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New documentary "Seeds of Change" explores Maine Corrections' prison garden program and the positive impact it has on the inmates.

Maximilian Armstrong of One Wing Pictures announces that “Seeds of Change: Breaking Free from the Prison Food Machine” will appear on Maine Public Television as part of their Maine Public Film Series at 9 p.m. on Thursday, April 25, and at 2 p.m. Saturday April 27. An organic farmer in Maine sets out to transform […]

PORTLAND - Maximilian Armstrong of One Wing Pictures announces that "Seeds of Change: Breaking Free from the Prison Food Machine" will appear on Maine Public Television as part of their Maine Public Film Series on Thursday, April 25 at 9 p.m. and Saturday, April 27 at 2 p.m. An organic farmer in Maine sets out

A filmmaker tells the story of incarcerated gardeners offering lessons that travel far beyond their walls

Join the Maine Outdoor Film Festival for an evening of outdoor adventure and conservation films at The Waldo Theatre, 916 Main St. in Waldoboro Friday, Sept. 22 at 6:30 p.m. The film program will last about two hours. $10 adults / $5 under 18. Buy...

The festival is prepared to go inside with its outdoor films.

In the U.S., 30% to 40% of food is wasted. The EPA estimates that the yearly amount of carbon emissions generated by producing this wasted food is equal to that of 42 coal-fired power plants. And that doesn't even account for the methane emissions from the food as it rots in landfills. Households account for almost half of this wasted food.

The state's Department of Corrections is a leader in food service and culinary training and now is working with outside organizations to replicate its approach.

The Mountain View Correctional Facility in Charleston has been running a successful farm-to-table and bakery program for inmates to prepare and eat healthier meals.

March 2, 2021 Some of the inmates who cultivate and harvest the crops at Mountain View Correctional Facility in Maine. From left, Dale Nadeau, Shayne Felcher, Lloyd Macfarlane, Alexander Roth and Jeremiah Bailie.Credit...Patrica Leigh Brown Of the seemingly endless tally of injustices of mass incarceration, one of the worst humiliations gets little attention from outside: the food. This shadow issue — the 3,000 bologna sandwiches, mystery meats slathered on white bread, soy filler masquera...