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.

Shikarro Sampson captures a photograph of Larch Hansen packing seaweed in Steuben, Maine.

Along the proposed route of the East-West Highway, owners of businesses and community members have varying opinions about the impact of the highway. Alice Quinlan investigates how the highway could cause changes in these communities and on the economy for small towns.

Along the proposed route of the East-West Highway, owners of businesses and community members have varying opinions about the impact of the highway. Alice Quinlan investigates how the highway could cause changes in these communities and on the economy for small towns and farmers.

The largest of eight theapeautic riding centers in Maine, Hearts N Horses assists thousands of handicapped people with all kinds of disabilities. Jennifer Jensen discusses the Hearts N Horses organization and the services they provide.

The largest of eight therapeutic riding centers in Maine, Hearts N Horses assists thousands of handicapped people with all kinds of disabilities. Andrea DelCastillo captures the Hearts N Horses organization and the services they provide.

Drive about 20 miles north of Portland, Maine and you’ll arrive at Pineland. It looks like a college campus: brick buildings with stately pillars, it’s surrounded by rolling hills. But Pineland’s exterior doesn’t tell you about its history. It opened as an institution for people with disabilities in 1908. Alexa Burke spoke with people who lived and worked at Pineland to learn about the history of institutionalization and the legacies that remain today.

Drive about 20 miles north of Portland, Maine and you’ll arrive at Pineland. It looks like a college campus: brick buildings with stately pillars, it’s surrounded by rolling hills. But Pineland’s exterior doesn’t tell you about its history. It opened as an institution for people with disabilities in 1908. Alexa Burke spoke with people who lived and worked at Pineland to learn about the history of institutionalization and the legacies that remain today.

Hard cider is one of New England's oldest fermented beveraged, and the co-owers of Shaksbury Cider in Vermont are attempting to reinvent it by putting the apples first and finding the lost apples of America. Caroline Santinelli documents the work that Shacksbury Cider does in making hard cider that embraces the ripe vinegar and rough earthy flavors disregarded by other makers.

Drive about 20 miles north of Portland, Maine and you’ll arrive at Pineland. It looks like a college campus: brick buildings with stately pillars, it’s surrounded by rolling hills. But Pineland’s exterior doesn’t tell you about its history. It opened as an institution for people with disabilities in 1908. Alexa Burke spoke with people who lived and worked at Pineland to learn about the history of institutionalization and the legacies that remain today.

Within the blueberry barrens, many different types of individuals help to complete the blueberry harvest. Pamela Wood speaks to these individuals to see what the harvest means to them and what they see for the future.

Within the blueberry barrens, many different types of individuals help to complete the blueberry harvest. Lynn Kippax Jr. captures images of these individuals to see what the harvest means to them and what they see for the future.