The world of folk art is broad, eclectic, ongoing and wonderful. Folk art is accessible in a way that abstract or aesthetic art can never…
The casserole bubbles invitingly, the coals underneath glow brightly as the aroma fills the air around the campfire. Your mouth is watering in anticipation of…
If you live beyond the sidewalks (or are planning to move there) you need a homestead gig to sustain yourself; you need money—either to stay…
It was a simpler time, before railroads were built or the coal industry and tourism began to change the landscape. Back then, existence was all…
They don’t live in houses but instead carry their houses with them. They don’t shop at malls, clip coupons, or wear the latest fashions. They don’t possess…
People in my family have always been lovers of salt. That grainy white stuff in the shaker on the dinner table was the star of…
Forty Acres and a Fool: How to Live in the Country and Still Keep Your Sanity is a story of one man’s evolution and his…
Rene Caisse was a modest, humble, hardworking nurse from Canada when she discovered the herbal remedy that rocked the medical world. She remained humble and…
Basketry: possibly the oldest of human crafts. It is time-honored, it is revered, it is respected, and still, it has the power to excite and…
Who were the mountain men? They were the pathfinders of yore, lovers of nature, and fiercely independent. They lived and roamed the mountains and…
This is a story of greed, corruption, and the struggle for religious freedom. The story begins in one of history’s gloomiest times, the Dark Ages.…