The busy lawmaker from Winthrop believes small farms are ‘the solution to some very big problems.’
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 hotels find what’s good for Earth is good for business
Guests enjoy locally made pillows from recycled sails – but no irons in the room.
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Business is blooming on farms across Maine
The number of farmers giving flowers a go in Maine has doubled since 2007, and sales are up 50 percent.
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Meet: Green building expert Jason Peacock
On toxic homes, dating and feeling young.
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What’s for dinner at Vinland, Maine’s most radical restaurant?
After a cold, fruitless spring, the restaurant struggles to put food on the plate.
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After coffee boom, tea takes its place on the table
Tea shops opening around Maine focus on good sourcing, fine blends and the perfectly steeped cup.
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Meet Jim Dill, Maine’s tick expert
The pest management specialist based in Orono has an ominously busy spring identifying ticks.
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Healthier school lunches have come too far to turn back now
School nutrition politics fuel indignation.
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Two Maine farmers try a new crop: rice
For now, their paddy is small but their dreams are big.