Where Conservation Meets Community: The Continuing Story of the Peggy Rockefeller Farm And how you can be part of that community, too.

Where Conservation Meets Community: The Continuing Story of the Peggy Rockefeller Farm

And how you can be part of that community, too. Carrie Jones Jul 09, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Swan Agency Real Estate. BAR HARBOR—The large white dog bounded up from the field underneath a clear Maine early summer sky, wagging her tail and punctuating the air with an occasional bark. “She acts like she owns the farm,” Farm Manager April … Continue reading Where Conservation Meets Community: The Continuing Story of the Peggy Rockefeller Farm

Wasted Food: Going After a Massive Problem One Compost Bin at a Time

Wasted Food: Going After a Massive Problem One Compost Bin at a Time

Food Waste Impacts Towns’ Budgets and Air Carrie Jones Sep 26, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Food scraps. Yard waste. Combined, the items are about 40 percent of what Maine homes throw away. Those scraps, those twigs, the random lettuce that wilts and isn’t eaten, the moldy bread or cheese? It adds up and many local people and groups are trying to find ways to reduce the … Continue reading Wasted Food: Going After a Massive Problem One Compost Bin at a Time