Vintage Americana

What certifications or licenses might you want or need?

Check the cottage food laws in your state:
https://cottagefoodlaws.com/

Maine Organic Farmers and Growers:
https://www.mofga.org/courses/organic-orcharding-classes/

Tillers International:
http://www.tillersinternational.org/

Handweavers Guild Certificate of Excellence:
https://weavespindye.org/certificate-of-excellence/

Master Food Preserver Courses:
https://www.healthycanning.com/master-food-preserver-courses/

Permaculture Design Course:
https://permaculture.org/courses/permaculture-design-course-regen-land-mgmt/

Strong Towns:
https://academy.strongtowns.org/

Livestock Judging Association:
https://www.livestockjudges.org/

Rogue Food Conference:
https://roguefoodconference.com/

The annual Halloween Spooky Story: An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, by Ambrose Bierce.

Forgive the iffy audio quality, and the occasional kid-related noises. Technical difficulties interfered with this episode repeatedly.

Today, it's time for a slightly rant-y episode on why small towns and rural communities should try to keep their young people and how to build community bonds.

The New Yorker Article I mentioned
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/11/13/where-the-small-town-american-dream-lives-on?mbid=nl_Weekly+110617&CNDID=49142576&spMailingID=12299815&spUserID=MTg0MjkzMjg1NDUzS0&spJobID=1280558355&spReportId=MTI4MDU1ODM1NQS2&epik=dj0yJnU9ME1tZmdvQVM2VU95Tm01eWxUWDlGVmNmNFA1a0pnV1AmcD0wJm49SVVvMkNiTXJDUmNCRTNiSE0wdXY4USZ0PUFBQUFBR05TaGtF

While it's still Spooky Season, it's also time to turn our thoughts to planning those Christmas gifts we intend to make.

Knitted Animal Patterns
https://www.frombritainwithlove.com/listing/dot-pebbles-rabbit-knitting-patterns-woodland-animals/

Extra Creamy Malted Hot Cocoa Mix
https://brambleberrymeadow.com/2022/10/01/extra-creamy-malted-hot-cocoa-mix

Make custom labels at Canva.com

This week's episode is about side hustles, passive income, and thinking outside the usual box a little.

Selling Eggs
https://homeinthefingerlakes.com/eggs-on-roadside-stand/

Rogue Food Conference
https://roguefoodconference.com/

Art Brooms
https://karaandretta.com/explore-handmade-brooms-and-besoms

How to Grow Willow for Basket Making - You can find some American sources for willow cuttings without much trouble.
https://hannavanaelst.com/2018/01/17/planting-harvesting-grading-preparing-willow-basket-making/

It's getting chilly. Let's talk about fires, fireplaces, wood stoves, and wood piles.

Firewood BTU chart
https://www.firewood-for-life.com/firewood-btu.html

Homemade Firestarters on Pinterest
https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=homemade%20firestarters&rs=typed

Norwegian Wood, by Lars Mytting
https://www.amazon.com/Norwegian-Wood-chopping-stacking-Scandinavian/dp/0857055291/ref=sr_1_4?crid=4H44WTRGO69H&keywords=lars+mytting&qid=1664559478&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIzLjg1IiwicXNhIjoiMy42MSIsInFzcCI6IjMuNzgifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=lars+mytting%2Caps%2C108&sr=8-4

Researching your family's Place. Where you come from can be as important as who you come from.

Michigan One Room Schoolhouse Association
https://www.miorsa.org/

Hekman Library at Calvin University
https://lib.calvin.edu/guide/collections/hh

State of Michigan Archive
https://www.michigan.gov/mhc/archives/archive-collections

Restless Viking video on Michigan's wonky Townships
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzoDDexfd1s

I'm back!  I've recovered from a bout of laryngitis and am ready to finish our two-part series on Nuts.  Today, we'll talk about eating nuts - in baked goods for the most part.

White Fruit Cake
https://nourishandnestle.com/white-fruitcake-recipe/?utm_campaign=tailwind_tribes&utm_term=889021946_38504926_476152&utm_medium=social&utm_source=pinterest&utm_content=tribes

Double Chocolate Cookies with Beech Nuts
http://www.mynomadcuisine.com/2021/01/wild-baking-double-chocolate-chip.html

Chestnut Puree
https://modernwifestyle.com/chestnut-puree-recipe/

And don't forget to visit the podcast site at www.vintageamericanapodcast.com, and the blog at www.brambleberrymeadow.com

In part 1, we'll discuss the cultivation of nuts commonly grown in America.

Hardy Northern Walnuts at Quiverwood Nursery
https://quiverwoodnursery.com/nut-trees/northern-pecan

The Engineered resistant American Chestnut
https://reason.com/2020/10/13/the-usda-should-let-people-plant-blight-resistant-american-chestnut-trees/


Hybrid Hazels
https://www.badgersett.com/info/hazelnuts

Michigan State University's recommendations for Chestnut varieties
https://www.canr.msu.edu/chestnuts/horticultural_care/michigan-cultivars

Treesnap app
https://treesnap.org/

Saving the Butternut Tree
https://northernwoodlands.org/outside_story/article/their_goal_saving_the_butternut_tree

A Blueprint for Restoring the Butternut
https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/61827

What is a hope chest, why should you start one, and what you should put in it.

Lights and Shadows of New York," by James McCabe
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/19642/19642-h/19642-h.htm

To order your replacement lock for vintage Lane cedar chest, contact Heritage Home Group at 800-327-6944, by email at by email at [email protected], or on-line:
http://www.lanefurniture.com/CustomerService/Lock-Replacement.aspx

To complete the form, you will need to know:Style Number (from outside bottom or outside back of chest)
Serial Number (from outside bottom or outside back of chest)
Latch Shape, Rectangular or Circular (located on inside of chest top)


New Yankee Workshop Dower Chest, by Norm Abrams
https://www.newyankee.com/product/the-dower-chest/

Bernadette Banner makes Edwardian Combinations:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl6Z8VoBwgE