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Happiness is Gold & Lavender

Season 9 Episode 902 | 26m 46s

This week, host Richard Wiese visits Golden Dog Farm in Vermont, where the owners’ motto, “Happiness is golden,” applies to everything from their wine and syrup to their pack of golden retrievers. Host and Yankee senior food editor Amy Traverso experiences the lavender harvest at Pumpkin Blossom Farm in New Hampshire, making lavender wreaths and sampling flower-infused treats.

Aired: 04/04/25
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
Extras
Bangs Island Mussels, Arethusa Farm and a visit to the Trapp Family Lodge.
Tanglewood music festival and an artists’ colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire.
Newport, Rhode Island and a classic New England general store.
A look at Nubble Light in Maine. Boston’s famed North End. Vermont’s Farmhouse Pottery.
Glamping in Maine. Fishing in Mystic, Connecticut. A tour of Duparquet Copper Cookware.
Breakfast at Pickering House Inn. Winter skiing and surfing in Maine. Floral designs.
Glazy Susan doughnuts. Climbing Mt. Monadnock. Sauces from Wozz! Kitchen Creations.
French-New England dishes from Jacques Pépin. Ducati motorcycles made in New England.
Biddeford, a rising food town. Farming collective in Vermont. Nantucket weaving tradition.
Explore Rockland, Maine. Local glass artist. Playful and romantic home products.
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