Grow: Beans

Lowering the bar: Baking through the pandemic with an 11-pound chocolate bar

The ritual provides several comforts during a difficult year.

Green Plate Special: Did you thank a farmer today?

Nationwide, farms are struggling to find enough farmhands to raise and pick crops. In Maine, legislators are considering a law to raise their pay.

Gordon Ramsay’s tour of the midcoast to air in June

An episode of his National Geographic show, 'Uncharted,' will feature Ramsay foraging for and cooking with Maine ingredients.

The Wrap: Soul food, seafood and autographs

A new soul food take-out business opens in Portland, and Portland Wine Week returns.

Eat on the street – or in a parking spot – in these southern Maine cities

Portland and Westbrook have closed off sections of streets, while Biddeford and South Portland are making use of parking areas for outdoor dining.

Bar Guide: Via Vecchia crafts inspired cocktails around Italian liqueurs

The Old Port restaurant has a weekday happy hour menu with drink specials and small plates.

Run & Eat: At Dina’s Cuisine, the name has changed but the food has not

The menu at the former Ameera Bread in Portland offers a tour of the Middle East and parts of the Mediterranean.

Green Plate Special: New UMaine program helps towns to turn food waste into ‘black gold’

At home, you can put sour milk to use in pancakes.

Maine Gardener: Plant sales have returned

And more farmers are getting in on the action, offering their own seedling sales. But take care you don't transfer any pests — plant or insect — with your new plants.