The program pairs farmers and entrepreneurs with lawyers who offer pro bono legal advice and help with the paperwork involved in owning a farm or starting a food business.

A future veterinarian, a Scarborough farmer, and a community group from Milbridge that's teaching kids how to garden and eat healthier food are all winners this year.

Using old tools, sustainability concepts and lots of volunteers, the Resilience Hub is remaking public and private landscapes all around Portland, transforming manicured lawns into buffets of natural foods.

From campaigning for solar energy to working with MIT's sustainability lab, Luke Truman lives his values through his job at Allagash Brewing, his volunteer work, and his daily life.

The bowls are made from local cherry wood.

As program director of the Maine Island Trails Association, Marcaurelle believes once people learn to care about wild places, they will work to preserve them.

They sorted through 100-plus nominations to select this year's winners.

In its 25th year, the nonprofit reuses office supplies that would otherwise be thrown out by corporations and big box stores and stocks them in a building where teachers can shop for vital supplies that their schools can't afford.

A Portland chef says it can be used to add flavor to many a simmering pot.

Because in the end, you are not separate from the ecosystem, you are part of it.

Diversifying their catch now is crucial for their future, Rhode Island fishermen advise.

The New England Wild Flower Society is holding the event Friday at Maine Audubon in Falmouth.

The low-cost grocer plans to make all of its private-label packaging reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025.

Her dad is less than thrilled.

Communities around the world have relied on pollarding and coppicing in unexpected ways.

Use it for savory dishes all through the day.

Ignore what you've heard, clover is not a weed, and it serves many useful functions in your garden.

The new requirement comes as a farmer in Arundel blames municipal sludge containing PFAS for contaminating his land and dairy herd.

The state will use money it received in the Volkswagen settlement to fund the program, which also will include at least 50 vehicle charging stations.

Some businesses say the ban would be asking for too much too fast.

The ruling is a positive sign for hundreds of similar lawsuits.

Botanical gardens may be beautiful or scientific or a combination of the two.

In the U.S. alone, 63 million tons of food go to waste every year.

And a beer, and a cocktail and a dish....

Walkouts and rallies are held around the world, including in Portland, Brunswick, Lewiston, Bar Harbor and Scarborough.

Technologists and members of the Maine food industry cautioned that requiring such a label could make the state an exception in a country where no such labels exist.

The phenomenon interferes with the shell growth of clams, oysters and other organisms, threatening Maine's marine harvesters.

Greta Thunberg, 16, has become a prominent voice in campaigns against climate change.

Seven hours of testimony provide a glimpse into the scope and impact of proposals to rein in greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, factories and motor vehicles.

Marie Kondo's basic premise of kitchen decluttering is a long-standing sustainable one: reduce, reuse, recycle