Asparagus Salsa and a Mother’s Intuition

Asparagus Salsa and a Mother’s Intuition

While we’re largely known for our beverages, we’ve experimented with a wide range of farm-crafted products over the course of our time at Heartwood. One illustration of how far-reaching our experimentation can go, is our tangy red pepper and asparagus...
Circularity at Heartwood

Circularity at Heartwood

One of the Principles for Ecological Leadership that we explore in our retreats is Resource Cycling. In a healthy ecosystem, nothing is ever wasted – the output of one system or process is input to another. In the microcosm, things are constantly being born and...
500 Litres of Syrup

500 Litres of Syrup

People in “craft” industries often describe the mystical union of art & science. Art is something to be explored through intuition and a sensitivity to what is trying to emerge. Our cidermaker Matt describes the need to “just go with it” when a particular...
From Glass to Aluminum

From Glass to Aluminum

As human beings, we could probably get by drinking nothing but water. And as long as we only ever took it straight from the tap or the well, we might never need containers for liquid. Imagine the amount of waste we’d never create! But variety is truly the spice of...