“Weekends with Yankee” Episode 712: Old Things/New Hands

On this episode of Weekends with Yankee, Richard Wiese jumps into the world of Bangs Island Mussels, a pioneering fishery in Portland, Maine, that’s producing more than 250,000 pounds of sustainable shellfish a year. Amy Traverso heads to Connecticut’s famous Litchfield Hills to visit Arethusa Farm, where the cows get shampooed every day and their milk is turned into award-winning cheese and ice cream. Finally, a visit to the Trapp Family Lodge, founded by the family made famous by the movie The Sound of Music.