Erik Johnson

00000192-9c9b-dda9-a1f3-dedbfc920000The woods after the first snowfall have a distinctive sound. The world becomes quieter, and any remaining sound is muffled, as though filtered through cotton. It’s in this new silence that I find myself snowshoeing through the trees.Read more.

https://youtu.be/FIajt-vx5r0 I went out with the boys and picked 10 lbs of red currants the other day to make my annual batch of currant-raspberry mead. I was dreading cleaning all those berries, then a simply idea dawned on me.Click for more.

00000193-6344-d71b-a7fb-ebdf94b60000My brother and I had a terrific hunt last fall where we were both lucky enough to harvest a caribou.Because we harvested big bulls, and it was after the rut, we decided to make most of the meat into sausage.See the recipes.

00000192-9ca2-dda9-a1f3-defbe2650000A couple years ago I wrote a blog entry on how to make your own bacon. For a while now, I've had the itch to make more. The problem with making bacon is it can be prohibitively expensive. Then I found out about cottage bacon.Learn more.

00000192-9ca2-dda9-a1f3-defb97ff0000Homemade sauerkraut is extremely easy to make. All that is required is cabbage, salt, and a container to store your fermenting sauerkraut in. Here is a brief, step-by-step guide to making your first batch!See the recipe.