Upstream Policy’s executive director wages a nationwide battle against plastic waste.
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August Avantaggio brings local meats to downtown Damariscotta
Riverside Butcher Co. is his answer to a Maine food dilemma (and to heritage).
Tasha Gerken makes eating healthy (and local) a SNAP for low-income families
But Gov. LePage’s administration might do away with her job.
Linda Woodard doesn’t want anyone to be afraid of science
The Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center director is doing her part to dispense with fear.
Dan Devereaux watches over the waters in Brunswick
An innate curiosity about nature has made the marine warden an advocate for aquaculture.
Chebeague Island native’s the driving force behind new aquaculture festival
Science educator Julia Maine wants to show community members the bounty that can come from sea farms.
Julie Rosenbach runs South Portland’s 1-woman sustainability office
Rosenbach says she doesn’t feel like an activist. “I feel quite practical,” she says.
Geologist Brenda Hall fell for glaciers as a child
Now she’s an expert on everything from the speed at which they are cracking to camping on them.
Work with kissing dogs led Catherine Frost to livestock photography
She’s also a marketing specialist who is carving out a niche celebrating local agriculture (she gives Facebook lessons too).
UMaine scientist Eric Venturini encourages growth of life-sustaining bees
A passion for sustainable agriculture led him into a career in researching and building up wild bee populations.