Salt invites scholars to a conference to speak about how folk culture and popular culture interact. Salt offers a report on the conference.

Before doctors found cures to certain ailments, people used old remedies as medicine. Laurie Smith investigates the kind of herbs that were used to cure sickness.

Laurie Smith and Anne Pierter review different kinds of herbs that can cure various ailments.

Finding an old computer in his new apartment, Peter Lang-Stanton discovered a string of emails about a woman's dying friend. Lang-Stanton recounts his investigation to find the women who sent the emails and what happened to her friend, all while dealing with personal family concerns.

Rebeca Beeman documents the Reed family in Biddeford, who live and socialize in unconventional ways.

Leading an effort to revitalize the town of Skowhegan, Cory King is finding new ways to development the town economically and bring back tourists. Caitlin Elsaesser documents King's efforts to rebuild the town and how people in the town perceive King's approach.

Bert Cass documents the lives of individuals who live at the YMCA.

Before doctors found cures to certain ailments, people used old remedies as medicine. Laurie Smith investigates the kind of herbs that were used to cure sickness.

On the Chebeague Island, members of the island community grow concerned about the rising oil prices and what that means for them heating their homes in the winter. Claire Houston captures how neighbors assist each other with time and money to prepare for the coming winter.

From dawn to dusk, friends and neighbors of Stacy Wentworth helped him raise a 50 foot barn in Arundel. Anne Gorham documents the work that went into putting the barn together. Published in The Salt Book.

Julienne Taraska documents the work that women in Maine do with rock music.

Juniper Lesnik explores how the Amistad social club in Portland offers individuals who suffer from mental health issues a place to convene and socialize.