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Meandering across New England and the Northeast. Follow along as we capture the essence of local. t.e.l.l.

was born out of a desire to capture the essence of living locally in New England. New England is comprised of six states, all of which are rich in history and deeply rooted with classic traditions. We are a design and photography team with a passion for local culture and the ambition to tell the story of growing up and living in the Northeast. Finding constant inspiration in our surroundings, we s

trive to bring light to this unique culture found within the six surrounding states. This publication is our tribute to and support for New England's communities, small businesses, people and their stories. It is our hope to deliver a consistent stream of unique anecdotes based on New England's traditions and cultures. Find us:

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08/04/2025

Hey Everyone!

I just put out a short episode - basically a thank you for supporting season 2 of the podcast & now it’s off to take a little break for the rest of the year!

The episode runs through some updates, thoughts on the future of the pod, and also lots of shoutouts!

Part of this episode is me talking about the podcasts I highly recommend you listen to in general but also if you are wanting sometime else to listen to while we are on break - here are my recs:
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I also wanted to recommend events happening coming up which you should check out and stay tuned for !
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📍Events at
📍 pop up food tour!

Details are all in the episode! Huge thank you to for being this season’s sponsor! 🙏🏻🙏🏻 🐑

To all our followers and listeners: keep supporting local and small biz & farms this year! We all need it! A rising tide lifts all boats ✨✨✨

Link in bio to listen or find it wherever you get your podcasts!
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07/15/2025

Jelissa Lamboy is the founder of , a pop-up cake decorating experience in the Boston area, but serving all of New England.

The Sugar Connection began in 2021 after a decision to pivot and start something fun in new after the 2020 year and all the changes in many industries, including her own.

Jelissa has been baking since she was young and has worked in the culinary industry for most of her life. Her business also offers custom baked goods and she makes all kinds of treats for any celebration.

Her classes are a place to relax, decompress, have fun, meet new people, and do something positive in a world that consistently tests everyone’s mental health.

The Sugar Connection brings together Jelissa’s two loves: baking and community. It also was a way for her to gain her identity back - as a busy mother of two, teaching the classes brought back connection and self expression to her life as well as others.

I hope you enjoy this episode and sign up for a class soon!

Listen at the link in bio or wherever you get your podcasts!

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07/08/2025

Angela Stone is the Founder and Executive Director of , a community fueled donation center based out of Portland, Maine and serving all 16 counties.

Her background and previous career in Chicago was interior design. During the summer of 2018 and a move back to Maine, those who were being separated at the border for seeking legal asylum sparked something in Angela and led her to completely pivot from the design world, into a journey of supporting other mothers and their children, and helping the greater Maine community.

In this episode you’ll hear the full story, but Maine Needs started out of Angela’s garage after she began a Facebook group in 2019 looking for donations to help local asylum seekers.

Now, Maine needs partners with over 125 organizations and welcomes over 3,000 volunteers a year to meet the basic material needs of over 36,000 people. This still includes immigrant families but also local Maine families, unhoused neighbors, people leaving incarceration and those seeking refuge from domestic violence.

Angela shares a few stories from the early days of Maine needs, how she built up the organization, and where her motivation comes from. They recently moved into a new and larger space to better serve the community, and how much of a collaborative it truly is. I hope this episode inspires you to get out and help your own community and know that any contribution to those in need, big or small, is always beneficial.

I hope you enjoy this episode! Head to the link in bio or find it wherever you get your podcasts.

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07/01/2025

Lil Sickles is the owner of Standing Stone Wines in Winooski Vermont, : named for her indigenous heritage, the People of the Standing Stone.

It is a place that is a haven for the local community to enjoy affordable and organic or natural wines, a wide variety of music nights and events, or just to come and hang out.

Lil has over 25 years of experience in the wine and hospitality industry, and has been a musician all her life. Now she blends the two and it has become so much more than she ever imagined.

Together we talk about her gratitude to her community who rallied behind her when she had cancer treatment two times and how her furnishings for the space has all been donated by friends or people in the area. We also chat about how this time in her life is the most fun she has had and how happy it makes her to be able to offer up a location to bring people together.

I hope you enjoy this episode and get up there to enjoy some wine or an event sometime!

**Just a quick note that there were some issues with the audio of this episode. I’m not sure if my mic wasn’t working or what, but I apologize for the weird sound on my end.**

Listen at the link in our bio or wherever you get your podcasts!

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06/25/2025

(she/her) co-founded Mei Mei in Boston in 2013 and built the brand around sustainable sourcing and fair and transparent employment practices, including open book management.

Mei Mei is now a dumpling company and Irene’s focus is on building Prepshift, a tech-enabled coaching and workforce training firm that works directly with restaurants, and partners with government and private entities to ensure a bright future for independent food businesses.

Irene is a 2022 James Beard Foundation Leadership Award winner and serves on the boards of Project Bread, The Food Project, and the Independent Restaurant Coalition.

Together we talk about her fight for food sovereignty in the greater Boston area, creating a cookbook with her sister, and how hard she works to give back to her community.

I hope you enjoy the episode! Listen at our link in bio or wherever you find your podcasts.

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06/17/2025

Kristine Steinberg is the founder and eco of Kismet Consulting

Bringing 23 years of combined professional coaching and business experience to help build and sustain strong executives, business teams, and successful organizations. She has worked with companies such as Harvard, LinkedIn, IBM, TED, Adidas, and more, helping them lead with authenticity, imagination, empathy, presence, and courage.

Her behavioral coaching approach dives to the root of her clients’ challenges and makes a lasting impact for success.

Together we talk about her education in art therapy and how it shaped her approach to coaching, the importance of listening and self awareness, and how she finds balance within her life.

