Walking up and down Congress St. in Portland everyday, Elise Pepple investigates the people who work and frequent the business and locations on the street.

As a committed member of the Indoor Flea Market in Scarborough, Ken Smith insists that flea markets are more than just places for junk. Blyth Fiscella profiles how the flea market is filled with history.

As a collector of leather jackets, Stephen Schools transforms them into whatever he thinks will look nice. Dana Bialek profiles work on repurposing jackets.

In Vermont, the Intervale Center supports community food systems by expanding local food markets and increasing farmer's incomes. Chris Remington investigates how the Center has faced challenges and questions if the organization can act as a model for the future of local food.

With a collection of over 4,500 license plates, Dave Nicholson shares his collection on his website database. Emma Morgenstern profiles Nicholson's interest in license plates and how it has deep personal roots.

Lee Stoddard has thousands of shells that his father started collecting overseas during World War II, and shares them with the public through the Kenneth E. Stoddard Museum. Sara Hoover profiles Stoddard's efforts to showcase his father's shell collection.

Two friends who collect trash find ways to keep the job interesting. Thalassa Raasch documents the work that Steve Coombs and Ben Young do and their friendship together.

When Mick Smith retired from being a psychologist, he decided to turn to something entirely different, collecting scrap metal. Cory Valentine profiles the work Smith does to collect metal and sell it.

As a film maker for over 40 years, Richard Searls had a vast collection of master reels, equipment, and negatives, all which were lost during a fire that destroyed his farmhouse. Emily Kwong highlights Searls' determination to move past the loss and continue making films.

For doll maker Marion Bunton, her life changed when her husband began to show signs of Alzheimer's. Erika Lantz documents how Bunton coped with her husbands condition.

In order to combat food waste at his school, Andrew Constantine started to collect discarded fruits to use on his family farm. Frederica Lipmann highlights how Constantine saw the waste of his fellow students as a way to support his farm.

As owner of Mainely Frames in Portland, Leo Pelletier has over 3,000 maps in his collection. Michael Healey profiles how Pelletier's maps are his best seller.