Deb Soule
Rockport, MaineDeb Soule
"By living here for so long, I have made this incredible relationship with place and land. I wouldn't trade that for anything."
"By living here for so long, I have made this incredible relationship with place and land. I wouldn't trade that for anything."
Jenny Cirone
South Addison, MaineJenny Cirone
"I had to ten traps when I was ten. When I was thirteen, I had one hundred forty five, me and my father together. I've got my license, and my boat is fixed. Chances are if I can walk, I'll be there lobstering."
"I had to ten traps when I was ten. When I was thirteen, I had one hundred forty five, me and my father together. I've got my license, and my boat is fixed. Chances are if I can walk, I'll be there lobstering."
Betty Weir
Cumberland, MaineBetty Weir
"Someone is always offering me a million dollars for the farm saying, 'you can live anywhere you want.' And I say, that's what I am doing right now."
"Someone is always offering me a million dollars for the farm saying, 'you can live anywhere you want.' And I say, that's what I am doing right now."
Rikki Boehmer
Monhegan, MaineRikki Boehmer
"There is something about 'islandness' that is so special. Living on a deep water island, the land is so connected to your life."
"There is something about 'islandness' that is so special. Living on a deep water island, the land is so connected to your life."
Mary Philbrook
Presque Isle, MaineMary Philbrook
"I knew I was a Micmac, but what that meant as a young person, I did not know. My practice is in the native spirituality. We are caregivers."
"I knew I was a Micmac, but what that meant as a young person, I did not know. My practice is in the native spirituality. We are caregivers."
Leitha Kelly
Allagash, MaineLeitha Kelly
"The land and the love of the outdoors, and the hunting and the fishing, that will always stay in the family."
"The land and the love of the outdoors, and the hunting and the fishing, that will always stay in the family."
Sylvia Holbrook
New Vineyard, MaineSylvia Holbrook
"I grew up here down the road. I bought this property in 1932, and started with a pair of oxen to pull a swivel plow. I'd hold the oxen, and my husband would hold the plow."
"I grew up here down the road. I bought this property in 1932, and started with a pair of oxen to pull a swivel plow. I'd hold the oxen, and my husband would hold the plow."
Carol Varin
Beddington, MaineCarol Varin
"This piece of land has supported us all these years, and it will continue to do so one way or another."
"This piece of land has supported us all these years, and it will continue to do so one way or another."
Jackie Lundeen
Mars Hill, MaineJackie Lundeen
"We farm eight hundred acres of potatoes and the rest in rotation crops. Farming is a way of life. It strengthens rural communities. I love the wide open spaces. The air seems so pure."
"We farm eight hundred acres of potatoes and the rest in rotation crops. Farming is a way of life. It strengthens rural communities. I love the wide open spaces. The air seems so pure."
Gail Edwards
Athens, MaineGail Edwards
"I think of myself like a dandelion root, very deeply planted here."
"I think of myself like a dandelion root, very deeply planted here."