I hope you enjoy the episode! Link in bio to listen or find it wherever you get your podcasts.

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06/10/2025

Timna Nwokeji is the Founder & CEO of Life as a Maven, LLC., a Latina owned, digital content creation business focused on small businesses.

Life as a Maven, LLC started as a way to share local food and travel experiences with locals and it grew into so much more!

Between her travels to different parts of the world and her growing following in the Greater Merrimack Valley & Boston, Timna continues to share curated experiences with her followers.

Her focus has stayed consistent, to help small businesses with their own content creation while creating beautiful and engaging content for her own followers to see.

She also hopes to inspire others to experience different food, learn about different cultures and travel in a different way.

Timna holds a Master degree from Northeastern University, is an HR professional in the corporate space, wife and mama to an amazing little boy.

Together we talk about the challenges of a recent cancer diagnosis and how that has changed the way she has balanced work and rest, to how she builds strong relationships within her community by connecting and supporting many local restaurants and small businesses.

I hope you enjoy the episode and follow and support !

Link in bio to listen or find it wherever you get your podcasts.

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06/03/2025

If you live on the seacoast of New Hampshire, you may have heard of . They are a farm I have worked with and shopped at for several years. In our community, a farm like this is really important. Shopping at the farm store supports over 50 other local businesses and farms, as well as supports the pasture raised and grown products right on the property. There are also a variety of agritourism events including, music nights, art, workshops, and classes, all of which are family friendly and welcoming to everyone.

Nicole and Jeremiah Vernon started their farm 10 years ago while building a family and creating a place of positive and lasting impact in the area of New England we live in.

Together we talk about their journey into farming, touch upon the challenges of farming in New Hampshire, how to support your local farms, and what it has taken to get to the point they are at now.

Their message is clear, through the ups and downs, they love what they do, and they love bringing good food to the surrounding area, and we hope you stop in for a visit!

The farm still faces many challenges - we encourage you to follow and support them in any capacity! Link to their events and GoFundMe are in the show notes!

Link in our bio to listen to the episode or find it wherever you get your podcasts.

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05/27/2025

Welcome to a special podcast interview!
As you may have heard on previous episodes, is our season sponsor, and I was excited to interview my friend Tammy White who is the owner and farmer.

Tammy and I first met when I photographed and wrote about her farm for our Tell New England Issue themed: Mornings - Where I spent a morning documenting farm life and chores, and was even lucky enough to witness a few lambs being born.

It was magical and since then I have worked with Tammy on a few other projects and always enjoy a visit to the farm and following along online.

Wing & A Prayer Farm is a Fiber Farm in Shafsbury, Vermont that specializes in Breed Specific Fiber from Beloved Flocks.

This small farm has been making a big difference over the past 25 years, promoting sustainable fiber and regenerative agriculture while producing natural and naturally dyed wool, farm made tallow soaps and salves, and hosting farm + fiber-centric events and festivals to educate and entertain visitors from all over the world.

Together we talk about how Tammy ended up with a cast of characters on her little farm, some adventures in sheep breeding, and what she is up to now. Hope you enjoy the episode and follow along with all the farm fun!

Link in bio to listen or find it wherever you get podcasts.

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05/13/2025

Quontay Turner also known as “Q”, is a multi-talented creative and entrepreneur from Mattapan and the owner of , New England’s first Black Owned plant shop and community space.

She has over ten years of experience in community organizing, event management, recruiting, and facilitating conversations and trainings around diversity, equity, and inclusion.

From admissions recruitment, to becoming a baker, and running a viral online shop, she transitioned to starting her own plant shop In 2020 and found there was a huge demand for plants, knowledge on the care and keeping, but also folks looking for more community. The shop has since become a hub for workshops, events, and collaboration.

I hope you enjoy this episode and visit the shop in Norwood, MA!

Link in bio to listen or find it wherever you get your podcasts!

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05/06/2025

Victoria Carrington Chávez is a TEDx speaker, award-winning entrepreneur, and the creative force behind Lilac and Aspen, a storytelling studio. With over a decade of experience in digital marketing and storytelling, she helps creative entrepreneurs and thought leaders turn story into content gold.

In 2024, she traveled 35,000+ miles as an international content creator . Her creative thought leadership has been featured on numerous podcasts and publications nationwide including Telemundo and Fierce by Mitu.

She’s started sharing stories from the road in her Substack series The Wild Chapter, and she knows the best taco spots in town.

Together we talk about her creative beginnings and the winding road she took to come back to herself and what that has meant for her personally and in business.

I was inspired by Victoria’s journey and story after I heard her speak at in Portsmouth, NH, a monthly speaker series, and we reference that a lot in the interview so I highly recommend watching it ! I have it linked in the show notes.

Link in bio to listen or find it wherever you get your podcasts!

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04/29/2025

Chloe Barcelou and Brandon Batchelder, partners in both life and business, began collaborating in 2012 when Chloe enlisted Brandon’s help in building props for her photoshoots.

Their shared talents quickly lead them into the film and photo industry, where they have since built up a portfolio of production design, set building, wardrobe styling, and prop creation for films and editorial projects. See for more!

Notably, they both live in an up-cycled Tiny Home that they built from salvaged set materials and eclectic thrifted or found items.

The Tiny House is a described mix of fairy tale cottage, steamer trunk, and pirate ship.

Together we talk about their backgrounds and beginnings of their careers, where they find inspiration, and most excitingly, the release of their new book: Tales of a Not So Tiny House which is out now!

I hope you enjoy the episode and pick up a copy of their book, which I have linked in the show notes!

Link in bio to listen or find it wherever you get your podcasts!

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