Her project, “Growing Local,” looks at the various financial obstacles facing the locavore movement.
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Meet: Laura Newman of Portland’s School Ground Greening Coalition
The group works with students and adults to design landscapes that encourage being outdoors at school.
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Meet: Severine von Tscharner Fleming of Sail Freight Maine
She wants to borrow your boat, but it’s all about farming.
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Meet: Sara Trunzo, director of Veggies for All
Since 2007, the Unity-based project has raised 75,000 pounds of vegetables for people in need.
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Meet: Fourth-generation blueberry farmer Todd Merrill
Freezing organic wild blueberries – it’s a process.
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Meet: Annie Wadleigh of the Portland Pollinator Partnership
Get the buzz on helping bees.
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Herbal farmer Cassandra Sears defends weeds
She says plants offer ‘a different paradigm’ in health
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Meet Stephanie O’Neil, founder of garden clubs for children
The carrots at your favorite restaurant? Club kids may have dug them.
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Alpaca farmer Stacey Whitton picks the fleeces that make the softest blankets
Maine’s “paca” farmers pool the wool from their animals for super-warm blankets that don’t itch.
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Meet Amber Lambke, co-founder of Maine Grain Alliance and the Kneading Conference
What began as a way to revitalize Skowhegan has grown into an annual event that attracts bakers from all over the country.