Independent Writer
Ecological Values / Pollution/Waste / Slower Living / Sustainable Practices
by Marina Schauffler · Published December 13, 2015 · Last modified June 12, 2016
It was only two weeks ago, but I’m already nostalgic for Thanksgiving. I miss that tranquil time when nearly everything shuts down, and the only agenda involves the communal preparation and enjoyment of harvest-time...
Climate Change/Energy / Coastal Issues
by Marina Schauffler · Published November 29, 2015 · Last modified January 30, 2024
From the vantage point of Maine’s rocky coast, rising seas may seem like a prospect remote in space and time. We’re conditioned to respond to felt dangers–things that go bump in the night–not chart...
Climate Change/Energy / Ecological Values
by Marina Schauffler · Published November 15, 2015 · Last modified June 12, 2016
Stroll through the crowds at Maine’s Common Ground Country Fair and you’re likely to see farming devotees and zealous gardeners alongside faithful novices eager to learn the tenets of sustainability. Fairgoers in search of...
Climate Change/Energy / Ecological Values / Sense of Place
by Marina Schauffler · Published November 1, 2015 · Last modified June 12, 2016
“I sing now like the North American brown thrasher who at one point in its song orchestrates four different notes: one grieves, another frets, a third prays, but a fourth celebrates.” Greg Delanty, “The...
Climate Change/Energy / Sustainable Practices / Transportation/Travel
by Marina Schauffler · Published October 18, 2015 · Last modified June 24, 2016
Even as we acquire the latest gizmos and systems, we don’t always upgrade our own modes of operating. Technology has transformed the traditional workplace, yet most employers still insist that workers be on-site for...
On their first day of high school, my son and his classmates heard a lot about the need to plan for college majors and careers. Yet when the time came to find classrooms and...
Sense of Place / Slower Living
by Marina Schauffler · Published September 20, 2015 · Last modified June 12, 2016
“It occurred to me that if this were a sight that could be seen only once in a century or even once in a human generation, this little headland would be thronged with spectators....
Education/Family / Food / Sustainable Practices
by Marina Schauffler · Published September 7, 2015 · Last modified June 12, 2016
In many places around the globe, the injunction to “eat real food” would be met with quizzical looks. What else would or could a person eat? But in America, the menu of synthetic options...
