In efforts to highlight all the state benefits that support nutrition while increasing spending with farmers (like SNAP and Maine Harvest Bucks, Farm Fresh Rewards, and the Maine Senior FarmShare Program), let’s look at the Maine Women, Infants, and Children Program, aka WIC, and the seasonal benefit called the Farmers Market Nutrition Program.
Characters of the County: Laura Slye: Be Prepared to Break a Few Bones
A resident of Waldoboro, Laura Slye has been living and breathing boats since “day one.”
Sole and Tread PSAC and the Comp Plan
PSAC, as you may recall, is the Public Safety and Accessibility Collaborative, which contributes this “Sole and Tread” column, addressing such matters as safety and accessibility for pedestrians and cyclists in the local area. What is the plan of the title?
Bringing Food Home Twin Village Food Bank Farm
Thursday mornings my coworker and I head to Twin Villages Food Bank Farm on Belvedere Road in Damariscotta for a few hours of work. We are greeted by Sara Cawthon who started this farm with her partner, Megan Taft, in the Salt Bay Farm fields donated by Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust.
Characters of the County: Next Steps for Kristie Houghton
While Kristie Houghton’s high school self may not have been ecstatic over her long career of teaching, the community has been nothing but positively impacted by Houghton’s drive and enthusiasm.
Community Choice: Paging Lincoln County: What it’s Like to Work as a Dispatcher
“Nine-one-one, what’s the address you’re calling from,” asks Regan Pearce, a dispatcher at the Lincoln County Communications Center in Wiscasset.
Thrifty Good Good Cold Refreshing Soups
As we approach August on the cusp of a steamy July, cold soups become welcome partners in planning refreshing meals. On hot days, a cold soup can remarkably revive flagging appetites, while remaining light and satisfying. Many of them require minimal cooking and are perfect for meals that can be made ahead.
Characters of the County: Creating Safe Spaces with Sarah Plummer
For a self-proclaimed “Downeast girl” like Damariscotta resident Sarah Plummer, contributing to communities across the country and the globe has inspired a connection with nature and sense of self that she strives to share with those around her.
Skidompha Skoop
I try to limit my bee notes to the seasons, quarterly posts reporting on hive changes in response to the seasons passing, fluctuations in sunlight, and temperature, but we’ve had a quick turnaround after our swarm and a new queen has emerged from her cell back on July 19. The next few days will be fascinating!
Bringing Food Home SNAP-Ed at the Damariscotta Farmers Market
Samantha Mehlhorn, SNAP educator, popping into your column this week as a guest writer to invite you to join us at the Damariscotta Farmers Market.
The Round Pond Chronicles of Adelaide Butman
“There is often a single shadowy figure among the pantheon of family elders whose influence seems to leap out of the past and touch one with special intensity.”
Characters of the County: Deb Arter is Everywhere, All at Once
Damariscotta resident Deb Arter is seemingly everywhere doing just about everything.
Henry, A Dog’s Life in Maine
It all started one fine summer afternoon. My mom has a couple of doggie clients that she lets out to run around and do their “business” several days a week while their people are at work. One particular set are the duo of Tuckerman, a year-old retriever and his very opinionated bud Piper, (affectionately called Pipes by my mom, who has said she loves this guy way too much) a 15-year-old Pug.
Newcastle History Fireflies
The relativity few insects that produce light have long attracted attention. Fireflies, also known as lightning bugs are common in this country. About 50 species are known here and they are widely distributed in the tropics. They are not a fly or a bug, but a soft-bodied beetle and in the families of Lampyridae and Cantharidae.
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