— Volume XII, Number iii  ·  Spring 2026
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VOLUME XII · 2025–2026— the four most recent issues, in reverse —

Volume XII

— Spring 2026 — Number iii — the thaw issue 2026
XII / iiiThe cabin he built twiceHannah Lederer
XII / iiiNotes from the March mudMarit Jensen
XII / iiiHand-tools, plainLars Petersen
XII / iiiThe amateur potter, and what she keepsIris Whitlock
XII / iiiThe lost language of provisioningMargot Ackermann
XII / iiiThirty miles on the same roadTheo Holcombe
XII / iiiThe weeknight breadPetra Hoyt
XII / iiiWhat field guides teachHenry Ashford

Volume XII

— Winter 2025/26 — Number ii — the lengthening Dec 2025
XII / iiThe pantry as architectureMargot Ackermann
XII / iiA barn raised in nine daysLars Petersen
XII / iiLetters from a winter mountainIris Whitlock
XII / iiThe silent December gardenMarit Jensen
XII / iiA solstice book listHenry Ashford
XII / iiThe cassoulet, and the time it asks forPetra Hoyt

Volume XII

— Autumn 2025 — Number i — the gathering Sep 2025
XII / iOn the necessary uselessness of axesTheo Holcombe
XII / iLetters from a Vermont sugaring campIris Whitlock
XII / iThe October pantryMargot Ackermann
XII / iSplitting wood, badlyLars Petersen
XII / iThe reading list, refusedHenry Ashford
XII / iAn apple, before the frostPetra Hoyt
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