Happy New Year!
A very happy new year from the SunriseGuide! We hope you're safely enjoying the beauty of the winter season and taking time to reset and restore. Here’s to a 2021 filled with health, happiness, connection and care for one another. Cheers!
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2021 Inside Out Restaurant Scene |
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Avoiding dining inside restaurants due to COVID-19? But missing the novelty and variety of restaurant dining? There are two ways to approach this—dining OUT, as in outside around fire pits or in separate dining domes, greenhouses or fishing shacks; or bringing the restaurant experience into your home. When you’re looking for something other than takeout, Maine chefs are pivoting again to offer meal preparation kits (think Hello Fresh but local and fresher) or heat-and-eat meals for two or for families. |
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Dining IN
The pleasures of eating out and the safety of staying in. That’s what you get with these meal prep kits, catered date night dinners and family-style take-and-bake almost-ready meals.
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Dining OUT
Put up your flag when you’re ready to order from your fishing shack in Kennebunk, ski up to a bar in South Waterford, cozy up in an igloo by the sea in Cape Neddick or enjoy a hearty dinner with your bubble in a metro lumberjack dining dome in Bangor.
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Electric Vehicle Rebate Program Updates |
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Buying an electric vehicle (EV) is more affordable in 2021 as Efficiency Maine extends its EV rebate program with more rebates for low-income Maine residents, Maine government entities and tribal governments and select Maine nonprofits.
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Manage your home to prevent COVID-19 |
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“Shelter in place” is the catchphrase we have all heard, and heeded, during the current COVID-19 pandemic. But how can we know whether or not the place in which we choose to shelter ourselves, primarily our homes, is safe? And are there specific things we can do to minimize the risk of transmitting COVID-19 to others in our home environments?
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Fishermen Feeding Mainers |
Meals for hungry Mainers and a lifeline for the fishing industry
Fishermen Feeding Mainers, a program of Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association (MCFA), gives fishermen good prices for their catch, employs local processing facilities and distributes seafood to Mainers struggling to make ends meet.
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Restorative yoga is a calming balancing style of yoga meant to relax, rejuvenate and replenish both your body and your mind. Many local studios offer restorative classes (including virtual), which is a great way to get started under the guidance of a professional instructor. And if you are practicing at home, it can be a lovely treat to drift into a relaxing slumber following a restorative yoga class!
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Luxurious DIY baths and soaks
Your bathtub can be a great place to relieve tension, soothe aching joints, stimulate circulation, or chase away a cold. The way to a soothing bath can be as simple as running some comfortably hot water and adding 1-2 tbsp of coconut or almond oil and/or 1-2 cups of Epsom salt. Or you can take a few more steps to create these DIY bath additions that will bring your relaxation time to the next level.
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B-Corps score an A+ in sustainability
Certified B Corporations are businesses that meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose. Maine is currently home to ten B Corps varying in size and industry but all committed to making a positive impact in the community and on the planet.
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NEW Winter Guide now available!
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The pandemic may have canceled many things, but it can’t cancel winter! And we know that Maine winter is best when it’s enjoyed playing outside in the snow. Looking for inspiration? Check out the new Green & Healthy Maine WINTER Guide! It’s packed with winter adventure ideas from Acadia to Rangeley, everything you need to know to get started with fat biking, a Consumer’s Guide to adult-use cannabis and more. Order it here or subscribe and you’ll keep the Green & Healthy Maine inspiration coming all year long.
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Online, UMaine Cooperative Extension
Online, Sierra Club Maine Chapter
Online, Ecomaine
Online, Whole Heart Yoga
Online, Maine Initiatives
Online, Sierra Club Maine Chapter
Loring Monument, Rewild Maine
Online, UMaine Cooperative Extension
Online, MOFGA
Online, Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce
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The SunriseGuide is a mission-based media company born out of the belief that business can be a force for positive change. For us, that mission is to help our readers live happier, healthier, more sustainable lives, while helping Maine's sustainable businesses grow and prosper. Will you join us?
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