden. | Photo by Linda Coan O'Kresik …

With so many options out there -- from drip irrigation to timed sprinklers -- it can be intimidating for gardeners…

New gardeners and experienced gardeners alike can fall victim to pests. When the pest is a furry woodland…

Stewart Smith the owner of Lakeside Family Farm in Newport in the farm's potato storage and packing facility. |…

In the age of the coronavirus, living simply and well is more than just a matter of principle -- it can be a…

Robert Elwell (left), 87, talks to Derek Jones, 21, at Elswell's Unity dairy farm. | Photo by Bridget Brown …

The changing world while COVID-19 sickens more people has left many Mainers at once panicked and adrift,…