Maine designer Thomas Hillman’s peace & love t-shirt design was just featured on The Green
Life, Sierra Club’s blog. Check it out at:
http://sierraclub.typepad.com/greenlife/2009/08/green-your-fashion-sense-tees-.html
The THD tee was the feature visual, labeled a “good-for-the-earth” brand.
Additional tee designs are coming soon in time for the holidays!
Yarmouth, Maine (September 2009) — Some 35 years ago, Jane Freeberg listened to a friend’s story about one exceptional Christmas she had as a child in a small New England fishing village. And she never forgot it. Now, she shares it all in “The Scallop Christmas,” the story of how a young girl comes to understand what is truly important. Beautifully illustrated by Astrid Sheckels, the book will be available in October from Maine-based Islandport Press.
Ms. Freeberg will celebrate the release of her new book with a launch party from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Georgetown Historical Society. She will sign copies of the book, which will be available for sale, and light refreshments will be available. The historical society is located at 20 Bay Point Road.
Carrabassett Valley, ME — Despite the threat of hurricane Bill, The 25th Anniversary CVA Sugarloaf Golf Classic brought out a full field of golfers and some wonderful weather for a weekend of golf, fun and making a difference. Participants from right here and around the country gathered at the Sugarloaf to raise money for the Martha B. Webber Scholarship Fund – which helps local families, take advantage of Carrabassett Valley Academy. Through the generosity of sponsors, participants and auction attendees over $50,000 was raised for the scholarship fund.
When most people think of green baby food, pureed peas or string beans come to mind. But Kate Yerxa, the statewide educator for nutrition and physical activity at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, has a different perspective. The green she sees isn’t beans. It’s dollar bills. “Over six months, you can save $60 if you just make your own green beans, but the greatest cost saving came from meat and baby food.”
To help Maine parents save money and offer safe, healthy alternatives to store-bought baby food, Yerxa will lead a series of “Make Your Own Baby Food” classes starting Sept. 8 in Bangor.
Yerxa’s classes and UMaine Extension’s “Making Your Own Baby Food” publication provide nutritious recipes, discuss storage techniques and review when it’s appropriate to introduce new foods to babies and infants, including pureed versions of the same meals their parents are eating.
For information or to register for the classes, which will take place from Sept. 8 to Nov. 18 at 103 Texas Ave. in Bangor, call Nannette Marcinkowski at 581-3445. Class size is limited to 10 participants. The “Making Your Own Baby Food” publication is available for download at http://www.umext.maine.edu/onlinepubs/htmpubs/4309.htm.
Portland company that turns restaurant grease into fuel has opened its first gas pump for vehicles. Maine Biofuel is able to produce about 3,000 gallons of biodiesel a day, according to founder and CEO Jarmin Kaltsas, and can make 1 million gallons of fuel a year. The pump’s located at 51 Ingersoll Drive, off Riverside Street in Portland, and is open between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. Payment must be in cash for now, but credit cards will be accepted soon.
Kaltsas calls his company a “recycling plant,” because the biofuel is made from recycled vegetable oil, rather than food crops that have been converted into fuel. The waste grease is collected from local restaurants.
