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Burt's Bees: Roxanne Quimby (2019)

发表于 2021-08-23 80s quimby roxanne

In the 1970s, Roxanne Quimby was trying to live a simpler life – one that rejected the pursuit of material comforts. She moved to Maine, built a cabin in the wo…

The Maine Potato War of 1976

发表于 2024-01-13 1976 potatoes potato

When you think of a potato, one state probably comes to mind: Idaho. But for much of American history, Maine was home to the nation's largest potato crop. That …

A new experiment in remote work … from the inside

发表于 2025-11-08 experiment planet prisons

When people in Maine prisons started getting laptops to use in their cells for online classes and homework, it sparked this new idea. Could they have laptops in…

Alan Lightman on Science, Spirituality, and Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine

发表于 2018-11-05 spirituality stars searching

Author and Physicist Alan Lightman talks about his book Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. This is a wide-ranging conver…

Tom's Of Maine: Tom Chappell

发表于 2017-12-11 bowties chappell 1970

In 1970, Tom Chappell took out a $5000 loan to launch a natural products company called Tom's of Maine. Working out of a warehouse in Kennebunk, Maine, he creat…

Burt's Bees: Roxanne Quimby

发表于 2019-02-18 80s quimby roxanne

In the 1970s, Roxanne Quimby was trying to live a simpler life – one that rejected the pursuit of material comforts. She moved to Maine, built a cabin in the wo…