For the shade gardener who wants to grow edible plants, this shadowy designation of how much—or how little—direct sunlight a space receives is often perceived as second best. “I have a garden, ...

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Spring is in full swing, which means a Maine delicacy is in season: fiddleheads. Fiddleheads are typically found by rivers ...

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Of all the wild edible plants that grow in our country, the ancient fiddlehead ferns are the most unique and flavorful. They are the unfurled new leaves of a fern. Reproducing through spores, not ...

I walk the trail searching for tiny green curls among the towering spruce trees popping up through the sphagnum moss. I’m looking for fiddleheads. Actually, the common name for the curly top of all ...

After enduring the fits and spurts of a New England spring, it is not uncommon for locals to look towards other signs of spring’s advancing presence. Late April/early May is a perfect time to go out ...