David Gavril documents the work that goes into the creation of maple sugar.

As one of the best farmers in Aroostook County, Mike Brown never sold a potato that he wouldn't put on his own table. Christopher Knight documents why Brown quit one day after his seed was bought and loan was approved.

Despite the outrage from fishermen, sea farmers are fencing off sections of coastal bottom. George Carey documents the controversy between mussel growers and lobstermen.

Despite the outrage from fishermen, sea farmers are fencing off sections of coastal bottom. George Carey documents the controversy between mussel growers and lobstermen.

Despite the outrage from fishermen, sea farmers are fencing off sections of coastal bottom. Lynn Kippax Jr. and George Carey document the controversy between mussel growers and lobstermen.

Melaine Fiander captures a photograph of Gary Lawless standing in the doorway of his barn where Henry Beston and Elizabeth Coatsworth kept a library.

Having worked on their orchard for over thirty years, Steven and Marilyn Meyerhans contemplate what to do with their business. Julia Davis highlights the work that the Meyerhans have put into their business and how age is catching up to them.

Having worked on their orchard for over thirty years, Steven and Marilyn Meyerhans contemplate what to do with their business. Emily Bender captures the work that the Meyerhans have put into their business and how age is catching up to them.

Flor Cron is a Peruvian-American farmer in Greene, Maine working with Presente! Maine a collective of Afro-Latinx and displaced indigenous peoples. This story explores Flor’s connection to land, her family’s lineage and relationship with growing and cooking food.

At one point during American history, rural populations were growing faster than urban populations. Rebecca Saunders explores how back-to-landers in Maine, or homesteaders, have evolved their lifestyles since the 1950s when people were coming to Maine to live on the land in large numbers.

At one point during American history, rural populations were growing faster than urban populations. Richard Short captures how back-to-landers in Maine, or homesteaders, have evolved their lifestyles since the 1950s when people were coming to Maine to live on the land in large numbers.

Genevieve Pedulla documents the work of Mark and Gaylene Cooper, who raise various types of livestock and have an expansive greenhouse on their 70 acres of land.