His abiding interest in Native American foodways has given him insight into the spiritual significance of growing food.
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Maine heirloom apple trees bear satisfaction today, fruit for future years
Pay your love of the fruit forward by planting a tree or two. Or nine.
Zero-Waste Challenge could turn improving Earth’s health into habit
University of Maine at Augusta faculty and staff will do their best this year to refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle and rot.
USM ready to get students started in Maine’s food scene
The university hopes its food studies program will help bring the state’s fragmented food system together, train the workforce and bring in some much-needed tuition revenue.
Let your garden grow wild and it’ll surprise you
Landscape designer Larry Weaner tells homeowners to let their gardens evolve, as the terrain would in nature.
How do cruise ships stack up in environmental impact?
Portland is set to see its biggest cruise ship ever this month. And carbon footprint-wise (and counterintuitively) bigger may be better.
New nonprofit urges Mainers to plant wild native seeds
The 2-year-old Wild Seed Project says native animals depend on native plants.
Skip the AC; here’s how to keep yourself – and the planet – cool
If we design and manage buildings for passive cooling and adopt some creative coping strategies, we can beat the heat.
An ancient tool, the scythe is also a fit for modern times
Scything, which goes back to the ancient Romans, is back in style – and one of the country’s chief suppliers of the scythe is located right here in Perry, Maine.
For summer baking, let your grill take the cake
Keep your kitchen, and yourself, cooler without having to use more electricity.