For the past 20 years, I have had the privilege of instructing students at the University of New England’s Biddeford Campus. I am not an expert in the marine sciences or environmental sciences or one of the other signature programs that draw students from across the U.S. to our idyllic waterfront campus. I am a […]

The most recent USDA agricultural census (2022) showed the number of American farms decreasing 6% since 2017, with the number of producers aged 35 to 64 declining 9%. Generally, people with (something like) “options” and their lives ahead of them – when confronted with the bleak economics of farming – try to do something else. […]

School is back in session, and like many others, my family is getting reacclimated to the rhythms of the school calendar, from class schedules to extracurricular activities to getting our kids to the bus stop just in time (quite early, in our case – thank goodness for coffee). It’s a hectic but exciting time, and […]