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Good tires are essential to safe driving. If you are swapping out the tires on your vehicle, you may be…

Hiking and cycling opportunities with views like this in rural Maine is one of the reasons living in rural Maine…

Coastal Resources of Maine facility in Hampden.| Photo by Sam Schipani Since the 1970s, recycling has attempted…

When you consider everything you eat comes at least in part from a farm, it’s easy to see why farmers are…

Mesh produce bags holding various forms of produce at the Hannaford's on Union Street in Bangor, Maine. | Photo by…

Image by DJI-Agras from Pixabay Even though technology seems almost unavoidable in the current day and age,…

The Old Farmer’s Almanac predicts that 2020 will be a tumultuous year for weather in New England, punctuated by a…

One of the first things people from out of state say to me when I tell them about my life in northern Maine is,…

A caterpillar clings to fresh blade of grass in an Orono field. | Photo by Gabor Degre No matter where you are,…

Soil health is the foundation of productive farming. Increasingly, farmers are turning to conservation tillage in…

Fern, a border collie that herds sheep at Shalom Orchard Organic Farm and Winery. | Photo by Sam Schipani …

You know how some people can talk for hours about their kids or grandkids? All the while showing photos or videos…