La Nef founders Mandy and Dylan Metrano have been visiting and working on Monhegan island for many years. They’ve been living year-round on the island for the last four years. Mandy is the teacher at the one-room schoolhouse and Dylan manages a cafe in the summer. They’re both artists and are heavily involved with the… Read more »

Starting with my mother’s mustard 1930’s all natural, gluten-free, and salt-free recipe, we have existed to make food enhancers that are reasonably priced. Since 1982, using the best ingredients, we enjoy combining and creating different, unique flavors and smells to make many combinations of Mother’s Mountain products to add to our different lines.

In 1999 Sarah and I went to Jamaica on a cruise and discovered specialty coffee for the first time. It was a game changing moment and started us on a quest for the perfect cup of coffee. In 2011 my brother introduced us to home coffee roasting and we spent the next several years learning… Read more »

Since childhood, I look back at how three major elements of my identity have shaped what I do. They are, first a love for hospitality, and table fellowship. Food preparation is not merely a chore for me, but a challenge I relish (an nearly unforgivable pun but…). I love to work with what I have… Read more »

We, sisters Becca and Tammy, are creative business women with a spirit of adventure, a love of learning and a need to continually pass on what we have learned to others. With more than fifty years combined experience in banking, customer relations, people management, quality and control, and restaurant experiences, we bring a wealth of… Read more »

Maine Roasted™   Anchored on the rugged Bold Coast of Downeast Maine, we responsibly source rare & affordable Single-Origin coffees from The Americas, including direct from our own farm in Tarrazu, Costa Rica – Café Costa Fuerte. Our coffees are small-batch roasted, then cooled by North Atlantic coastal breezes. Highlighting the independent, hardy, and adventurous… Read more »

Worcester’s Wild Blueberries in Orneville Twp.is the home of Lee & Everett and their golden retriever puppy Mister Blue. We have an adult daughter who lives out of state. Our 147 acre farm has about 20 acres of wild low bush blueberries while the rest is forest land. We also own additional blueberry and forest… Read more »

Wilbur’s of Maine Chocolate Confections is a family owned business that was started by Tom Wilbur & Catherine Carty-Wilbur in 1983 as a chocolate and candy store on Bow Street in Freeport, Maine. When they began making their own confections in 1985 attention to detail and the use of the finest ingredients was what set… Read more »

I get all my inspiration from having traveled with my airline pilot husband. If he was going to Belgium I went too…once there I tasted chocolate and waffles and all sorts of amazing flavors. I noticed that all over Europe the flavors we far less sweet than in the US. I was totally intrigued by… Read more »

It all started with a 19 year old bartender and a 64 year old lady. During the summer of 2001 at Lakewood Inn Restaurant Katie Quinn (the bartender) & Jan Powers (the lady) began the study of making the perfect bloody mary. Katie being 19 thought she knew all….so her very first bloody mary was… Read more »