An as herbalist and medicine maker in Belfast, August Sender provides tinctures and salves to free medicine clinics around the country. Alice Quinlan provides a profile on Sender's work.

Homesteading means always being at home, says Jim Cornish, who teaches students how to live off the land at his farm, Stone Soup Institute. A past student, Jeremy Kasten, draws on his experience with Jim as he and his family prepare for their second season growing vegetables and raising animals.

The Understory refers to the younger generation of trees that live below the forest canopy, growing in the bursts of light. Set on an off-grid homestead in Temple, Maine, this film follows an ecological immersion program for young adults. With guidance from Director Chris Knapp, participants learn homesteading and hand crafting skills, and reflect on their motivations to live in a conscious and connected way with the living world around them. Like the growing trees of the forest, they are striving towards the light. “Active hope is not wishful thinking…Active hope is waking up to the beauty of life on whose behalf we can act.” -Joanna Macy

When long-time friend Monty Washburn invited Salt students on an expedition, they wasted no time in joining along. Jay York reports from Washburn's hunting camp near Upton on the subject of fiddlehead hunting.

With a passion for lilacs, Ken Berdeen raises over 1,500 lilac bushes on his 65 acres of land just outside of Kennebunk. Joe Iriana, Wade Zahares, and others document Berdeen's desire to raise lilacs and how he got into that line of work.

Lynn Kippax Jr. captures photographs of Norman Collins, a workers at O'Hara Fish Corporation.

Cutting fish since he was nine years old, Lamont Allen Sr. has always worked in the fish business. Lynn Kippax Jr. and Greg Violette profile Allen's life and the work that he performs at O'Hara's.

At O'Hara's in Rockland, cutting fish is a family affair. Lynn Kippax, Jr. and Sheryl Lane speak to Lamont Allen, Sr. about his experience cutting fish and the cutting process.

In the Kennedy family, bean hole bean baking has always been a tradition. Salt travels to the Kennedy household in The Forks to learn about baking beans in the ground.

Attempting to save heirloom seeds to prevent further loss of food crop diversity, Will Bonsall started a project to collect, preserve, and distribute rare seed varieties. Graham Letorney captures the work done by Bonsall.

The sardine packing industry supported the town of Gouldsboro for nearly 135 years, until the packing plant was closed down. Madeleine Pryor captures how the closure of the sardine packing plant directly impacts the town, as well as other seafood industries in Maine.

The sardine packing industry supported the town of Gouldsboro for nearly 135 years, until the packing plant was closed down. Madelein Pryor captures how the closure of the sardine packing plant directly impacts the town, as well as other seafood industries in Maine.