By Nick Neddo

Make a pen from a black walnut twig and use it to draw the tree’s form. A beeswax crayon can inspire a honeycomb pattern. Charcoal sticks, bamboo ink wells, and feather quill pens are just the beginning of what’s possible when you start looking around. Author Nick Neddo gives detailed instructions how to make your own all-natural art supplies!

Dimensions: 8.25 x 10.25 in

Softcover

Our Most Charming Bird

By Matt Sewell

Favorite quote: “It’s simple: everybody loves owls! They are all things for all men, women, and children. Owls are tough, wise, spooky, scary, majestic, austere, spiritual, easy to draw, inspirational, and cute.”

From the publisher: The owl is one of nature's most captivating creatures. In this enchanting guide, artist Matt Sewell brings to life 50 species from around the world. From the adorable Eurasian Pygmy Owl, small enough to fit in your pocket, to the Great Gray Owl celebrated for its size and elegance -- these charming illustrations are sure to delight anyone intrigued by these wise and wonderful animals.

For young and old alike (or together!) And with a handy and adorable checklist at the back to jot down your own owl spottings.

Pairs well with Chocolate Barn Owl Eggs

Hardcover

5.5 x 7.5 inches | 128 pages

By Walt Whitman

Favorite quote: Camden, April 3, ‘82 — “I have just return’d from an old forest haunt, where I love to go occasionally away from parlors, pavements, and the newspapers and magazines—and where, of a clear forenoon, deep in the shade of pines and cedars and a tangle of old laurel-trees and vines, the news of Longfellow’s death first reach’d me. For want of anything better, let me lightly twine a sprig of the sweet ground-ivy trailing so plentifully through the dead leaves at my feet, with reflections of that half hour alone, there in the silence, and lay it as my contribution on the dead bard’s grave.”

From the publisher: While known as one of America’s greatest poets, Walt Whitman was also a prolific diarist, note-taker, and essayist. Specimen Days and Collect, first published in 1882, is a choice collection of his uniquely revealing impressions of the people, places, and events of his time, principally the era of the Civil War and its aftermath.

Dimensions: 8 x 5 in

Softcover

From The Organic Artist author, Nick Neddo

Using nature as a source for inspiration The Organic artist *for Kids* takes this one giant step further and teaches kids how to make their own art supplies and bring their creative visions to life. The concepts of resourcefulness and experimentation are explored which are fundamental to the creative process. And….. you don’t have to be a kid….how fun!

Dimensions: 8.5 x 10 in

Softcover

The sweet, linen-covered Pocket Flower Press is designed to slip right into your jacket pocket and the larger Field Press stores neatly in your backpack as you go out the door. Perfect for a walk in the woods or around the neighborhood or to bring with you on your travels for special mementos. Each press has a gold foiled wildflower on the cover and comes with seven heavyweight, reusable pressing cards made from 100% PCW recycled, acid-free card stock, two heavy bands and an instruction card.

Refill pressing cards available.

Dimensions: Pocket Press area is 4” x 6”.

Field Press area is  6" x 8".

Hand assembled in Michigan

A note from June & December (the maker): “Collect responsibly — Respect the environment and its offerings, leave no trace behind. Never trespass, know where you can and can’t take from nature. Know before you go and follow all local, state, and federal laws. Minimize what you collect as not to disturb a microhabitat.”

Yeesan Loh’s work is very much about “making good art accessible and giftable”, which we love. Her passion for watercolor illustrations, love for paper, food, cooking, and nature shines through in her beautiful cards, each one a tiny work of art. These little treasures are perfect for spring baskets and also wonderful as gift enclosures, gift tags or party favors.

Twelve 2 1/2” square flat cards + twelve mini envelopes packaged in a 3” x 3” Kraft box.

Made in the United States

POEMS ABOUT BIRDS

Favorite Poem: Bird-Language by W. H. Auden

Trying to understand the words

Uttered on all sides by birds,

I recognize in what I hear

Noises that betoken fear.

Though some of them, I’m certain, must

Stand for rage, bravado, lust,

All other notes that birds employ

Sound like synonyms for joy.

