The Growing Vine is a project by people who love New England and enjoy wine. We want to share what we have learned with other wine lovers who also want local New England agriculture and business to thrive.
Local vineyards and farms preserve land and resources which we can all enjoy. Urban wineries create additional jobs and attraction for tourism. While maintaining centuries-old vintners’ techniques, these farms and vineyards are also exploring renewable energy sources such as solar and wind.
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Nancy Boyle 
grew up in Boston, and spent summers on Cape Cod. She has worked on farms, raising animals, gardening & making maple syrup. A passion is exploring the small towns of New England and finding spots to do watercolors. She looks forward to reporting on trips to wineries and places of interest in New England. Her design work can be seen at Millbrook Creative
grew up in Boston, and spent summers on Cape Cod. She has worked on farms, raising animals, gardening & making maple syrup. A passion is exploring the small towns of New England and finding spots to do watercolors. She looks forward to reporting on trips to wineries and places of interest in New England. Her design work can be seen at Millbrook Creative
Mary Schwager is a journalist with more than 17 years experience. She’s won more than two-dozen local, regional, national and international journalism awards for investigative, consumer, feature reporting and writing including 10 Emmy Awards and 7 Edward R. Murrow Awards and numerous Associated Press honors.
Mary is a national consumer columnist for Examiner.Com, Galtime.com and Exhibit A.
Jim Ashkar is originally from rural Pennsylvania and learned to appreciate the land and grape growing from his Lebanese grandparents who maintained gardens on a pristine lake in Eagles Mere, PA. Jim has had several careers as an engineer, project manager and teacher. He loves to travel New England and discover new places, especially on the back roads, and is very interested in the processes and activities around making wine.
