Pamela Wood speaks about the thoughts that Mainers and non-Mainers have about the state, in regarding to myth and reality.

New feature with news on the Salt alumni.

Short entries with Salt updates.

David Welch recounts the story of Steve, a baker who owns Sophia's Bakery. Lanz discusses the practices that he follows while baking, only using his hands to mix.

Erin Birney documents the shared memory of the Kanakan family through the use of photographs.

Elizabeth Claffey captures the life of Laura Ochoa, a single mother who is raising a daughter alone after leaving an abusive husband.

Michael Greenwood joins the Winthrop High School Outing Club for a hike up Mt. Pisgah. On the way, he talks with students and organizers of the outing club about the experiences an outing club can provide.

Readers write in response to the work Salt has done.

On the mud flats of the Kennebunk River lies a building that has come to represent the tides and fortunes of Salt. Pamela Wood documents the active learning that Salt students do and the energy of the craftsmen who train the students.

Testimonials page for The Salt Book on the inside back cover of the August 1978 Salt Magazine.

Stephanie Mitchell captures the life of one Ethiopian family in Maine.

Readers write in response to the work Salt has done on Paul Bunyan and rural poverty.