Simple strategies for extending your growing season by Lisa Wolff It’s a Saturday afternoon in July and Eliot Coleman is sitting atop his picnic table under a grape arbor on the terrace of his Harborside, Maine farm. He is sipping port wine, wearing felted slipper boots adorned with bright orange carrots, made for him by his neighbor. The…
By Jen Levin The Gulf of Maine is home to a vast array of marine species. Cod and lobster put the Gulf of Maine on the map, but our region offers other delectable seafood options such as dogfish, whiting, Atlantic pollock, mackerel, and Acadian redfish. These “under-loved” fish are excellent substitutions for many imported and…
By Heather Foran, Jonah Fertig, Julie McLeod, Lisa Fernandes & Rachel Lyn Rumson Building community stability requires that we re-skill ourselves and share knowledge that may be lost or hidden in our modern society. The following books are some of the titles that we have been reading at the Resilience Hub in the last year,…
By Elizabeth Fraser, Owner of Girl Gone Raw and Co-Owner of Kids Gone Raw Is there one thing that you can do to improve your life right now? You bet there is! Hint: it’s simple, delicious and green. Can you say, “Green Smoothie?” Yep, that’s the ticket to improved health, increased energy and an overall sense of…
By Marie Gardner Have you ever wondered how to instill in your children a curiosity and passion for healthy, nourishing, and sustainable food in a society that makes just the opposite all too accessible? We may live in a nation where the most commonly eaten vegetable is a fried potato, but research shows that kids…
By Lisa Wolff Maine’s foodie entrepreneurs are quickly catching on to the low-overhead joy of cooking up street food from their own moveable feast-mobiles. With menu items ranging from fiddlehead pork belly okonomikayi to lobster rolls six ways and corn, cucumber, and blueberry salad, these food trucks and carts are dishing up menus that are…
Ever wonder when certain foods are in season in Maine? The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) has compiled the following list, making it easy for all of us to eat locally and to eat in season. In addition to the seasonal recommendations, be sure to check out the side bar list of 20…
In February and March 2015, we held a series of “H-app-y Hours” to celebrate the launch of The SunriseGuide Mobile Edition. Every party was at a different location, and we asked each venue to create a signature cocktail for the event called “Winter Sunrise.” Each venue created its own unique interpretation of the drink…and this is…
I hadn’t given coconut oil much thought until last Memorial Day weekend when I was visiting family and was surprised to find an enormous jar of coconut oil in their cupboard–and they were using it! That probably doesn’t sound strange to you, especially if you are already a coconut oil convert, but in my family,…
By Lisa Wolff Fancy a gin martini flavored by a hint of sea air? Seeking a sip of a sparkling sour apple and pear sangria? Have a hankering for a blueberry pancake on the rocks? A growing network of talented craft distillers and wineries throughout the state are making delectable cocktails like these not only…