Contributors
Van Waffle
Van is a freelance journalist and naturalist with a degree in wildlife biology and ecology from the University of Guelph in Ontario. He grew up on the north shore of Lake Erie, and the sound of its waves still echoes in his mind. An avid foodie, spinner, and weaver, he lives with his partner in Waterloo, Ontario. He is research editor for Gluten-Free Living magazine, and more of his writing can be found at vanwaffle.com.
Sophie MacKenzie
Sophie is a plant-based whole foods blogger and photographer who shares her culinary creations on her blog, Wholehearted Eats. Now residing in Vancouver, British Columbia, she was born and raised in a small coastal community on Vancouver Island. She is a West Coast country girl through and through, and is happiest exploring the majestic forests of the Pacific. Follow her at wholeheartedeats.com.
Rebecca Stetson Werner
Rebecca Stetson Werner lives in Portland, Maine with her husband and three children. With a background in child psychology and research, she writes about parenting, environmental issues, and life in their very old home. In addition to her previous essays for Taproot Magazine, her most recent writing has been published by Maine the Way Quarterly, Full Grown People, and The Hopper.
Rachel Jepson Wolf
Rachel Jepson Wolf is the owner and founder of LuSa Organics (lusaorganics.com), a body care company specializing in herbal balms, soaps, and baby care. Rachel and her husband, Pete, homeschool their two kids in rural southwestern Wisconsin. Rachel is the author of two books: Herbal Adventures, a wildcrafting book for kids and their families, and The Unplugged Family Activity Book a treasure trove of offline fun. You can find her online at rachelwolfclean.com.
Nate Johnson
Nate was born and raised in northern Minnesota. He likes to craft the crafts, know the plants, eat the mushrooms, make the tools, trap the animals, tan the hides, weave the baskets, catch the fish, fiddle the fiddle, sing the songs, watch the birds, string the bow, sew the clothing, follow the tracks, make the canoes, and bend the snowshoes. Discover more ivegottwohands.com.
Missy Campbell
Missy Campbell lives, homeschools, and grows fruit, flowers, and veggies in Kentucky with her clan of a half dozen. Around town she photographs, prepares, talks about, eats, and shares the delicious edibles that thrive within ninety miles of her home. She blogs the praises of slow food, slow home, and slow beauty at tasteofsimple.com. Find her everywhere: @tasteofsimple
Michelle Housel
Michelle is an artist and crafter living in the green mountains of Vermont. Mother of two children (and one cat), she spends her days homeschooling, painting pictures, sewing dolls, and collecting tiny things. Influenced greatly by the natural world and her children’s stories, she creates tiny worlds of her own to share. For portfolio and contact information, visit danceypantsdisco.com.
McKenzie Elizabeth Ditter
McKenzie is a self-taught illustrator and photographer living just outside Baltimore, Maryland. She screenprints on vintage linens, loves painting starry skies, and self-published her first book in 2015 called The ABCs of Homesteading. Her work centers around nature and the magic of childhood. Find her at mckenzieelizabeth.co.
Lisa Congdon
Fine artist and illustrator Lisa Congdon is best known for her colorful abstract paintings, intricate line drawings, pattern design & hand lettering. She works for clients around the world including the MoMA, Harvard University, Martha Stewart Living, Chronicle Books, Simon & Schuster, and Random House Publishing, among many others. She exhibits her work around the country, including in shows at the Contemporary Jewish Museum and Bedford Gallery in California. A selection of her works are currently available through New York’s Uprise Gallery. Lisa writes a popular daily blog about her work, life and inspiration called Today is Going to be Awesome. She is the author of six books, including the starving-artist-myth-smashing Art Inc: The Essential Guide to Building Your Career as an Artist, and illustrated books The Joy of Swimming, Fortune Favors the Brave, Whatever You Are, Be a Good One, Twenty Ways to Draw a Tulip and A Collection a Day. Her seventh book, A Glorious Freedom: Older Women Leading Extraordinary Lives will be released by Chronicle Books in October 2017. She was named one of 40 Women Over 40 to Watch in 2015. She lives and works in Portland, Oregon.
Leah Batt
Leah Batt is a Maine-based knitting, embroidery, and sewing designer with a deep love of all things home and handmade. Inspired by American landscapes, history, and art, her designs have appeared in Taproot Magazine, Maine Knits, Twist Collective, and Knitscene. She also spins, gardens, and bakes a delicious pie. You can find her on Instagram @MsCleaver and at mscleaver.com.
Katie Hickey
Katie is an illustrator from beautiful (and slightly soggy) Cornwall, England. Having grown up there as well as in the Middle East, she takes inspiration from her travels and surroundings to create characterful and atmospheric images. She now lives in the woods with her two dogs, making pictures and picking too many blackberries.
Kate Spring
Kate is a farmer, writer, and mama on a Central Vermont hillside, where she and her husband run Good Heart Farmstead. Whether she’s in the garden, hiking a mountain, or diving into lakes, Kate is constantly drawn to and inspired by the natural world and all its wonders and complexities. Find her on Instagram @goodheartfarmstead.
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