Children who walk benefit from the exercise. All benefits when fewer cars and buses on the road.
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Popular plants this year make good eating – for humans or pollinators
Edible plants and those that benefit bees or butterflies are top on the list of recommendations at local garden centers.
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Farmers, food-stamp recipients reap benefits of EBT cards
Purchases soar with electronic benefits transfer cards welcome at farmers markets.
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These little stone crabs will crawl right into your heart
Basil Cake’s ‘creatures’ are made of stone and recycled utensils.
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Going green in the golden years
Environmentally friendly retirement communities are sprouting up around the country as retiring baby boomers get serious about sustainability.
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Do environmentally conscious habits in our kitchens actually have an impact?
The writer dreams of a Fitbit to measure the effect of sustainable shopping/cooking/eating habits.
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Subsidizing solar power in Maine would cost us each less than $5 a year
And a bill currently in front of the Legislature promises a tenfold increase in solar production for Maine by 2022.
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Activist-entrepreneur John Rooks pushes sustainability toward status quo
The co-creator of Rapport is helping Maine companies report on and improve their earth-friendly efforts.
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From pocketbooks to sweaters to restaurant logos, sustainability helps sell Maine
The state’s brand has swapped lighthouses and lobsters for an outdoorsy, authentic, handmade yet sophisticated aesthetic.
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These lobster buoys feed birds rather than marking traps
Suet feeders from the Lobster Buoy Birdhouse Co. attract woodpeckers, chickadees, nuthatches and other hungry birds – and they’re environmentally friendly.