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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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Briana Warner wants you to eat your (sea) vegetables
Encouraging growing and processing the ocean crop is part of her work at the Island Institute.
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Sustainably minded Maine millennials juggle multiple jobs to make a living
Being part of the sustainability movement can lead to piecemeal professions – just ask a Maine millennial.
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Mina Amundsen watching as the campus at Colby College is growing
As the college’s assistant vice president for facilities and campus planning, Amundsen is the overseer of its greener future.
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Get busy insulating your house
It’s not too late to sign up for window inserts, but hurry.
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Allen and Elissa Armstrong are driving toward a more sustainable future
These retirees are are loving their new electric Chevy Bolt.
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Hannaford gives $140,000 to Maine groups trying to ease hunger
Three groups will work with local farms.
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David Buchanan’s fruitful endeavors at Portersfield Cider
The author, forager and craft cider maker has built a tasting room and planted hundreds of trees at his orchard in Pownal.
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Kayla Blindert sees a gleaning trove in backyard fruit
Her latest public service is canvassing Portland’s fruit-foraging opportunities to help feed the hungry.
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How to find a CSA that’s right for you
The farmers in Maine who produce winter CSAs are a widely varied group, and as a result, they tend to come up with some surprising and innovative ‘crops.’