Erica Currie, owner of The Primitive Keeper, thinks she knows, and has transformed them into soaps, candles and other handmade products.
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Posted inSea Change, Source
As price of climate change climbs, consider how much we could save
Costs in dollars, to the environment and to living things could fall if we reduce emissions and adapt quicker.
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Posted inGrow, Source
Oxalis is a cheerful and easy houseplant
Many good gardeners say they can’t grow houseplants. They should start with easy ones.
Posted inMeet, Source
To document climate change, Kate Olson went to Maine’s expert witnesses
She interviewed fishermen, farmers and foresters about how they are affected.
Posted inMaine Gardener, Source
Quality tools, well cared for, let you rest easy in winter
Clean, sharpen, oil and store. Then go skiing or head south.
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Heat pumps in Maine: Set it and forget it? Or turn it off for the winter?
The state’s energy-efficiency experts promote the latest versions for winter heat, if they’re installed and used correctly, to reduce fossil-fuel emissions. But some installers say it’s best to use them any time but winter.
Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes, Source
Pâté – ‘a delicious requirement for sustainable meat consumption’
Granted, not everybody likes liver, but here’s an easy way to prepare it for those who savor a schmear on good bread.
Posted inAnimals, Maine
See video: Kennebunk resident records bobcats sauntering through backyard
Police use the occasion to remind people to keep their distance from wild animals.
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Couple’s device that makes water from air wins $1.5 million prize
Their Skywater 300 machine earns the XPrize For Water Abundance.
Posted inAnimals, Lifestyle, Maine
Will this Maine shelter dog get adopted after 4 years?
The purebred Staffordshire bull terrier was brought to an animal shelter in Paris, Maine as a stray in 2014 and has been there ever since.