Chef Sam Hayward Goes to Bat for Sockeye Salmon
Portland Press Herald - 1/23/2013. By Meredith Goad - “If we’re going to hope for support for our efforts in the northeast to conserve and rebuild and renew and revitalize our fisheries and our fishing communities, then I also think we have to be actively involved in supporting fisheries and communities elsewhere,” says Sam Hayward of Fore Street, one of Portland’s best-known chefs. |
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Web, smartphones, tablets … yet Farmers' Almanac survives
Portland Press Herald - 1/23/2013. By Eric Russell - Eric Sideman, a crop specialist with the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, doesn't rely on a farmers' almanac for useful information, and he doesn't know anyone who does. "My opinion is that it's fun to read but it's not based in any science that I can tell," he said. "I would say it's like reading a horoscope." |
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Maine Food Strategy reaching out to reap ideas
Portland Press Herald - 1/23/2013. By Avery Yale Kamila - Eating local gets a lot of lip service, but according to research done by Mark Lapping, only about 10 percent to 14 percent of the food eaten by the average Mainer comes from Maine. "Right now Maine imports the vast, vast majority of its food and most of it comes in on trucks," said Lapping, who is a distinguished professor at the University of Southern Maine's Muskie School of Public Policy. |
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When Trees Die, People Die
The Atlantic - 1/22/2013. By Lindsay Abrams - The U.S. Forest Service has found increased mortality rates from cardiovascular and lower respiratory tract illnesses in Upper Midwest counties affected by the emerald ash borer. As the infestation took over, the connection to poor health strengthened. |
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