Aroostook County teacher’s new business taps into decades-long obsession with native plants

Sep 2

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • September 2, 2026

Shelly Bouchard has been teaching students about sustainability and the uses of plants for over a decade and now she just opened a new business, Meadowsweet Herbals, to help others and sell her natural remedies.

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