Susan Gaidos highlights the profession of mussel farming, speaking farmers to learn about their activities and the trade.

Introduction to Maine: A Peopled Landscape by Hugh T. French, who writes about the changing face of Salt and Maine.

Inside back cover of March 1979 Salt Magazine with mission statement and information.

Table of contents for June 1986 Salt Magazine.

When back-to-landers decided to start their farm, they were faced with a hard choice of switching crops and growing to a market economy or losing their land. Andrew Reiner documents how farmers at Good Earth Farm live a rural lifestyle and the challenges they have faced.

Inside back cover for the December 1993 Salt Magazine, with a brief history of Salt.

Table of contents for September 1992 Salt Magazine.

Tonee Harbert captures a moment of relaxation between Jamaican apple pickers at Douglas Hill Orchard in South Bridgton.

Instead of using local labor, Henry Drake hires Jamaicans to help me pick apples every season at his apple orchard. Jennie Vosacek captures images of Drake and his crew to highlight work at an apple orchard.

Back cover for Maine: A Peopled Landscape.

At Piper Shores retirement community in Scarborough, Maine, some seniors choose to spend their leisure time in intellectual pursuits. Rachel Hurn speaks to residents at Piper Shores to understand the educational opportunities that are offered to senior citizens within the community.

A key staple to fishing is bait, and in Maine there are individuals who practice wormdigging. Jennifer Dowell speaks with some of these men and learns about capturing and dealing bait.