by GrowSmart Maine | Apr 29, 2020 | GrowSmart News
Author, Jeff Levine, GrowSmart Board Member, Levine Planning Strategies, LLC As the country wrestles with COVID-19, the air is getting cleaner. That makes sense, because travel is down, and transportation is a major contributor to poor air quality. Some commentators...
by GrowSmart Maine | Apr 6, 2020 | GrowSmart News
I’m participating in my first Zoom meeting of the week and getting more comfortable with it, given the half dozen or so I’ve participated in over the past two weeks. This one is with the Maine Broadband Coalition as we discuss immediate needs for Mainers adapting to...
by GrowSmart Maine | Feb 5, 2020 | GrowSmart News
What if…..we ask kids what they want from their community? What if…..we ask kids what they think their community should offer in the future? What if.….we listen, really listen, to what they say? What if….we give them a seat at the table when we are meeting to talk...
by GrowSmart Maine | Dec 10, 2019 | GrowSmart News
GrowSmart Maine is proud to serve as Maine’s Rural Development Council for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. USDA Rural Development is committed to helping to improve the economy and quality of life in rural America. This designation makes GrowSmart the go-to...
by GrowSmart Maine | Sep 16, 2019 | GrowSmart News
Pepperell Mill “The power of a community to create health is far greater than any physician, clinic or hospital”,says Mark Hyman of the Cleveland Clinic. Those who provide health care can encourage preventive medicine, but the bulk of comprehensive health work...
by GrowSmart Maine | Jul 30, 2019 | GrowSmart News
GrowSmart Maine recently spent time with two mayors from Germany through the US State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program. We shared best practices and lessons learned from our work in community revitalization and economic development for towns and...
