shortstack editions

we love shortstack press. eventhough we just have 3 volumes, we keep looking at them and loving them more and more each time: their bright cherry exterior + their educational interior make for a great read...our friends at alabama chanin recently wrote about them too and you may read more about the cookbooks on their journal...enjoy!

words by rinne allen and photographs by michelle norris

Pick a Pickle

my friend hugh and i recently made our second book...this time, we did a little one...about pickles. it is full of yummy recipes and is packaged like a swatchbook, so you can "fan" out the recipes and see which one tempts you...

words & photographs by rinne allen

smokey road press

{today's post was created by michelle norris, who interns with rinne. good job, michelle!}

a couple of months ago, i began slowly but surely learning the art of letterpress. it took me no time at all to realize the love and care that must go into every creation. in the wake of my new found appreciation for this craft, it was a special treat to visit smokey road press in the leather's building in athens, ga. margot ecke was kind enough to demonstrate some of the techniques that she uses in her letterpress and bookbinding shop, as well as letting me visit with her sweet dog. make sure to stop by to see margot's finely crafted pieces, and maybe learn some skills of your own. it's not an experience that you'll want to miss.

words & photographs by michelle norris

kinfolk community gathering #2: honey harvest

in late july, rinne hosted the second in a series of gatherings on behalf of kinfolk magazine. intended to bring people together to learn and enjoy each other (as well as good food & drink), the gatherings have been a great way to introduce folks to new things; this time around we were out at 3 porch farm where mandy and steve led everyone on a tour of their farm. they also guided us in a honey tasting; the honey we tasted came from all over the world! the group also learned to make infused honey...using dried herbs and flower petals. we tasted some mead, made by booger hill bee, as well as honey lemonade and a honey wheat beer. the spread of edible treats included different cow's milk cheeses from sweetgrass dairy in south georgia, as well as bread from the bakery down the road, the comerian. thank you to everyone who came! and, for those who are really inspired, the state botanical garden in athens has beekeeping classes coming up in late fall.

photogrpahs by rinne allen & michelle norris