The Somerset Grist Mill is helping the town to blossom.
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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Meet: Monique Coombs, lobster lady
The wife of a Harpswell lobsterman aims to earn equal recognition, respect for Maine seafood
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Advocates urge UMaine System to dish up local foods to students
Farmers and other groups want the university system to commit to buying 20 percent of its food from Maine producers.
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Rosanne Graef supports clean power with her land
The retired science teacher’s property in Wayne may become the site of a community-supported solar farm for Portland residents.
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Meet Jim White: Perfume research leads to itch for eco-friendly pesticides
His Anti-Pest-O grew out of ill effects of working with chemicals as a botanist.
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The story of six generations on a Maine farm, and the next one
In a new book, writer/farmer Kelly Payson-Roopchand tells the story of Somerville land farmed by one family from the early 1800s, and how her own family is bringing it new life.
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Meet: Peter Felsenthal, who chronicles the work of Maine farmers
His book ‘New Growth’ shows the beauty and the grit of the farming life.
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Meet Bob Garver, owner of Wicked Joe Coffee
From the company’s solar-powered Topsham roastery to its electric vans, the Maine coffee business strives to be as sustainable as possible.
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When thumbs go seriously green
Hardcore gardeners in Maine use farming methods in urban landscapes to grow what they eat and share.
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Meet Chris Paquette, builder of chemical-free swimming pools
His Robin’s Nest Aquatics, based in Hollis, also creates garden ponds and other sustainable water features that work with nature.