How one farm family uses it up, wears it out and makes it do.
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Composting heats up in Maine
Cities and towns start to realize the value of turning food waste into black gold, and companies vie for the business.
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New Farm Bureau chief a specialist in plant medicine
AUGUSTA – Maine Farm Bureau named a Unity College graduate with a doctorate in plant medicine its new executive director last week. Alicyn N. Ryan will be the public face of Farm Bureau and serve as the chief lobbyist for farmers in Augusta. She replaces Jon Olson, who retired from the post in June after 35 […]
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Leg Work: Bath and Brunswick earn national designation of Bicycle Friendly Community
What are they doing right?
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Belfast, once home to chicken processing plants, undergoes a green renaissance
From solar panels, to walking paths, cohousing and its co-op, the town has embraced sustainability.
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The Farm-to-Table Family: Farewell to Maine – its farms and fish and foods – for a while
Laura McCandlish heads south for a sabbatical and a new baby.
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Green Plate Special: Ignore those sell-by dates on the food you buy
Use your senses to tell you when food is old, and you’ll waste far less.
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Homegrown: Moose Bone Jewelry
In the spirit of the Maori, Val and Gerry Hoff take the leg bones of moose shot by hunters and recycle them into something beautiful
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Growing old can mean growing plants in new ways
Residents of The Highlands and Ocean View keep gardening while adapting to a different style of living.
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Meet Addie Peet, floorcloth maker
Inspired by a practical art from the 1700s, she makes ‘rugs’ built to last