It helps that he got his start as a fisherman.
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 farmers raising turkeys in record numbers
The number of live turkey poults being brought into the state is up 30 percent in the last year.
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A young survivor finds a refuge in Maine
A dog attack when he was 8 altered Joshua Dixon’s life forever. But it’s how the 18-year-old Portland art school freshman has adapted since that makes him stand out.
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Cory Schnaible helps throw cocktail parties with a mission
Greendrinks, which has been a mainstay in Portland since 2008, supports sustainability.
Posted inFood
Maine’s ‘Best Baker’ makes a fine flan
Cornerstone Food, winner of the Hemophilia Alliance of Maine’s baking contest, triumphs with the tasty entry.
Posted inMeet, Source
Katherine Paul fights for organic food and soil
The Freeport woman’s work with the Organic Consumers Association means fighting to keep Ben & Jerry and other companies honest.
Posted inFood
Maine woman’s sweet dream relies on hard work and determination
Megan Brown of Farmington hopes to bake her way to a title in the new Maine’s Best Bakers contest.
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Anne Hayden has farmed for oysters and protected fisheries
Her love for the Maine coast drives her.
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Portland-area writer Kathryn Miles can shake up a dinner conversation
Hosts fear that her subject matter – doom and gloom about natural disasters – makes her a dinner party downer.