The longtime tradition is pricier than ever as it journeys back to its roots, when all of its healthful ingredients came from a community’s backyard.
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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Producers of Maine syrup have a sticky little secret
Because Mother Nature controls the flow of sap, many sugar houses rely on last year’s yield – or someone else’s product – on Maple Sunday.
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Posted inFood, Source
Vinland chef brings 100 percent Maine food to prestigious James Beard House
David Levi opened the avant-garde restaurant, riding a wave of ups and downs during a year that ended with a trip to New York to cook dinner at the vaunted culinary address.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Grant boosts solar projects to make year-round agriculture possible
Kennebec Valley Community College in Fairfield is one of four organizations that will get a share of a $97,280 Maine Technology Institute grant.
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Maine hotels find what’s good for Earth is good for business
Guests enjoy locally made pillows from recycled sails – but no irons in the room.
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Is a posh yurt (with a toaster oven) still better for the environment?
Our intrepid reporter finds mosquitoes – and quiet.
Posted inMeet, Source
Meet: Craig Hickman, farmer and legislator
The busy lawmaker from Winthrop believes small farms are ‘the solution to some very big problems.’
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Business is blooming on farms across Maine
The number of farmers giving flowers a go in Maine has doubled since 2007, and sales are up 50 percent.
Posted inFood, Source
What’s for dinner at Vinland, Maine’s most radical restaurant?
After a cold, fruitless spring, the restaurant struggles to put food on the plate.
Posted inMeet, Source
Meet: Green building expert Jason Peacock
On toxic homes, dating and feeling young.