An attractive and thriving container vegetable garden can be yours. In this container gardening guide I’ll give you all the information and tips you need to get started now. It’s fun, it’s easy. So let’s go… Step 1 – Choose Your Veggies (Note: Use this guide to grow herbs, strawberries and flowers in your container […]
WATERVILLE, Maine — Some volunteers are being celebrated for their roles in supporting kids and teens in central Maine. They are volunteers with the Boys and Girls Club and the YMCA at the Alfond Youth and Community Center in Waterville. But one volunteer is getting some extra attention. “This year’s celebration was pretty exciting!” exclaimed […]
If there’s one thing Japanese gardeners agree on, it is the admonition, “Never buy stones in the rain.” Even lumpen rocks that normally resemble gray concrete mounds, radiate a dark, lustrous energy and depth when soaked by the summer downpours. Water has always been used to enhance the Japanese garden experience. A tradition still upheld […]
Ecolution reporting made possible by Seward Co-op. Seward Co-op has been a community-owned grocer since 1972. Together, we continue to cultivate a cooperative economy. Excerpted from Small-Scale Homesteading: A Sustainable Guide to Gardening, Keeping Chickens, Maple Sugaring, Preserving the Harvest, and More, by Stephanie Thurow and Michelle Bruhn (Skyhorse Publishing, 2023) Co-author Stephanie Thurow’s Story […]
No salad plate is complete without some juicy, green cucumbers. Apart from their nutritional value, cucumbers also help people to regulate their blood pressure and maintain a healthy weight while cutting down on unwanted and unhealthy junk food. Many believe that cucumbers have antioxidant properties. They can also be used as skin hydrating tonics to […]