Today, the items are so popular, they’re often made of new rope.
Homegrown
Homegrown: Ugly Christmas sweaters no longer on the naughty list
A Yarmouth company manufactures holiday belts with images of real sweaters.
Homegrown: Blue Current sake has finally hit Maine shelves
The premium rice wine, made in Kittery, is a lighter alternative to grape-based wines.
Homegrown: Eco-friendly scarves from Maine’s Morris & Essex keeps winter chill at bay
Eliza Jane Curtis likes hand-printing textiles from natural materials that last.
Homegrown: Family and friends flock to your table for this marinade
Silverton Foods in Canaan has created a line of sauces for waterfowl, venison and other wild game.
Homegrown: Maine-made folding fish table can be used outdoors or as a droll addition to your home decor
Created by a Cumberland woodworker, the sturdy table is handmade of eastern white pine.
Homegrown: Energy-efficient windows and doors
Linwood Windows in Rockland helps homeowners fight winter.
Maine chips put emphasis on flavor
A new company called Vintage Maine Kitchen is making small-batch chips with local potatoes in regular and maple flavors
Homegrown: Wild Maine Blueberry Fruit Tea from Bar Harbor Tea Co.
Let this favorite summer fruit keep you warm all winter long.
Homegrown: LeHay’s Shaker Boxes
A Maine craftsman makes the reproduction boxes by hand, using historically accurate methods