Sam Schipani

Stewart Smith the owner of Lakeside Family Farm in Newport in the farm's potato storage and packing facility. | Photo by Gabor Degre Planning for the end of your life can be intimidating. When you are a farmer, your business is not only…
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In the age of the coronavirus, living simply and well is more than just a matter of principle -- it can be a matter of survival. Julia Watkins did not know the world we would be entering when she published her book, "Simply Living Well:…
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Robert Elwell (left), 87, talks to Derek Jones, 21, at Elswell's Unity dairy farm. | Photo by Bridget Brown Aging is a fact of life. In farming, it is also a fact of the industry. In 2017, farm producers in the United States…
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The changing world while COVID-19 sickens more people has left many Mainers at once panicked and adrift, shopping for shelf-stable foodstuffs and supplies. For Maine’s homesteaders, who have built their lifestyles around practicing…
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With the novel coronavirus at pandemic levels, everyone has been stockpiling for the Centers for Disease Control’s recommended social distancing, self-isolation and self-quarantine. That’s led to stores running out of products like hand…
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Isla Hughes, 6, shows her drawing to her sister Etta Hughes, 11, and parents Ethan Hughes, 48, and Sarah Wilcox-Hughes, 42, at their new home in Belfast. | Photo by Gabor Degre Many people have struggled to cope with changes in daily…
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Boiling broth filled with turkey bones, cilantro and other herbs and vegetables. | Photo by Bridget Brown Bone broth is having a moment as a hipster health food, but broth has long been a kitchen staple for preparing comfort foods such…
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John Twomey and his partner Leigh Norcott at their Montville homestead. | Photo by Gabor Degre While daily life for Maine’s homesteaders hasn’t changed much, the impact of COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, is still being…
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Tom Wojcik of Upright Frameworks demonstrates how to caulk a window for Brunswick Junior High School students, who were helping to install energy efficiency upgrades to a small group home run by the Independence Association in Brunswick. |…
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Ashley Sield holds her newborn baby boy, Alakai Orion, after giving birth at home in Dresden in December 2018. Maine birth photographer Brianna Waltman made the photograph and hopes to be shooting birth exclusively by next year. |Photo…
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The coronavirus has people anxious about more than just their health. The pandemic has had a profound impact on the economy. Many people have even lost their jobs, had to shut down their business or, in the case of freelance workers, have…
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Power outages are always inconvenient. But during a pandemic — when the state is under a stay-at-home order and people are practicing social distancing — having no electricity can make preparing a meal even more of a challenge. Photo…
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