From the publisher: From backyard to barnyard, from hawks to hummingbirds, from pelicans to peacocks, from Coleridge’s albatross to Keats’s nightingale to Poe’s raven-all manner of feathered beings, the inspiration for poetic flights of fancy through the ages, are gathered together in this delightful volume.

Some of the winged treasures: Emily Dickinson on the jay; Gertrude Stein on pigeons; Seamus Heaney on turkeys; Tennyson on the eagle; Spenser on the merry cuckoo; Amy Clampitt on the whippoorwill; Po Chü-i on cranes; John Updike on seagulls; W.S. Merwin on the duck; Elizabeth Bishop on the sandpiper; Rilke on flamingoes; Margaret Atwood on vultures; the Bible on the ostrich; Sylvia Plath on the owl; Melville on the hawk; Yeats on wild swans; Virgil on the harpies; Thomas Hardy on the darkling thrush; and Wallace Stevens on thirteen ways of looking at a blackbird.

Compact dimensions: 4.25 x 6.25 in

Hardcover

Use this linen covered Herbarium Journal to preserve and collect your pressed leaves and flowers (Flower Press available here) for observation, study or as a special botanical keepsake. 60 sheets of 100% PCW-recycled, acid-free card stock to best preserve your specimens. Printed pages for allow space for specimen name, date found, and descriptions.

Dimensions: 6.5” x 8.5”

Famed poet Emily Dickinson compiled a beautiful Herbarium when she was a student at Amherst Academy. Housed in the Emily Dickinson Room at Harvard’s Houghton Rare Book Library, you can view it here: Emily Dickinson’s Herbarium, ca 1839-1846.

How Trees Can Help You Find Health and Happiness

By Dr. Quing Li - Chairman of the Japanese Society for Forest Medicine

Take yourself on a forest bathe with the Japanese art and science of Shinrin-Yoku.

From the publisher: As a society we suffer from nature deficit disorder, but studies have shown that spending mindful, intentional time around trees–what the Japanese call shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing–can promote health and happiness. The definitive guide.

Dimensions: 6 x 8.25 in / 320 pages

Hardcover

Both smart and simple, the Opinel Folding Knife is traditionally passed down from generation to generation. The No.07 is an “in-between” size, a bit smaller than the iconic No.08. It has a very sharp stainless steel blade - known to stay that way, a varnished beech wood handle that is secure and comfortable to hold, and a turning safety ring which locks the blade open or closed for transport. Available with a natural handle or an orange handle with leather lanyard.

Dimensions: 7in. x 1 in. (Open)

Blade Material: Sandvik Stainless Steel 12C27 Mod.

Blade Length: 3.07 in.

Handle Material: Beech Wood

Care Instructions: To clean the wooden handle, wipe with a sponge or a clean cloth moistened with some warm water, then wipe off immediately with a dry cloth. Avoid running under water and letting water penetrate into the groove, as this will make the haft warp.

Made in France

Plants & Animals Among California’s Oaks

By Kate Marianchild

Beautiful illustrations by Ann Meyer Maglinte

“A beautiful masterpiece of fine writing alongside skillful, deep research…. A classic of California natural history writing.” - David Lukas, author of Bay Area Birds

Favorite quote: “Thirteen thousand insect species have mastered an unlikely art: persuading plants to produce nurseries for their young. Especially striking examples of these nurseries can be seen on valley oaks: spherical or bulbous growths sometimes as big as baked potatoes. Glossy green in early spring and drying to a cream, tan, or blackish brown color over the summer, these plant galls (“oak apples”) can occur alone or in clusters. Sometimes a tree is bedecked with hundreds of them. Other galls come in an astonishing array of colors and outlandish shapes, including some that resemble small candies or miniature versions of tide-pool creatures. Some species are as tiny as pinheads and most are no bigger than marbles. Despite their delectable colors and shapes, galls do not make good eating, but searching for them can be an exciting treasure hunt, partly because it is still possible to find new species.”

Dimensions: 6 x 8 in

Softcover