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Weekends with Yankee

Preserving New England

Season 9 Episode 911

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.

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Explore a variety of handmade New England goods including handcrafted caramels.
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