by GrowSmart Maine | Aug 30, 2017 | GrowSmart News
Registration now open for the September Forum: The Case for Walkability: Health, Economic Development and Sustainability Sept 19th, Bangor Maine By Lynne Seeley I heard a saying once – birds love to fly, fish love to swim, and dogs love to walk. I can attest to...
by GrowSmart Maine | Aug 22, 2017 | GrowSmart News, Uncategorized
By Executive Director Nancy Smith || I’ve been paying attention to the very public debate about the Katahdin Woods & Waters National Monument with the same curiosity as most Mainers, and this past weekend, I traveled a few hours north to explore the Katahdin...
by GrowSmart Maine | Aug 21, 2017 | GrowSmart News, Uncategorized
By Susan Ransom Last night I walked over to our community garden plot with my husband and our dog, greeting neighbors (and their dogs) along the way. Within five blocks I can walk to the library, the Quality Shop, Pat’s Meat Market, Baxter Woods, Siano’s restaurant,...
by GrowSmart Maine | Aug 10, 2017 | GrowSmart News
To the Members of the Maine Land Use Planning Commission August 10, 2017 As noted in my testimony yesterday, I am providing a written summary of my remarks. I was encouraged to hear the Chair of the Commission state that it is not the goal of...
by GrowSmart Maine | Jul 21, 2017 | GrowSmart News, Uncategorized
By Patrick Wright, Director of Gardiner Main Street. I’ve always been interested in the popular Mainers’ term “From Away”, which conjures up a certain amount of disgust and frustration. I normally hear the term when referring to people...
by GrowSmart Maine | Jul 12, 2017 | GrowSmart News
By Nancy Smith, Executive Director, GrowSmart Maine I traveled to Biddeford on Saturday July 1 to enjoy the open house at Joseph Webster Glass, a hot glass studio, and to revisit places I came to know as we prepared for our 2015 Summit in this city. What a fabulous...