Drink up: Our guide to sustainable beverages

Buy local now applies to your booze as well as your beer

Maine's craft distillers are working with local farmers to use Maine-grown ingredients in their spirits.

Upgrade your cool quotient with a leather cozy

Belle Hilmer's hand-stitched Mason jar cozies will be the envy of your craft beer-drinking friends.

You have the makings for DIY soda in your pantry and garden

And the beverages are incredibly easy to make.

Wake up and smell the coffee trouble

Climate change, global politics and pests could interrupt the flow of beans that awaken our nation.

Orchids provide indoor color – and a challenge

It takes care and patience to get an orchid to bloom again.

Cory Schnaible helps throw cocktail parties with a mission

Greendrinks, which has been a mainstay in Portland since 2008, supports sustainability.

Growing a garden that’ll let you play bartender

Who knew ginger root, a native of the tropics, could grow in a Maine backyard?

Green Prescription: A zero-waste couple struggles to get on the same page

A friendly competition to see who generates less waste might do the trick.

Get your car ready for the ice and snow in an eco-friendly way

Car experts have tips for shrinking your climate-change treadprint in the cold weather while saving you money.