The Steuben artist’s showcase of 20 Maine farmers markets will be displayed in Machias starting in late August.
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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Maine Literary Award withdrawn because of ineligibility; new winner named
The publisher for the original winner of the speculative fiction prize misidentified the author as a Maine resident.
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Source’s Serious Summer Reading Guide
These books have a Maine theme or Maine-based writer.
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Meet the new head of MOFGA
Sarah Alexander has been advocating for strong food systems for decades.
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Get busy walking between farms at the annual Springvale Farm Walk
And drink a cooling local beverage.
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When your to-do list includes helping to save 10,000 acres
Betsy Cook explains how the Trust for Public Land conserved the land adjacent to the Appalachian Trail.
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MOFGA names Portland woman its new chief executive
Sarah Alexander of Portland has fought genetic engineering of wild rice in Minnesota and worked on organic standards and food labeling in Washington, D.C.
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Head of Tide Park, and the 12-year saga of how it came to be
In a classic tale of American land conservation, an eyesore beside the Cathance River morphs into Topsham’s first waterfront park.
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Cancer survivor helps create cosmetics with a healthy foundation
Being sick motivated Sarah Kelly to start a sustainably oriented beauty business.
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Maine man still in critical condition after being shot by troopers following 20-hour standoff
Maine State Police say they used an explosive to draw Michael Grendell, 61, from his home in Dixmont, and he was shot after picking up a firearm.