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  • Broadforks in the works

    by Raina McDonald
    We're back in broadfork action!  Over the last two year, we've had a challenging time sourcing the heavy duty spring steel that Ruben uses to forge...
    Posted in broad fork, broadfork, handmade garden tools, made in nova scotia, ruben irons

  • Open Studio Sale 2023

    by Raina McDonald
    Join us for a day of community, cookies and music!  We've invited a few of our favourite creatives to weave their offerings and tunes in with ours...
    Posted in holiday season, open studio, sale

  • 2024 Calendar!

    by Raina McDonald
    As we flip to November, I'm excited to share my 2024 calendar, a drawing collaboration with Meghan Stewart!  What a gift this creative process has ...
    Posted in 2024 calendar, botanical illustration, calendar, drawing, meghan stewart, nova scotia, raina mcdonald

  • Better Homes & Gardens

    by Raina McDonald
    Our copy of Better Homes & Gardens Farmhouse Do It Yourself Magazine arrived in our mailbox yesterday. I waited for my late morning coffee, af...
    Posted in better homes and gardens, bhg, do it yourself magazine, farmhouse magazine, nova scotia, spring

  • Feature in FARMHOUSE Do It Yourself Magazine!

    by Raina McDonald
    Look what just hit newsstands across North America!  Better Homes & Gardens Farmhouse Do It Yourself Magazine approached us last fall about ha...
    Posted in better homes and gardens, diy magazine, makers feature

  • 2023 Calendar!

    by Raina McDonald
    Introducing a project that is near and dear to my heart!  A fellow artist and dear friend, Meghan Stewart, and I are launching our first hand-drawn...
    Posted in calendar, drawings, Raina

  • Broadforks Handmade in Nova Scotia

    by Raina McDonald
    At long last, we've made it through another Nova Scotia winter.  The soil is workable again! We've moved our broadfork out to the garden where it ...
    Posted in broadfork, hand forged, no-till, tools

  • Spring Yoga with Raina at Home

    by Raina McDonald
    Happy Spring!   This all-levels class was a free offering on March 22, 2021.  Sharing the recording for anyone who might like to awaken presence in...

  • Growing Lettuce Seed

    by Raina McDonald
    In 2020 we grew an heirloom lettuce (Cardinale) to collect and save seed for Seeds of Diversity's Canadian Seed Library, a national bank of 2,600 r...

  • Approaching Winter Solstice

    by Raina McDonald
    Carving out space to foster what makes our souls sing in otherwise precarious times.  Now more than ever, this feels so important.  Listening clos...
    Posted in solstice, winter, yoga with raina

  • Leo Gets Big

    by Raina McDonald
    Snuggles at Hilltop Homestead where Leo got his best possible start with super mama Moose and caring friends, Corey & Justin.       Heading ...
    Posted in great pyrenees, leo, leo the great, R&R Handmade

  • Parenting Podcast

    by Raina McDonald
    My thanks to Naomi Irons for the opportunity to add my voice to the expanding, lush ecosystem of LIFE!  I recently joined my incredible sister-in...
    Posted in conscious presence, naomi irons, our children, parenting, podcast