Are your houseplants crying for help in silence? Does your compost pile look more like a science experiment gone wrong? Is your garden basically a patch of hope and weeds? You’re not alone. Join Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick for the June Sustainable Brunswick lecture, “Anyone Can Garden,” at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 18, in […]
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How to make your overnight stays more sustainable
Going on a trip may upend one’s carefully crafted sustainability routines, but our last column showed that traveling more sustainably is possible. Let’s focus here on limiting one’s carbon footprint during overnight stays in conventional lodging. Whether spending the night in a hotel or a short-term rental, just maintain your daily habits. Save water by […]
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Kick off summer gatherings sustainably with zero waste and twice the joy
Families are welcoming summer and gathering around grills outside, celebrating the long-awaited season with friends and neighbors by cooking and sharing delicious meals. Imagine if each of those gatherings generated zero waste while creating twice the joy. The path from good intentions to significant impact starts simply with rethinking how we share meals and cookouts. […]
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Expert chef cooks up fish lunch for Freeport students
Barton Seaver, an expert sustainable seafood chef and educator, volunteered his culinary expertise to cook a flounder-based dish for Morse Street School.
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How to tackle summer travel sustainably
Modern travel seems inherently unsustainable. For instance, airplane flights constitute a notoriously carbon-intensive activity, and on a trip, it is a struggle to avoid wasteful single-use plastic. Although staying home may be the most eco-friendly approach to traveling, many adaptations can reduce a trip’s carbon footprint. Mainers can avoid a plane flight by sticking to […]
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Our Sustainable City: Why switch to electric land care equipment in South Portland?
As the colder months dwindle and summer steadily approaches with its longer and lighter days, land care practices become ingrained in our weekly routines. The jarring hums of gas-powered equipment motors, along with chirping birds, signal the changing seasons. While easy to overlook, gas-powered lawn equipment poses a tremendous threat to our collective well-being. Gas-powered […]
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Yarmouth Clam Festival returns with focus on sustainability
Organizers are looking to increase composting as the event marks its 60th anniversary.
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Native plants can transform your yard and the planet
Soon, we’ll spend more time outside, enjoying the spectacular green and exploding colors of what we may have planted in years past or early spring. Perhaps much of your landscape is a turfgrass lawn, which became popular in the United States in the 1870s and has since become the dominant idea in residential and commercial […]
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Falmouth’s Pollinator Parade marks 10 years of making a buzz
Community members celebrated local pollinators with costumes and activities at Gilsland Farm on Saturday.
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Advice on how to live sustainably and affordably
Leading a sustainable lifestyle can seem like a luxury. After all, installing rooftop solar panels often costs tens of thousands of dollars, and eco-friendly products of all sorts are rarely priced to sell. However, many sustainable choices involve embracing simplicity, so they are not expensive and can actually save money. Buying less stuff while reusing […]