The billhook is a largely forgotten, must-have tool that was common for thousands of years throughout Europe. If you are a sucker for hand-tools like me, here are all the reasons why you should have one too. For Christmas, my dear children bought me this Swiss style billhook called a Gertel. This is a tool…
Rogation Days once played a fundamental role for life in the old traditional agricultural communities. Here is a basic introduction to something that aught never have been forgotten (in my opinion)! What are Rogation Days? The Rogation days, along with the Ember days were ( and can still be) an expression of faith of farmers…
Stinging nettles are among some of the first greens to pop up in the Spring. And you’ll probably have a irritant brush or two with them throughout the Summer. But could there be a lot more purpose and potential to this “weed” other than to nettle you? That’s right. That was a pun right there…
