The horticulturist says to think ahead and grab wreath and garland materials from your garden in the fall.
Mary Pols
Mary Pols writes primarily about sustainability for Source. She came to the Press Herald in late 2013 to work on Source after a long career writing about movies. She has almost, but not quite, broken the habit of waking pre-dawn on Oscar nomination day. Mary was born in Portland and raised in Brunswick, but was away for 25 years so it’s been a thrill for her to learn about her state in the 21st century. She studied art history at Duke and her masters in journalism is from UC Berkeley. She’s happiest reporting a story in Maine’s great outdoors, whether she’s watching seaweed farmers plant a crop or eating fresh caught perch with an ice fisherman while a hungry eagle hovers nearby. History really floats her boat as well (once she wrote an entire story about the life of a very old and rare apple tree in Freeport). She lives in Brunswick with her hockey-obsessed son and their dog, a foster-fail kitten and an elderly Maine Coon.
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For author, editor and blogger Amanda Blake Soule, life is not just serenity now, it’s serenity always
Her Taproot magazine now has a home in Portland
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Some gifts are better the second time around
In time for the holidays, 10 Mainers tell 10 stories of favorite recycled gifts
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Amy Teh’s helped cook up Picnic for Maine makers
She and her husband co-founded the expanding crafts fair in 2008 as a venue for talented artisans here.
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Cold feet over weddings at farms in Cumberland
Concerns about parking, noise and unhappy neighbors initially derail a proposal – now approved, but cautiously – to let farms host functions like weddings.
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Sonja Birthisel will help you meet the beetles
Weed scientist Sonja Birthisel is using bugs to arm farmers in the war against weeds.
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Maine shrimp fishery looks unlikely to reopen in 2018
If a recommendation from a shrimp advisory committee is accepted, it will mark the fourth straight year of closure.
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Pro tips on how to cook a free-range bird
A free-range bird needs to be cooked differently.
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A young survivor finds a refuge in Maine
A dog attack when he was 8 altered Joshua Dixon’s life forever. But it’s how the 18-year-old Portland art school freshman has adapted since that makes him stand out.
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Maine farmers raising turkeys in record numbers
The number of live turkey poults being brought into the state is up 30 percent in the last year.