The Story of Eve

The Story of Eve

April 12, 2024

Before Eve Went Badass, she had to be born. And that story, like so many do, begins at a kitchen table.

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In Praise of Good Design

In Praise of Good Design

September 29, 2023

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Circularity at Heartwood

Circularity at Heartwood

August 01, 2023

In a healthy ecosystem, nothing is ever wasted - the output of one system or process is input to another. In the microcosm, things are constantly being born and dying.

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500 Litres of Syrup

500 Litres of Syrup

June 01, 2022

"It’s quite a thing - trust me - to be taunted by 500 litres of maple syrup..."

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For the Love of Cows

For the Love of Cows

November 03, 2021

If you’ve ever visited Heartwood and wandered out to our main pasture with me, you may have gotten more “cow love” than you’d bargained for...

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Food, Folks & Farms

Food, Folks & Farms

June 15, 2020

There are cracks in the food economy - big ones. But big cracks mean a lot of light getting in.

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Sowing Clover

Sowing Clover

May 18, 2020 1 Comment

"In the dark of the moon, in flying snow,
in the dead of winter, war spreading,
families dying, the world in danger,
I walk the rocky hillside, sowing clover" - Wendell Berry.

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Imagining the Future

Imagining the Future

April 14, 2020 1 Comment

"...we wonder, amid the disruption and heartbreak, what future is being born in this moment?"

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