The new executive director is a Unity College graduate and has a doctorate in plant medicine.
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Lauren Pignatello is a farmer, cheesemaker and entrepreneur
She’s bringing the cafe Milk and Honey (and herbs) to Portland’s Winter Farmers’ Market.
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George and Barbara Bush reflect on 71 years of marriage
They’ve sustained a marriage through political campaigns, many moves, war and more.
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Scott Sell: Maine filmmaker tells stories of fisheries roiled by climate change
Four short films produced by the Island Institute will be shown in Portland on Tuesday.
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Kate Dempsey, new Nature Conservancy director, driven by desire to give back
She has been with the international nonprofit’s Maine chapter for 12 years.
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Eero Ruuttila’s years of growing lead to seed company gig
Influences on the new research station manager at Johnny’s Selected Seeds have included the poet Allen Ginsberg.
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Leigh Hallett nurtures Maine farmers markets
The executive director of the Maine Federation of Farmers’ Markets advocates for vendors and educates consumers, especially those who receive SNAP benefits.
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Meet ceramicist Ariela Nomi Kuh
She makes dishes for very local food (and other things)
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Meet filmmaker Huey Coleman
His latest documentary tells the story of MOFGA’s new heritage orchard, planted in an old gravel pit.
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Allison Lakin’s Maine-made cheeses are ‘gorges’ (and gorgeous)
She sources the milk from a single farm, and does deliveries herself.