Instead of using local labor, Henry Drake hires Jamaicans to help me pick apples every season at his apple orchard. Kaarin Svendsen speaks to Drake and his crew to get a sense of work at an apple orchard, and learns about Jamaican culture.

With cosmetic surgery becoming more common for varying kinds of body modification or repair, Elizabeth Daley highlights the practice of Dr. Verne Weisberg in Portland. Daley speaks to patients, employees, and Dr. Weisberg about their experiences and practices.

Abby Goldenfarb captures the experiences of students and facilitators of the Outward Bound program on Hurricane Island.

At one point during American history, rural populations were growing faster than urban populations. Rebecca Saunders explores how back-to-landers in Maine, or homesteaders, have evolved their lifestyles since the 1950s when people were coming to Maine to live on the land in large numbers.

Liz Webler documents the life of Lorelie Lowell, discussing her rural lifestyle and hobbies.

Within the Education Department of the Maine State Prison, inmates are offered an opportunity to join a program geared towards giving inmates a way to prepare in rejoin public society. Hilary Niles discusses the Pre-Release Exit Program and the experiences of inmates within the prison.

Meredith Wade explores the traditional craft of basketweaving, speaking with basketmakers in the Agamenticus community.

Kelli Gavant highlights the life of Phyllis Rogers, a teacher with SPIRAL Arts, Inc., who suffers from chronic pain following an accident that damaged her brain. Gavant discusses the work that SPIRAL Arts does for their students and how it has helped Rogers and others.

The WINGS (Women in Nurturing Group Support) support group aimed to help single mothers and women who were living in poverty by providing advice and assistance. Gerrie Brown, who ran this support group, is the focus of James Sylvan's research, which highlights Brown's work and her personal life.

As a social worker, Maurice Geoffroy sees people from all backgrounds and with varying situations. Salt follows Geoffroy around as he visits the elderly, welfare mothers, people laid off, and others.

As one of the more picturesquely preserved villages in New England, Beth Greenfield questions what happens when the natives are gone from Castine, Maine. Greenfield explores what happens when a place like Castine when memories of the past are lost.

Cultural memory is important to retain through generations because it holds the history of a culture and of a people. Carol Miles discusses how for the Passamaquoddy, a group of individuals are working on regenerating their heritage from oral histories passed down to them.