Somali Bantu farmers take over an old dairy farm in Lewiston.
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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Artist Susan Perrine helps children tap into natural creativity
She shows Maine schoolkids how to weave twigs into works of art.
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Maine-made beauty products creating a buzz
In kitchens and small-batch workshops around Maine, farmers and foragers are getting into the beauty and skincare business.
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When Peter Taggart renovates an old Maine building, it also gets greener
Solar power on properties he rents out also makes him a green landlord.
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Kaitlyn Abrams is the founder of the University of Maine’s new environmental journal
The journal Spire is devoted to sustainability in Maine and beyond.
Posted inFood & Dining
Studying YouTube helped Vietnam native captivate Portland with popular pho
The owner of Pho Co. in the Public Market House gave herself a crash course in Vietnamese cooking as she prepared to move to Maine for love.
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Here are 10 tips to help you with spring cleaning, done sustainably
What to do about old paint cans and how to wash the windows.
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Joe Walsh is Maine’s Mister Sustainable Clean
Hear how he tapped into a new market, the environmentally friendly house-cleaning business.
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Hanna Sihler is a Solar Ambassador who spreads the power of sunshine
The University of New England student is rushing to raise funds to install solar energy at Camp Ketcha.
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Scientists take to Maine’s streets on Earth Day
The March for Science planned for Saturday – Earth Day – leaves scientists, more attuned to facts than acts of protest, with the question: go, or no?