She wants to borrow your boat, but it’s all about farming.
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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For Common Ground vendors, is the fair enough?
Most Maine vendors would offer a resounding ‘yes’ – it’s the ultimate stamp of approval – but for others it’s a toss-up.
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Movies: Ten fall films to watch for
The pleasure of autumn is how many edgy movies show up in theaters.
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Farmer grows familiar foods for Maine’s African refugees
Amaranth, unusual eggplants and more give people far from their native land the feeling of home.
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Brand building in the Maine #blueberry barrens
Blueberry junket brings bloggers to Maine to help promote wild berries, in a boom time.
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Meet: Fourth-generation blueberry farmer Todd Merrill
Freezing organic wild blueberries – it’s a process.
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Gather goes for garden barter
Gardeners can trade produce for restaurant credit in a barter program at the Yarmouth eatery.
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Herbal farmer Cassandra Sears defends weeds
She says plants offer ‘a different paradigm’ in health
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Q&A with Patricia Arquette: Filming ‘Boyhood’ for 12 years not your typical acting job
The actress reflects on the commitment and freedom involved in playing Mom in the acclaimed movie.
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Maine health officials on board with launch’s lobster bakes
Inspectors issue a temporary permit to a boat-to-boat, one-woman business in Penobscot Bay.