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Jon Olson: The Maine Farm Bureau’s man in Augusta
A lobbyist beloved for his honesty and integrity, Olson will retire in June after 35 years.
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Leg Work: New Source columnist Shoshana Hoose tackles issues of bicycling and walking
Reduce your carbon footprint and have fun while doing so.
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Skip the Knox box and start collecting seaweed
It seems I can go to Maine beaches, gather Irish moss and make my own gelatin facsimile.
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Robert McIntyre is a champion of heritage apples
The volunteer effort he co-founded, Harpswell Heritage Apples, all started with ‘immortal’ fruit found on a run-down tree.
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Homegrown: Brody’s Favorite Cookies
Our dog tester gave them a rave review.
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Nonprofit Resilience Hub seeks hosts for permaculture design project
The Resilience Hub, a Portland-based nonprofit that works to build resilient communities, is looking for homeowners and community groups to host Permablitzes in the greater Portland area. Something like an old-fashioned barn raising, a Permablitz is a daylong work party in which a group of volunteers help implement permaculture design. To avoid sounding like those […]
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One healthy, local chicken feeds the family three times
A big, humanely raised bird deserves to be utilized to the max and in deliciously diverse ways.
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Maine Gardener: For a thriving landscape, go native and let some wood rot
Humans too often interfere with the natural systems that create good soil and beautiful yards.
