Episode 102:
Travel Downeast Maine with host Kevin Chap to meet members of the Passamaquoddy tribe who have been harvesting blueberries for generations. Explore the dense forests, estuaries, and harbors that produce Maine’s famed oysters and lobsters, and then meet the chef who is creating innovative dishes with Maine’s award-winning seafood.
Episode Highlights
In This Episode
An Ecosystem Reclaims its Former Glory
Kevin explores the Ducktrap River Preserve in Downeast Maine that protects the river’s shoreline for wild Atlantic salmon habitat.
Taste of Place
Kevin explores the natural resource and harvesting tradition with the Passamaquoddy Tribe in Maine with Darren Paul, general manager of the Passamaquoddy Wild Blueberry Co., and Lily Calderwood, PhD, a botanist with the University of Maine.
An Expression of Flavor
Kevin visits with winemaker Michael Terrien, founder of Bluet Wines, made with wild blueberries from Maine.
Maine Lobster
Kevin ventures out on a lobster boat with best-selling author and fisherman Linda Greenlaw to talk about warming oceans and the lobster industry.
Along the Coast
Kevin walks the Maine shoreline in search of blue, horse, and little black mussels. Kevin harvests and tastes seaweed along the rocky coast with Seraphina Erhardt of Maine Coast Sea Vegetables.
Maine Oysters
Kevin meets with Maine oyster farmers Bob Evans and Zoe Benisek of Chebeague Island Oyster Co. They come across an invited guest—the European green crab, an invasive species.
It’s in the Sauce
Executive Chef Marsh Elliot of Chebeague Island Inn makes a flavorful sauce using European green crab as a sustainable solution.
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