Emily is the editorial production manager at Storey. Though she has deep New England roots, she currently makes her home on a regenerative bison ranch in western South Dakota, where she gardens, knits, raises ducks, and enjoys exploring the prairie, hunting for agates, and observing the local flora and fauna.
I didn’t grow up in a house where we canned our own food. For my parents (both city kids from Philadelphia, raised in the ’40s and ’50s) fresh vegetables and the fruits were few and far between. Summers brought some New Jersey tomatoes and corn, … Read More
A few years ago, my brother gave up sharing an apartment with his college friends and struck out on his own. Once he found a place, he set about doing those fun, first-apartment things one does: buying a shower curtain, looking for furniture, and collecting … Read More
From handmade crafts and gardening to raising animals and cidermaking, it’s no secret that Storey employees love to practice what we publish books about. That said, each year brings with it new titles across such a wide range of topics, it can be … Read More
Picture this: six maple trees hanging upside down over your head, an inverted reality strung up over a stretch of green grass in a sea of pavement and industrial buildings. If you’ve ever been to the Storey offices or visited the
I love whales. I was also an English major in college. Yet somehow I never managed to read Moby Dick. This is perhaps an even greater oversight now that I work at Storey, where our offices have a view of Mount Greylock, the highest natural point … Read More
The first time I thought about microbeads — I mean really thought about them — was nearly ten years ago while reading Alan Weisman’s The World Without Us. Since then, parts of his book about what the world might look like if humans … Read More
Let’s face it: January is tough. Winter tightens its grip; the holidays are over. Snow and ice make the landscape a hard, glazed surface; trees live in skeleton form. This starkness can be hard on the soul, and though the idea of resolutions is nice, … Read More
To celebrate the arrival of One-Skein Wonders® for Babies, edited by Judith Durant, we’re talking to some of the talented people who helped make this book a rich library of patterns for babies, new moms, and the knitters who love them. Today, meet … Read More
Every knitter knows there’s something special about making handmade items for a new baby — so special, in fact, that we’ve dedicated a whole book to it: One-Skein Wonders® for Babies, edited by Judith Durant, arrived on shelves this month and we’re thrilled … Read More
To celebrate the arrival of One-Skein Wonders® for Babies, edited by Judith Durant, we’re talking to some of the talented people who helped make this book a rich library of patterns for babies, new moms, and the knitters who love them. Today, meet … Read More
To celebrate the arrival of One-Skein Wonders® for Babies, edited by Judith Durant, we’re talking to some of the talented people who helped make this book a rich library of patterns for babies, new moms, and the knitters who love them. Today, meet … Read More
To celebrate the arrival of One-Skein Wonders® for Babies, edited by Judith Durant, we’re talking to some of the talented people who helped make this book a rich library of patterns for babies, new moms, and the knitters who love them. Today, meet … Read More
Another year of Bloom Day posts comes to an end, but not without some late season drama! From deep purples and autumn oranges to muted pinks and a Blood Moon, this might be my favorite month of all. What’s blooming where you are? Hannah Fries, … Read More
There’s something about the shifting of the seasons from summer to fall that requires a kind of balancing act. We’re called to tend to the things that require immediate attention — back to school, the garden harvest’s crush — while we adjust to the slowing … Read More
On these late summer days, when I step out into our garden and listen carefully, I hear a crowd noise that’s specific to this time of year. The bees are making a racket as they travel from flower to flower, some of those flowers so … Read More
One of my favorite appetizers at the little Korean restaurant in my neighborhood is pa jeon. This Korean-style pancake isn’t a thin, delicate crêpe, nor is it your average fluffy breakfast mainstay. No, these are denser creatures with a mild batter, which makes them the … Read More
Along with lavender, Amy Jirsa’s book, Herbal Goddess, has come to occupy a significant place in my house. Not only is it responsible for introducing me (an herbal newbie) to the spirit-calming wonders of holy basil and rose, it serves as … Read More
At the end of last month, I traveled with a few Storey colleagues to Ventura, California, for the Craftcation Conference. This wasn’t my first trip to the conference in the seaside town, nor was it the first time I traveled south from Ventura to … Read More
If you’re a regular visitor to the Storey website, you may remember that, a little over a year ago, we started a vintage beer club. With Vintage Beer author Patrick Dawson advising our amateur group, we selected three beers that … Read More
These smoky, cinnamon-and-chile-spiked scones from Dishing Up® New Mexico aren’t sopapillas, but they filled my house with a warm and wonderful smell as they baked, transporting me immediately to winter days in Albuquerque, a season and place where food felt particularly sacred, where the … Read More
What is it about hosting a gathering at home that illuminates every speck of dirt, fingerprint-marred window, and layer of dust? Surely you know this phenomenon: you think your home is in decent shape for an upcoming brunch or dinner party until, in the light … Read More
Last week, a few of us gathered on a dreary, wintry day around a Weck jar filled with sunny lemon curd, straight from the home kitchen of editor Carleen Madigan. As we peppered her with questions about her process, she revealed that she’d put every … Read More
As a kid, I loathed pulp in my orange juice. Whether store-bought or fresh from my Florida grandmother’s juicer, my juice had first to be poured through a fine-mesh sieve so that those little chewy bits that interfered (I believed) with juice’s drinkability never touched … Read More
On an usually warm September Saturday, eight of us gathered in a classroom at WEBS Yarn Store, our wooden spindles and 6-ounce balls of mixed Bluefaced Leicester (BFL) roving laid neatly at our feet. Our teacher for the day was
As the New York State Sheep and Wool Festival kicks off this weekend, I thought I’d share some photos from a recent visit to another fall fleece and fiber celebration far away from the fair grounds in Rhinebeck. The Wool Festival … Read More
I have a neighbor with a geranium problem. She’s powerless to resist saving any geranium she fears might be destined for the trash, rescuing plants from the grocery store or taking them off the hands of friends who can’t be bothered to bring potted geraniums … Read More
Over the weekend, I found myself in front of a brick wall — at least, I think it was a brick wall. It was nearly impossible to see it through the thick, untended branches of my friend’s espaliered pear tree. Everywhere I looked, those branches … Read More
When blueberry season hit, I had this recipe from Drink the Harvest high on my to-do list. Apart from the excitement and satisfaction of being able to make my own juice without special equipment, I loved having ultimate control over the sweetness … Read More
The Coastal Discovery Museum on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, recently opened a new exhibition in their art gallery entitled “Heritage Breeds of the South,” featuring images and information on the breeds of livestock and poultry that were historically found on southern farms. All of … Read More
“Meadows are ancient,” says the man at the center of our group, “and our connection to meadows is ancient. Think about the root of the word: mead. Our honey, our sustenance, has always come from the meadow, from the flowers and the bees.” Six of … Read More