Battered by climate change and cultivated competitors, Maine’s wild blueberry growers stare down an existential crisis.

Black and Blue in the Barrens

Experts worry that fisheries could be overfishing their stocks even when they’re officially “sustainable.” 

What’s a Sustainable Fishery? It Depends Who You Ask.

Climate change and an unstable decade has left Maine’s lobstermen fearing a fishery collapse. Looking closer at ocean streams offers a healthier outlook.

The Lobster Industry’s Demise May Be Overstated 

As Maine’s waters grow too warm for the state’s iconic shellfish, oyster farms are offering an alternative income for lobstermen.

Trading Lobsters for Oysters

Thousands of miles from home, Somali refugees in rural Maine have begun to thrive thanks to a cooperative community farm.

Finding Liberation Through Farming

Maine has repeatedly floated bills to include farmworkers in the state’s minimum wage law, but the Democratic governor has vetoed it — and laborers say a lack of legal protections makes it impossible for them to speak up.

The Price of Picking Blueberries

In the 1970s, one million Americans attempted an off-grid, self-sustaining homestead lifestyle. It wasn’t easy, but it was life on their own terms.

They Were As Gods

After a series of lousy blueberry harvests, Maine researchers hope the charcoal soil amendment will help survive future droughts — valuable info for all farmers.

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