Sarah Earle highlights the life of Krista Dorr, who grew up in the foster care system. Earle speaks to Dorr about growing up in foster homes and being adopted by her teacher, Chris Beal.

In an effort to be thrifty and pass the time, New Englanders go to the dump to pick for items. Sean Riley documents the work dump pickers do and the kinds of items they find.

Pamela Wood documents the opinions of other towns people regarding the Pittston Company refinery.

Table of contents for October 1986 Salt Magazine.

Table of contents for April 1997 Salt Magazine.

Bios of the contributors to the December 1988 Salt Magazine.

Write up on upcoming Salt shows and updates on Salt faculty.

Table of contents for November 1974 Salt Magazine.

Eric White captures the work and environment at Alan Auto in Portland, where wounded Volvo's are revived.

Elaine Koustenis documents the work of Joanna Basinger, a mother of five who runs a barter and trade website. Koustenis discusses how Basinger aims to bring people together with the website in a time when people only care for themselves.

In the city of East Kingston in New Hampshire, George and Roy Cole fell trees. Suzanne Emery documents the Cole's work on trees and the precision that goes into their work.

George Lewis, sociologist and Maine native, explains why we are creatures of the culture that we create and consume.