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Preserving New England

Season 9 Episode 911 | 26m 16s

This week, host and Yankee senior editor Amy Traverso meets Maine farmers who are preserving delicious heirloom bean varieties, then cooks a fresh take on baked beans with author Joe Yonan. Next, we travel to New Hampshire, to meet Ben Kilham, who rescues and rehabilitates orphaned bear cubs. Finally, host Richard Wiese is in Portland to discover how Sea Bags is giving new life to old sails.

Aired: 04/04/25
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
Extras
Visit Pickering House Inn, watch winter skiing in Maine and see Nantucket floral designs.
Visit Glazy Susan doughnuts, Mount Monadnock and Wozz! Kitchen Creations.
Explore Rockland, Maine, meet a glass artist and discover romantic home products.
See glamping in Maine, fishing in Connecticut and tour Duparquet Copper Cookware.
See Nubble Light in Maine, Boston’s famed North End and Vermont’s Farmhouse Pottery.
Visit Tanglewood, meet shopkeepers in Maine, surf cast on Cape Cod and more.
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.
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See glamping in Maine, fishing in Connecticut and tour Duparquet Copper Cookware.
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