These retirees are are loving their new electric Chevy Bolt.
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Kayla Blindert sees a gleaning trove in backyard fruit
Her latest public service is canvassing Portland’s fruit-foraging opportunities to help feed the hungry.
Train conductor Joe Feero will get you to the fair on time
All aboard for the Common Ground Country Fair.
Bowdoin College grad Sam Brody knows climate change
Here’s what happened when Hurricane Harvey arrived at the flood expert’s doorstep.
Farmer Ben Whatley turns his parent’s land into an evolving farm
But gambling on melons didn’t pay off this year.
Dishing with food scientist Mary Ellen Camire
At UMaine she works with blueberries, potatoes, seaweed and other local foods.
Regina Grabrovac believes in blueberries for all
Working among the food insecure, she hates to see surplus fruit go to waste.
Retiree Pat Burns thought he’d lend a hand to Georgetown’s bureaucratic matters
Now he’s overseeing a new aquaculture project.
Scott Lindsay knows where the wild things are
We talk with him about how the wildlife biologist navigates the intersection of humans and animals.
Brianne Du Clos has created a tool to help wild blueberry farmers
BeeMapper shows them where the bees are, and helps them plan for pollination.