Welcome back.
The fire's already going.
"Ice went off the pond this week. Mornings are still cold enough to want a fire. New dispatch is up, and the summer mailing goes out before the end of the month." — Shawn
Welcome to the Hearthside
The weight of quiet work.
There's a particular kind of day on the land where nothing dramatic happens. No big build, no harvest, no emergency. Just the ongoing work of keeping things right — splitting wood for next winter, checking the fence line, pulling the canoe out of the water for inspection. On those days you notice things you don't notice when you're in a hurry. The way the light sits in the spruce at four in the afternoon. The sound the axe makes when the wood splits clean on the first swing. That's what I've been sitting with this month.
Read the full dispatchJune 2026
Morning light through the spruce
No agenda. No story arc. Just what the land looks like at six in the morning when nobody's watching — the fire, the dog, the particular quiet before the day starts.
May 2026
Splitting the last of the maple
April 2026
Ice off the pond — what spring looks like here
Members only · Jun 2026
Building Alone
What it actually feels like to work alone for weeks at a time. The voice in your head, the mistakes you make, the specific satisfaction of a problem solved with nobody to tell.
Members only · May 2026
A Conversation With My Wife
Unscripted, by the woodstove. What she gave up, what she gained, and what held the whole thing together when it could have fallen apart.
Members only · Apr 2026
The Skills Nobody Teaches You
Reading weather on the land. Felling a tree alone. Keeping a fire through the night. The things you can't learn from a video because the stakes aren't real enough.
Chaga is back. You're first.
The summer Chaga harvest is in. Chunks and powder — both restocked. Members get 48 hours before this goes to the public. It sold out in three days last time.
Early access
Chaga Powder — Summer Harvest
Wild-harvested from the boreal. No fillers, no additives. The same bag I make my morning coffee with.
$28
Add to cartEarly access
Chaga Chunks — Raw
For decoctions and long brews. Break off what you need, simmer slow, drink something that tastes like the forest smells.
$24
Add to cartComing soon
Spruce Tip Tea — First Harvest
Hand-picked in early spring when the tips are still tender. Dried slow. Members get first access when this lands — expected late July.
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