Heating With Wood: The Charm, the Chores, and the Occasional Pain in the Ass
Plan firewood, kindling, storage and stove safety with a practical wood-heat routine from our Southern Appalachian homestead.
Read story ↗Life in the Appalachian mountains
A little wild.
A lot of heart.
Real animals. Muddy boots. Big ideas. An honest look at homesteading, where simple living rarely means easy living.
Welcome to our kind of simple
Simple Living.
Complicated Execution.
We’re raising animals, making things, and figuring it out as we go. Usually with dirt on our hands and at least one project that has gotten wildly out of hand.
This is a place for honest farm stories, useful ideas, and a life that feels like our own.
The story behind the chaos ↗Notes from the homestead
Meanwhile, at Nevermore…
Whatever the farm brings in
Berries, herbs, eggs, and whatever is ready next. Follow the ingredients from outside to the kitchen.
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Making good things last
Making good things last. A place for preserving projects, seasonal notes, and lessons from the kitchen.
Read story ↗Learn as you go
A field guide to figuring it out.
Field guides are growing.
Practical guides are on their way. Until then, explore the stories and projects in the Farm Journal.
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Feral Kitchen
Good food. Loose plans. A kitchen with a mind of its own.
A little of this, a handful of that, and something good at the end of it. Welcome to the food side of Nevermore: everyday cooking, making the harvest last, and following whatever the farm brings in.
Into the kitchen ↗“We looked at a normal, manageable life and thought, ‘That seems boring.’”
The unofficial Nevermore origin story
Useful things, thoughtfully chosen
A little help
for the everyday.
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