Preserving New England -
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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.

Duration: 26 minutes and 16 seconds

Episode Number: 911

About Weekends with Yankee:

WEEKENDS WITH YANKEE is a 13-part travel and lifestyle series named for the long-running publication enjoyed by readers across America for more than 80 years.

With New England among the nation's top tourist destinations, the magazine-style program takes viewers on an insider's exploration of the cities, countryside locales and far-flung places in the quaint and scenic region.

The series is hosted by Richard Wiese, (Born to Explore) , an Emmy Award-winning TV personality, author and explorer who has traveled to all seven continents, participated in two expeditions to Antarctica, and cross-country skied to the North Pole.

Amy Traverso, a senior food editor at Yankee magazine who has appeared on The Martha Stewart Show and the Food Network's Throwdown with Bobby Flay, joins Richard as co-host.

She highlights recipes, local flavors and the sense of community that make up the regions' food and dining scene.

WEEKENDS WITH YANKEE offers an "all-access" behind-the-scenes pass to the unique attractions that define the region, and the hidden New England that only locals know.

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