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Weekends with Yankee

Richard Wiese explores the sights, sounds and tastes of all six New England states — from foraging for edible invasive plants in Connecticut to whitewater rafting on Maine's wild Kennebec River. Senior food editor Amy Traverso shares the recipes, local flavors and sense of community that make up the fabric of the region’s food and dining scene.
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Schedule

  • Richard Wiese and Amy Traverso

    Weekends with Yankee

    Gifts of Nature

    Saturday
    May 16

    30 Minutes

    Filmmaker and environmentalist Tomas Koeck discusses New Hampshire's iconic loons; a late-summer garden party at Groundswell with founder David Fierabend.
  • Richard Wiese and Amy Traverso

    Weekends with Yankee

    Yankee Milestones

    Saturday
    May 23

    30 Minutes

    Celebrating 10 years of "Weekends with Yankee" and 90 years of Yankee magazine; naturalist and author Sy Montgomery and artist Matt Patterson spend time with rescue turtles; the art of oyster shucking on Cape Cod.

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