Let’s be honest: The easiest time to fall in love with Maine farmers’ markets is amidst the luscious towers of tomatoes and melons in August, not the coolers of meats and crates of root vegetables in January. You might not have even realized that there IS a farmers’ market near you in January! But every Read More
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Report: Portland Becoming Top Tier Sustainable City
Portland becoming lead sustainable city. WCSH-6 news story PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — A report from the Natural Resources Council of Maine released Tuesday recognized the efforts of 50 people and organizations across Portland that promote sustainability. The report highlighted six areas where these efforts are succeeding: local food, waste reduction, eco-friendly transportation, energy saving, Read More
Report: Portland on Track to Becoming ‘Top Tier’ Sustainable City
By Tom Porter MPBN news story PORTLAND, Maine – An environmental advocacy group today released a report that it hopes will gain Portland more national recognition for its work in promoting sustainability. The Natural Resources Council of Maine says Portland is now on track to become a “top tier” sustainable city. The group’s advocacy director, Read More
UMaine System Cut Carbon Emissions by 26 Percent Over Last Decade
The University of Maine System has reduced carbon emissions across its seven campuses and other statewide facilities by 26 percent since 2006, according to a report released Thursday. By Nick McCrea, BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story BANGOR, Maine — The University of Maine System has reduced carbon emissions across its seven campuses and Read More
Connected by Nature: Sneak Peek Into New Sustainability Report
by Tim Gillis Portland Phoenix news story The Natural Resources Council of Maine, one of the state’s leading nonprofit organizations, prides itself on its work to protect, restore and conserve Maine’s environment — for folks basking in the cool summer breezes now and for their grandchildren’s children in summers to come. “We work to improve Read More
Bring Local Food Movement to University of Maine System Campuses
Portland Press Herald editorial Maine’s farming industry, and the popularity of the food it provides, have exploded in the decade since the University of Maine System signed its last food-service contract. In that time, the number of farmers markets has doubled, and local food is not only available at restaurants, grocery stores and markets of Read More
Conservation Agreement Preserves 99-acre Scarborough Farm
The Comstock farm will be preserved as agricultural space under an agreement using taxpayer-approved funds to preserve open space. From Staff Reports Portland Press Herald news story A 99-acre farm in Scarborough is permanently preserved as agricultural space under an agreement using taxpayer-approved funds to preserve open space. Using $270,000 in town funds, officials in Read More
Supporting Local Food Can Shrink Our Footprint
Check out the Maine Seafood Guide by Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI). They have compiled a monthly list of what is in season from Maine’s fisheries. Understanding, and abiding by, the seasonal nature of our food supply is critical to reducing the average distance our food travels from its source to our plates – a distance Read More
Celebrating Portland’s Community Gardens
Community gardens foster community pride while also growing healthy, local food, some of which is often donated to food banks or other charities. Those who have a garden are able to learn lessons in both gardening skills and environmental stewardship. In addition to the personal benefits of having a garden plot, these gardens will help Read More
