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WHEN IT COMES TO WEAVING, APPLYING A BIT OF COLOR THEORY CAN BE THE TICKET TO EYE-CATCHING RESULTS. Photo by John Polak, excerpted from Inventive Weaving on a Little Loom One of the first...

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RICH CHOCOLATE AND DELICATE SEA SALT DRESS UP THIS CLASSIC CONFECTION. Powerless to resist the siren call of a buttery caramel? We are, too. But if you’ve been burned by past attempts at co...

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THE AWARD, GIVEN ANNUALLY, HONORS A STOREY EMPLOYEE WHO ENRICHES HER OR HIS COMMUNITY THROUGH CHARITABLE WORK. Caroline Burch, with her award. Photo by Mars Vilaubi Caroline Burch is a bus...

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MAKE THREE EASY CARROT FERMENTS — NO CROCK (OR CABBAGE) REQUIRED. Carrots are wonderful vegetables to work with when it comes to lacto-fermentation. For one thing, they are just plain beauti...

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STOREY’S COPYWRITER FINDS THE PERFECT BOOK FOR DAYS WHEN WINTER KEEPS EVERYONE, INCLUDING THE DOG, INDOORS. This is my dog, Sage. She’s an English Shepherd, bursting with both affection...

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THE HUMBLE POTATO IS A STAPLE OF THE MAINE ECONOMY AND THE STAR OF A SATISFYING ONE-DISH DINNER. Children gathering potatoes on a large farm, vicinity of Caribou, Aroostook County, Maine, ci...

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WHEN IT COMES TO GETTING THE MOST FROM YOUR GARDEN, SIZE DOES MATTER, SO PLAN BEFORE YOU PLANT. Photo by Spedona (Spedona) (Cliché personnel - own work) GFDL , CC-BY-SA-3.0  or CC BY-SA 2...

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IF YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY SCRUBBED YOUR HYGIENE ROUTINE OF MICROBEADS, THE FEDERAL BAN ON THE PLASTIC PARTICLES IN SOAPS AND TOOTHPASTES MEANS IT’S TIME TO START. The first time I thought ab...

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AN AUTHOR GREETS THE NEW YEAR WITH A FULL FREEZER. Pigs grazing at Understory Farm. Photo by Jessie Witscher The year 2015, according to the Chinese zodiac, was the year of the sheep, and ...

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WINTER IS A GREAT TIME TO GET CURIOUS, NO RESOLUTIONS REQUIRED. Watercolor © Clare Walker Leslie, excerpted from The Curious Nature Guide Let’s face it: January is tough. Winter tighte...

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GARLIC FIGHTS COLD AND FLU IN HUMANS, AND IT CAN GIVE BACKYARD CHICKENS AN IMMUNE SYSTEM BOOST, TOO. “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is” does not entirely apply to garlic, ...

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ARE ANY OF YOUR STOREY FAVORITES ON THIS LIST? With all the “best of” book lists that come out at year’s end, it’s hard not to think about Storey’s own catalog and how our favorite ...

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HELLO, BREAKFAST BLISS. Photo © Michael Piazza Photography, excerpted from Maple Syrup Cookbook. All rights reserved. Maple and bacon are a classic pairing and this recipe doesn’t skimp...

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NO ONE LIKES A SAD SALAD. By havankevin via Wikimedia Commons  For many years, we threw a huge party in December, with a guest list of fifty people or more. Sometimes it happened befor...

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MEET THE NEWEST ADDITION TO THE STOREY STAFF. We’re thrilled to introduce readers to Michal Lumsden, our new copywriter and assistant to the publisher! When Michal’s not in the office, she...

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STOREY’S FIBER ARTS EDITOR KNITS A RECORD OF THE DAYS LEADING UP TO HER GRANDSON’S ARRIVAL. Photo by Gwen Steege The sky is such a constant in our lives that we can easily ignore its ...

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WHEN YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT, DO WHAT COMES NATURALLY: BREATHE. When you need to get out from under a tidal wave of deadlines, the first step is to tame your breath. Calming your bre...

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INVIGORATING HERBS AND SPICES MAKE THIS TEA A WHOLE-BODY TREAT. Illustration by Ash Austin A delicious tea blend that originated in India, chai has as many recipes as drinkers. Here’s on...

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DOES YOUR OLD PREPAREDNESS PLAN STILL PASS MUSTER? Photo by David Shankbone (Own work) , via Wikimedia Commons It’s been a tough few weeks. Terrorism is dominating the news and prime t...

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STOREY COLLEAGUES SHARE THEIR CIDERMAKING TIPS. Each year on the first weekend in November, a small pack of us from Storey attend CiderDays in Franklin County, Massachusetts. It’s a celebr...

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BECAUSE THERE’S ALWAYS ROOM ON THE TABLE FOR ONE MORE DESSERT. Photo © Keller + Keller Photography, excerpted from Chowderland. All rights reserved. I find it fascinating that Thanksgiv...

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IN TIMES OF STRUGGLE, IT’S EASY TO FEEL HELPLESS. FORTUNATELY, IT’S ALSO EASY TO MAKE A POSITIVE CHANGE. After a bleak weekend of hearing the news from Paris, I helped my seven-year-old s...

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WE LOVE CURATED LISTS, BUT ONE STOREY EDITOR WEIGHS WHAT WE LOSE WHEN WE STOP COUNTING. Illustrations © Brian Cronin, excerpted from 100 Skills You’ll Need for the End of the World (as W...

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Spinzilla co-captain Jillian Moreno’s work from a week of spinning. Photo courtesy of the author Each year, The National NeedleArts Association’s Spinning and Weaving Group challenges sp...

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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 babie...

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