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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PublishedJanuary 31, 2016
Kate Dempsey, new Nature Conservancy director, driven by desire to give back
She has been with the international nonprofit’s Maine chapter for 12 years.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2016
Eero Ruuttila’s years of growing lead to seed company gig
Influences on the new research station manager at Johnny’s Selected Seeds have included the poet Allen Ginsberg.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2016
Storm prompts Portland Jetport to advise air travelers to monitor – or alter – flights
The airport’s director predicts ‘a ripple effect’ as a major storm targets the mid-Atlantic states.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2016
Find a treasure trove of old Maine seed catalogs online
They reveal our past on the farm and in the garden – and our present, too.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2016
Leigh Hallett nurtures Maine farmers markets
The executive director of the Maine Federation of Farmers’ Markets advocates for vendors and educates consumers, especially those who receive SNAP benefits.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2016
Top chef who walked away from ‘chaos’ finds higher calling among Amish in Unity
Matthew Secich gave up famous restaurants and high-profile posts for a community where he smokes local meats and cheeses – and drives his family in a horse and buggy.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2016
Meet ceramicist Ariela Nomi Kuh
She makes dishes for very local food (and other things)
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2016
In winter, Maine farmers sow relief for the aches and pains that grow all year
How a new generation of farmers takes care of themselves, with yoga, physical therapy and common sense.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2016
Meet filmmaker Huey Coleman
His latest documentary tells the story of MOFGA’s new heritage orchard, planted in an old gravel pit.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2015
Print versus e-books: Is one way of reading kinder to the environment?
Maine publishers try, as much as they can manage, to go green.
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