In 1987, Earl and Glenna Alderson spent weeks rafting a river in Siberia with Russians, becoming the first Americans to do so. Mike Healey documents the journey that the Alderson's went on, and speaks to them the differences between the American and Russian rafters.

Gretchen Batz speaks to Ilsa Pasechnik, from the Russian colony in Richmond, Maine. Pasechnik shares stories about the music she loves and her losses in Russia.

Learning wilderness skills and how to live off the land from a Native American elder as a child, Raymond Reitze now teaches people the lessons he learned. Masumi Hayashi-Smith highlights the work that Reitze does with his classes and guidance, and how his influence has changed the lives of many people.

Gabriel Etenberg meets with individuals in Waldo County to learn about their craft of making furniture from twigs.

Front cover for the December 1990 Salt Magazine.

Students at the Maine Primitive Skills School learn how to live outdoors, by learning how to build fires and shelters. Sarah Jesse highlights the work that Katee Schultz has done at the school, as she prepares to spend a night alone in the woods.

With the vote for same-sex marriage growing close, Mainers have to make a choice to vote yes or not. Elise Pepple documents how the Catholic Church has taken an approach against gay marriage, and how one Catholic does not her Catholic values get in the way of advocating for gay marriage.

Marisa Vargas captures the life of Lorelie Lowell.

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.

Scott Vlaun and Gretchen Batz visit with Ilsa Pasechnik, from the Russian colony in Richmond, Maine. Scott Vlaun captures Pasechnik inside of her home speaking and playing piano.

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.

Hard cider is one of New England's oldest fermented beveraged, and the co-owers of Shaksbury Cider in Vermont are attempting to reinvent it by putting the apples first and finding the lost apples of America. Caroline Santinelli documents the work that Shacksbury Cider does in making hard cider that embraces the ripe vinegar and rough earthy flavors disregarded by other makers.