Having a plan allows you to enroll in Maine's "tree growth management" program. Read More
"I am excited to share that we’re shifting how we write about leading more meaningful lives by being connected to nature and to the land and living more independently and deliberately," writes Homestead editor Sarah Walker Caron. Read More
The modern day nomadic lifestyle hit a roadblock in Maine this past summer when municipalities were notified by the Maine Secretary of State that the Bureau of Motor Vehicles would no longer register, assign vehicle identification numbers to or title tiny homes on wheels. Read More
Nobody wants to waste food. Still we all do, inadvertently, most of the time. Read More
That’s a novelty that never wears off. Read More
Kit McCann, 29, and her partner, Michael Wilson, 31, have been living in their tiny house since July. We reached out to McCann for more details on living the tiny dream. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
Bucksport is about to get its first tiny house under new regulations adopted last month. Read More
If a peach crisp and a peach cobbler got married, this dish would be their offspring. Read More
The classic clafoutis, a French dish, is made with cherries, but it is blueberry season in Maine, and that is what we decided to use. Read More
Who doesn’t need a new way to fix zucchini this time of year? They are in perfection right now. Read More
It’s been 13 years since I planted my first kitchen garden. To say I backed into successful gardening is a major understatement. Read More
Maine is launching a new culinary classroom that will stream live cooking classes in hopes of inspiring healthy meals in Maine schools. Read More
There’s so much room for creativity in cooking. A risotto can be transformed with different mix-ins — roasted veggies, sauteed onions and artichoke hearts, herbs and sweet peas. Alfredo can be dressed up with spiced grilled chicken, plump, tender shrimp or steamed broccoli. And a salad can take… Read More
Flanked by piles of squash, buckets of greens and crates of little cucumbers ready for pickling on Sunday, the feeling of home swelled around me as I filled my canvas bag with veggies, hand pies, bread and cheese. I wrote those words in… Read More
Unexplained happenings are common in the Bangor Historical Society’s historic Thomas A. Hill House. Items go missing and are found, much later, where they should have been in the first place. Lights turn on that shouldn’t. Others work mysteriously. Strange noises are heard. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
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Canning tomatoes -- whether it’s in a sauce, whole or diced -- isn’t the same as it used to be. Read More
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Integrated pest management does not eschew pesticides, but encourages farmers to create a management plan that best suits the health of their land. Read More
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Starting a market garden is a great way to begin selling your own produce for profit. Read More
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