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Homemade, small batch pepper jellies made with care and passion in our licensed home kitchen in the village of Wayne, Maine, is where GREY GOOSE GOURMET evolved in 2014. My mother’s family recipe, passed down 25+ years ago, we call the “Original”, was the beginning. Now, 20 pepper jelly varieties later with some seasonal, we share the pepper jelly goodness throughout Maine and beyond. Sourcing most of our ingredients from the backyard and area farmers, we sell these uniquely flavored jars of pepper jelly at local farmer’s markets(where it all began), art & crafts shows, festivals, and special events throughout the state. You can find our pepper jellies on our online store, at our seasonal 1850’s barn shop on Main Street in Wayne, and at several year-round and seasonal shops throughout the state. Whether you like sweet heat, savory, fruity or mellow, there is something for everyone. As we like to say, “Simple Yet Amazingly Good!” Sandra, the Owner, Maker, and Family Cook
- Oh, and check us on our YouTube channel, Grey Goose Gourmet!
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My sand dollars are found in the waters of Georgetown Maine. Many come from my own lobster traps. I dry them, dye them, and then seal them for strength. Each sand dollar is unique, and no two are alike.
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Carol Santora is a multi-disciplinary artist, best known for her contemporary expressionist and soulful equine and animal paintings. Santora began her artistic career as an animal portrait painter 35 years ago. Her portfolio focuses on horses in acrylic, however she also has a series of lobsters and koi fish, and works on a commission basis. Known for her pet and animal portraits of dogs, cats, horses, cows, sheep, and select wildlife, she will also paint pet portraits in pastel. Her own animals are her inspiration as well as those at local farms and rescues in Maine.
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We create fun and functional home décor products.
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I go in search of my high quality gems and minerals at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, in Arizona. It is a wonderful experience where you can meet with people from all around the world and buy the gems directly from the mine/miner/lapidary artist etc. I hand pick only the gems that I love and bring them back to Damariscotta, Maine, where I wire wrap them into unique, wearable works of art. My style is generally asymmetric and minimalistic as to accentuate, and not take away from, the natural beauty of the gems.
My line of copper jewelry is also very unique. I’ve mastered the bright blue ammonia patina and have incorporated it into earrings, bracelets and necklaces. The designs are completely random, depending on its exposure to the ammonia throughout the week-long patina process.
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Each item is hand made with great love and attention to detail. Every item is uniquely colored with heat and sealed to help hold the beauty as long as possible. All materials used are bought from local businesses.
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Since 1993, LeHay’s Shaker Boxes has been a proud member of a group of artisans working in early American crafts. While mass-produced, machine-made items have replaced many traditional products, nothing can replace the individuality of an item that has been created by hand using local, all-natural materials. Instantly recognizable, the Shaker box is an iconic piece of American craftsmanship. By concentrating on the functional aspects of an item and omitting unnecessary ornament the Shakers produced timeless designs. Shaker boxes were traditionally used for cooking and sewing supplies, but they can easily hold anything from mementos to electronics while adding warmth and beauty to your space. I chose to create boxes in the Shaker style not only because of their desirability as an antique but also because of their durability and usefulness. My goal is to remain true to Shaker traditions. My products are created using the same craftsmanship that the Shaker community used for over 200 years.
My materials are either produced here on my property or come from small, American businesses. I mill my lumber on site from raw maple and pine logs to guarantee the highest quality from start to finish, and the tops and bottoms of all except the largest boxes are quartersawn pine, not veneer. For authentic antique colors I use all-natural finishes including milk paint, dyes and Tung oil. The boxes are fastened with copper tacks that have been darkened to provide an aged finish. Every part of the boxes is completed individually by my own hands. I believe the act of creating, and helping others to create, is as important as the finished product itself. That’s why I supply not only the boxes, but materials necessary for others to participate in the craft as well. The Shakers were a society of makers. They built what they needed with their own hands from local resources. LeHay’s continues that tradition, creating a quality product that also benefits the local economy, honors local history and passes along the knowledge to future generations.
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Mathews Brothers is America’s oldest window manufacturer, and today we produce hundreds of thousands of windows, custom-made to architect or builder specifications. Our products are both maintenance-free and highly energy-efficient, among the most energy-efficient in the world. As the north-easternmost window manufacturer in the US, nearly all our products are shipped South, on our own vehicles, throughout New England. Materials to produce our windows come in from Ohio, Kentucky, New York, Pennsylvania as well as some western states.
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Books offered by Rheta Press:
‘down the Plains’ is a continuation of examining what does it mean to be Franco-American and growing up in Maine. ‘down the Plains’ takes the reader on the literary journey in a geography and landscape of the liminal generation that carries the language and culture toward a modern expression.
“Rhea Cote Robbins’ Wednesday’s Child is beautiful stuff, a defiant and poignant memoir that transcends the personal. It is an important book not only for its immediate content, for the experience of life within its covers, but because it gives us a glimpse of the almost unmined Golconda of literary source material in Franco-American lives.”–E. Annie Proulx
Canuck and Other Stories Rhea Côté Robbins, Editor Canuck, by Camille Lessard Bissonnette, (1883-1970), translated by Sylvie Charron and Sue Huseman, is a book which reflects the French Canadian immigration experience from a young woman’s point of view. Also included, La Jeune Franco-Américaine, The Young Franco-American by Alberte Gastonguay, (1906-1978), translated by Madeleine C. Paré Roy and Françaises d’Amérique, Frenchwomen of North America by Corinne Rocheleau Rouleau, (1881-1963), translated by Jeannine Bacon Roy
Heliotrope–French Heritage Women Create
130 Modern voices of creativity.Memoir, anthology and historical realism, that are about the French heritage woman’s life in Maine that generations have been living on the land since the 1800s and continue to practice their cultural traditions while living modern lives.
Author/Editor, Rhea Cote Robbins
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Lola Arts is a home goods lifestyle brand that is based in ceramic kitchenware and is expanding to other home and life accessories. At Lola Arts we believe that functional art makes everyday life a little bit better. We believe that following your heart, being yourself and spreading happiness makes the world a better place. And we are so excited that we get to live these beliefs through our little company!
Our gift line is inspired by our home in Maine. A place where small businesses are thriving, people take care of each other and connection to people and place is important. Our Maine ornaments started as wedding favors when we got married a few years ago. Handcrafted from blocks of clay they are rolled, cut, smoothed, fired, hand painted with our bright color palette and signature design and fired a second time before the ribbon and final touches are added. We pride ourselves in creating products that are handcrafted with the love and happiness that we hope they spread into the world.
