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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PublishedApril 19, 2015
MOFGA’s online Fundrazr helps low-income families buy CSA shares
The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association has turned to online crowd-sourcing to help fund a project to offer half-price community supported agriculture (CSA) shares to low-income families. As of late last week, the group’s campaign had raised nearly two thirds of its $6,000 goal. It ends on May 27. For five years now, MOFGA […]
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PublishedApril 19, 2015
Meet: Climate change educator Esperanza Stancioff
She leads the Signs of the Seasons program that seeks volunteers to observe birds, butterflies and buds.
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PublishedApril 15, 2015
Cookbook review: ‘The Animal Farm Buttermilk Cookbook’ by Diane St. Clair
Do try the Orange-Scented Cinnamon Rolls.
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PublishedApril 12, 2015
Newcomer Award: The Farm Stand
At the South Portland store, everything from the meat to the fruits and veggies is 100 percent from Maine.
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PublishedApril 12, 2015
Elder Award: Stewart Smith
Farmer, politician, professor, farmer again, who has helped shape a locally focused, environmentally conscious, 21st-century approach to Maine agriculture.
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PublishedApril 12, 2015
Storyteller Award: Maine Farmland Trust
The nonprofit has smartly made farmers and what they produce key parts of the narrative about protecting the state’s agricultural land.
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PublishedApril 12, 2015
What’s That? A Maine bowl made from backyard cherry wood
Source Award winners take home the bowls made by Jeff Raymond of Richmond.
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PublishedApril 12, 2015
At bean ‘suppahs,’ processed food is out, local food is in
The longtime tradition is pricier than ever as it journeys back to its roots, when all of its healthful ingredients came from a community’s backyard.
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PublishedApril 5, 2015
Lisa Webster of North Star Sheep Farm
The new president of the Agricultural Council of Maine steps up to advocate for the state’s many ag interests, especially farmers like her.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2015
Jon Olson: The Maine Farm Bureau’s man in Augusta
A lobbyist beloved for his honesty and integrity, Olson will retire in June after 35 years.
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