The six-location market, which earns the Source Award for Entrepreneur, builds community by bringing shoppers and farmers together.
sustainability
The Trailblazer: Maine State Prison teaches inmates to garden, compost, recycle
Their work on the prison’s sustainability initiative earns Capt. Ryan Fries and Mark Hutchinson the Source Award for Trailblazer.
The Farmer: Maine Grain Alliance has ‘changed the face of bread and baking’
The nonprofit has helped bring back grain farming for baking and brewing, earning the Source Award for Farmer.
The Forester: Partnership between land trust, Maine Forest Service grew into something big
Local Wood Works is honored with the Source Award for Forester, based on its efforts to connect consumers to local wood products.
The Teacher: No need to bring this teacher an apple – he’s got a whole seed bank in Waldoboro
‘Our seeds have basically gone all over the world,’ says Neil Lash, who earns the Source Award for Teacher.
Meet the judges for the 2018 Source Awards
They sifted through more than 100 nominations to declare this year’s winners.
Volkswagen head says company will be ‘part of the solution’ on reducing diesel emissions
CEO Matthias Mueller said it’s investing 34 billion euros by 2022 on autonomous and electric technology.
With oysters, beauty is in the mmm of the beholder
A wonky, uninviting exterior has nothing to do with the delicious prize concealed inside.
Homegrown: For the person who has everything – pillows shaped like a chicken
Casey Everett’s organic cotton creations are a favorite among backyard chicken farmers.
Emily Sharood planned on doing graphic design, but organic mushroom farming drew her in
The seed was first planted when she began a permaculture project with her brother; today, Sharood and her family move 3,000 pounds of mushrooms a week.