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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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New England’s first whitewater park, lobster harvesting and handmade waxed canvas bags.
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The East Coast's largest horse ranch, dunes of Sandy Neck Beach and a local painter.