The Maxwells have been farming the land, now known for its strawberries, for nine generations. The Rodriguezes have joined them for the last three.
Peggy Grodinsky
Staff Writer
Peggy is the editor of the Food & Dining section and the books page at the Portland Press Herald. Previously, she was executive editor of Cook’s Country, a Boston-based national magazine published by America’s Test Kitchen. She spent several years in Texas as food editor at the Houston Chronicle. Peggy has taught food writing to graduate students at New York University and Harvard Extension School. She worked for seven years at the James Beard Foundation in New York and spent a year as a journalism fellow at the University of Hawaii. Her work has appeared in “Best of Food Writing” in 2017 and in “Cornbread Nation 4: The Best of Southern Food Writing” in 2008.
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Bound for success? New bookstore will add to Portland’s abundance
The city is already home to four independent bookstores, three of which opened in the past decade. Is there room for another?
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Maine’s wild blueberry crop rebounded last year and is poised for another bountiful season
And the dwindling supply caused by the previous poor seasons drove up the price.
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Three Maine restaurants emerge from a second winter of hardships with hope
Broken Arrow, Maine Street Steak & Oyster and Old Port Sea Grill take on a labor shortage and COVID surges during what’s always the slowest season with nothing to lean on but their will to survive.
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The pandemic effect: Personal stories of change
So much has changed during the two years since the COVID-19 pandemic officially reached Maine on March 12, 2020. And many of those changes will last far after the pandemic ends. Some are permanent. More than 2,100 Maine families and communities have lost loved ones. Businesses have closed. Careers have ended. Some who survived the […]
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For Rep. Raskin, personal grief and national trauma collided
The Maryland congressman reflects on his son’s suicide and, days later, the insurrection at the Capitol.
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Of Black History month and their work, Black and brown artists say, ‘it’s complicated’
The annual tribute is a double-edged sword. Maine artists wrestle with whether it’s a celebration or maybe a sidelining.
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An NFT restaurant opening in New York will serve up status with a side of seafood
The purchase of NFTs essentially gives people membership to a yet-to-open establishment promising omakase – and exclusivity.
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Southern pine beetles are not an immediate threat, the experts say, but they are a cause for concern
The invasive beetles have been spotted in Maine and could be a harbinger of other damaging bugs to come.
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Vegan lunches restart in Portland’s elementary schools, making the district a national leader
Despite challenges from supply chain disruptions, staff shortages and the pandemic, the food services director says her team continues to refine the options.