catapult magazine

The Little House life

by Dawn Berkelaar

On skills, creativity and dependence.

Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be clueless

by Megan Dunham

On passing down skills in community.

Getting away

by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma

Experiencing other cultures can offer a window into what may be lacking in our own.

Thrift store philosophy

by Bill Boerman-Cornell

Sorting through donated books raises questions about acquisition.

Locks and keys

by Sherri B. Lantinga

A meditation on key chains as a barometer of local and internal culture.

The memory palaces of Joseph Cornell

by Henry Bakker

Exploring the philosophy of an artist whose collage work is suggestive about the nature of time and memory.

New poems from an old friend

by Naomi R. Wenger

A review of Wendell Berry's Given: New Poems.

The search for hope

by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma

Independent America: The Two-Lane Search for Mom and Pop points in the right direction.

Longing for Eden

by G.Carol Bomer

From Smurfs to Sponge Bob

by Jason Vande Brake

The author interviews a local mediaphile in order to better understand how cartoons have changed over the last twenty years, what we should look for in good cartoons, and how cartoons affect viewers.

Historical Jesus

by Grant Elgersma

N.T. Wright continues to explore important questions in Christian Origins and the Question of God series.

Waiting for the rising

by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma

A few life lessons from the ghosts of my ancestors.

Homecanning.com

Canning instructions for beginners and recipes for the more advanced.

North House Folk School

Located in beautiful Grand Marais, Minnesota, this is one place to learn those forgotten skills you're craving.

Renewing husbandry

Orion Magazine

The time of mechanization in agriculture is fast coming to an end, but can we recover what has been lost? An article by Wendell Berry.

Foxfire

An education program based on the Southern Appalachian tradition of community-based learning that "promotes a sense of place and appreciation of local people, community, and culture as essential educational tool."

Stir fried noodles with weeds and seeds

Jim McDonald, Herbalist

Up for a little foraging? Try this recipe that integrates on-hand ingredients from the kitchen, forest and field.