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PublishedMarch 14, 2016
Robots milking cows? It’s a worldwide trend, and Maine is behind on it
The technology allows the cow to choose when she is milked and frees up the farmer's time in ways previously unknown.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2016
Cheap-as-dirt glass jars shatter recycling expectations
Recycled glass has so little value that it's being ground up and used as paving material in road and drainage projects.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2016
Unity College graduate finds out where the Maine bears are
Jonah Gula also finds a job that excites him as coordinator of a bear study.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2016
Now, even recycling will cost more for many Mainers
The depressed value of recycled materials worldwide means local solid-waste handlers are earning less money – a shortfall that consumers will have to pick up.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2016
Author and egg farmer Lucie Amundsen has local roots
Her charming book, 'Locally Laid,' details her transition from writer to chicken farmer.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2016
Want to eat, shop, live more sustainably? There’s an app for that
We take a few out for a test drive.
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PublishedFebruary 19, 2016
Charles DeGrandpre, Freeport man who pioneered organic farming in Maine, dies at 88
Charles DeGrandpre is remembered as an early leader in sustainable agriculture, who shared his passion with farmers across the region.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2016
Personal-sized wedding sweets have a treat-sized carbon footprint
Try these Vegan Lemon Blueberry Cupcakes from Love Kupcakes Inc. in Portland.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2016
When winter arrives, some Maine farms turn into cross-country ski operations
But the farmers warn it's hardly a get-rich-quick scheme.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2016
Sea Change: With high grocery costs, how can Mainers afford to buy local?
Here are strategies – from buying in bulk to comparison shopping – that make it doable.
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