His new book also probes better ways to stay warm in the future.
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.
Posted inFood & Dining
In Lewiston, Somali Bantu refugees get in on the hot trend of food trucks
They use ingredients they’ve grown at nearby farms for dishes that are both delicious and bittersweet.
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Posted inSource
Where Maine’s governor candidates stand on sustainability
Alan Caron, Terry Hayes, Janet Mills and Shawn Moody offer their take on topics like climate change and supporting farmers.
Posted inSource
The quest to bring back the New England cottontail
The effort includes some R&R: restoration (of habitat) and romance (in the form of potential mates).
Posted inMeet, Source
Kristin Rocha holds yard sale featuring goods from over 60 Maine makers, retailers
Rocha wants to raise money for a group working to reunite immigrant families separated by the U.S. government.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Sanford woman accused of driving onto ball field indicted on manslaughter and assault charges
Police say Carol Sharrow, 51, hit and killed a man when she drove onto the field during a youth baseball game at Goodall Park in June.
Posted inSource
What to do when you think your grill is cooked
After a long summer, do you kick it to the curb or do you try to salvage it?
Posted inMeet, Source
For Tristan Corriveau, an aha! moment, a new business and a clean conscience
How (and why) he reclaims hotel soap with a scrub brush, an autoclave and a food processor.
Posted inLocal & State, Source
‘Weird’ is in: Scientist running Replenova Farm seeks out unexpected niche
“Once I started talking to stores that said, ‘No, we don’t want your vegetables,’ it was like, OK, I guess I gotta figure out what you do want,” the Cumberland farmer says.
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Get busy trying out Maine’s latest food truck
It’s a farm-to-table venture from the Somali-Bantu community in Lewiston.