Amy Toensing shares a photograph of the broccoli fields in Limestone, Maine.

Morrell and Judie York, two funeral directors, are based in Portland and work at the Independent Death Care Chapel. They discuss the services and arrangements that they provide for families of the deceased, as well as their personal history.

At Baxter Academy, the first STEM charter high school in Portland, students can participate in a program called "Flex Fridays," where students pursue real-world projects. Margaret Rawson highlights the work that students are putting into building tiny houses, and discusses how the curriculum functions at Baxter.

The United States provides refuge for many different cultures and peoples who are escaping war around the world. Lacey Andrews speaks to refugees from Somalia to learn about their community in Portland as they seek stability in the United States.

Fight for access to medical marijuana, Tony Rose goes around to get signatures for an initiative to create dispensaries and ID cards for patients who use medical marijuana under Maine's law. Jennifer Goff highlights the work that Rose does and how he does this to in homage of his parents who died from cancer.

Rena Kaneko highlights the life of Rebecca Goodale, an author and illustrator who captures the essence of endangered and threatened animals and plants.

Ken Kobre captures an image of tourists relaxing outside of a motel in southern Maine.

Amanda Goldblatt speaks to individuals regarding service animals and animal training, highlighting how important these animals are some people to function on a daily basis.

Pamela Wood introduces readers to stories in this issue of Salt magazine related to the wild blueberry barrens of Maine.

A lot of goths become goths in high school, but those teenage years can be a blur of isolation, disappointment, heartbreak, and missed opportunities. In this piece, Trent Kay Maverick gets a second crack at “being cool in high school” by training to be a club dj at Plague, Portland’s weekly goth/industrial dance night.

Jacob Kowalski documents radio broadcasting and night time radio. The interviewees express their experiences with working the late night shift.

The state of Maine has over a thousand licensed foster parents, with Dan Boucher being just one of those parents. Kate Drake explores the culture around fostering children by discussing Boucher's daily life.