What We Make
Each one begins as a working document in our own home, and each one starts outdoors rather than at the table. It is shared only after it has been used in the yard, revised at the kitchen table, then used again.
Observation sheets & botanical studiesFree
Botanical studies. Tracing sheets. Observation worksheets designed to slow the eye. Printed on plain paper, kept in a folder, pulled out again when the season turns.
Six gentle outdoor activities. Free with the Field Notes letter.
Guided outings for the current month
Hands-on adventures that follow the calendar. Leaf sorting one week. Mud-kitchen recipes the next. Each one is written like a recipe for curiosity, with almost always a pocketful of treasures to bring back inside.
Pocket-sized companions for the trail
Simple, illustrated guides for the birds and plants most families meet first. Bound to fit a backpack pocket. Meant to be pulled out at the moment of a real question.
Longer works, in preparation
Longer-form stories and full coursework that weave natural history together with close observation across a year of learning. In development. Subscribe for a first look.
Hands-on projects from found materials
Tactile projects for all ages that begin with a walk outside. Pinecones become bird feeders. Twigs become looms. A found stone becomes a character in tomorrow's story.
Essays on slow noticing
Short essays from our own family nature practice. Thoughts on paying attention, raising curious children, and finding wonder in the ordinary backyard.