South Portland Pesticide Ordinance Clarifies Charge of Portland Pesticide Task Force by Bridget Chase The passage of the South Portland pesticide ordinance in early September removes a conce... Read more
Reduce your use of fertilizers using these fall lawn care tips by Bridget Chase How you treat your yard this fall will impact Casco Bay, a defining natural feature of the Portland area and t... Read more
A Personal Account of Millennial Food Insecurity by Autumn Minery Editor’s Note: One of two companion pieces by millennial authors on the topic of food insecurity. Recent graduate Autu... Read more
Food Security and Clean Drinking Are Inseparable by Bryer Sousa In our companion articles, Autumn Minery and I reflect upon our adolescence, since adolescence was when food security, better... Read more
Rescued food is how one local nonprofit is battling hunger. by Tony Zeli “There is so much food… I don’t know if it’s about not having food,” says Mary Zwolinski of food insecurity in Portla... Read more
The Locker Project Is Making It Normal to Take Food Home from School by Tony Zeli “Mother, they have grapes and stuff,” the young boy exclaims as he grabs a strawberry from the box of produc... Read more
Maine Harvest Bucks program brings SNAP benefits to food co-ops. by Luke deNatale There is an increasing local trend among farmers’ markets and grocery cooperatives. More and more are accept... Read more
Turning Food Waste Into Food Sovereignty by Jeremy Bloom This is a story of how one family is using food waste for the forces of good, instead of dumping it in trash bags. Once in the landfi... Read more
Portland Fine Craft Show 2016 Draws Art Lovers to West End The Maine Crafts Association held the Portland Fine Craft Show 2016 on Saturday, August 27th, on Congress Street between High and S... Read more
Trump Wrong on Islam
Trump Wrong About Islam and Terrorism. And so is Clinton. by Wells Lyons It’s disappointing to see our two presidential candidates miss the mark so widely on the connection between Isl... Read more