Lightening Your Laundry’s Load
Laundry lore passes down through generations. My grandmother shared a tip for removing fruit stains that I still use and have taught my children. (If you don’t have this priceless tip in your family’s...
Climate Change/Energy / Pollution/Waste / Sustainable Practices
by Marina Schauffler · Published August 7, 2016 · Last modified August 27, 2016
Laundry lore passes down through generations. My grandmother shared a tip for removing fruit stains that I still use and have taught my children. (If you don’t have this priceless tip in your family’s...
Climate Change/Energy / Housing / Sustainable Practices
by Marina Schauffler · Published July 27, 2016 · Last modified April 8, 2017
It’s been a summer to savor—with an abundance of sunny days, dry air and invigorating breezes. The searing heat waves afflicting other parts of the country and globe can seem like shimmers of a...
Economics / Food / Sustainable Practices
by Marina Schauffler · Published June 26, 2016 · Last modified August 27, 2016
Certifying farms for sustainability is an appealing idea. The bureaucrats in Augusta who hatched this plan for Maine undoubtedly envisioned nothing but positive outcomes. A state seal of approval for sound agricultural practices could...
Economics / Food / Pollution/Waste / Sustainable Practices
by Marina Schauffler · Published June 12, 2016
Who is not amused by a two-legged carrot or an eggplant with a ski-jump nose? Gardeners don’t expect perfection or uniformity, especially when growing organically. Yet supermarkets claim they can sell only flawless produce...
Climate Change/Energy / Coastal Issues / Pollution/Waste / Sustainable Practices
by Marina Schauffler · Published May 29, 2016 · Last modified June 12, 2016
Even in a spring dry by Maine standards, it’s hard to envision how parched some places can become. Water scarcity is increasingly coming to define landscapes and lives. By the start of 2015, NASA...
Food / Health / Sustainable Practices
by Marina Schauffler · Published May 15, 2016 · Last modified June 12, 2016
Nourishing food should be critical staple in every Maine kitchen, but it is not. One in four Maine children struggles to get enough to eat. The number of Maine residents who cannot consistently afford...
Ecological Values / Food / Housing / Sustainable Practices
by Marina Schauffler · Published May 1, 2016 · Last modified June 12, 2016
The lawn at our house is disappearing nearly as fast as delectable desserts do. Our half-moon metal edger has a big appetite. It nibbles back turf to enlarge perennial beds. It carves around the...
Climate Change/Energy / Pollution/Waste / Sustainable Practices / Technology
by Marina Schauffler · Published April 19, 2016 · Last modified June 12, 2016
It was not a morning for sunny-day optimism. Intermittent snow showers pelted down and a raw wind buffeted us as we stood in a long-abandoned pasture. Yet strangely, we felt warmed by a sense...