Title page to new section of magazine.

Heather Flor is a Peruvian-American farmer and artist who uses rest as a radical tool. Heather’s mother, María Rosita, and her four-year old nephew, Ediercito, do too.

Table of contents for July 1990 Salt Magazine.

Monument Square in Portland sits at the center of the city and serves as an ideal location for protests and demonstrations. Victoria Lyon discusses how demonstrators use the downtown area to hold their protests.

Wynne Parry discusses how the Bayside neighborhood of Portland has begun to revitalize their community after dealing with years of arson and vandalism. Parry speaks to residents of the neighborhood to learn about their experiences in the area.

Within the Salt building at the mouth of the Kennebec River, a variety of youth training programs are held. Sheryl Lane highlights the work that the Salt Coast Youth Program does with boat building, farming, and media arts.

Tonee Harbert captures the essence of traditional working class diners around Maine.

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.

The tradition of using herbal medicine for health care dates back thousands of years, and in Maine, there are herbalists who follow these traditions. Jaime Chismar captures how herbalists in Maine are making herbs a daily part of their lives.

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

Ronald Clayton documents the lives of individuals who have struggled from drug abuse and the treatments they have received.

Roger Price documents the life of Chub Foster, a man who was a guide in the North Woods when everyone there was a woodsman.