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The Modern Frontier Manifesto: Our Year-Round Guide to Rugged Living
by Jenny Barnett If you’ve been riding along with us these past few months, welcome back.If you’re new here, grab a mug, kick off your boots, and let’s get you grounded. This post is part reflection, part rally cry.Because Wild… Continue reading
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How to Build a Home with Heritage: Design with Story, Not Trends
by Jenny Barnett These days, you can build a house fast. But building a home, one with story, soul, and staying power, that takes something more. Not just blueprints and budgets.But roots. Intention. Memory.And maybe a few good stories under… Continue reading
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Hike the Line: How to Read a Topo Map and Never Lose Your Way
by Jenny Barnett You can tell a lot about a person by how they read a map.Some folks see squiggles and numbers. The rest of us?We see stories written into the land:Ridges. Ravines. Routes that call you home. A topographic… Continue reading
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Tools of the Trade: What Every Modern Pioneer Should Own
by Jenny Barnett You don’t have to live in the woods to live like a pioneer. Truth is, the modern frontier isn’t just a place, it’s a mindset. It’s about being ready, resourceful, and rooted in something deeper than convenience.… Continue reading
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Cast Iron, Clavos & Character: Why Details Matter in the Modern Homestead
by Jenny Barnett Some folks think the soul of a home is in the big picture, the open floor plan, the mountain view, the hand-hewn beams. And sure, those things matter. But if you ask me, what really gives a… Continue reading
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Wild Wellness: Herbal Wisdom from the Old Ways
by Jenny Barnett In the old days, the apothecary wasn’t a building. It was the land.The pantry.The woman who knew which leaves to steep and which roots to dig when the nights got cold or the joints stiff. Wild wellness… Continue reading
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Grid Meets Grit: How Topo Art Brings the Outdoors In
by Jenny Barnett There’s a story in every ridgeline. A memory in every bend of the river.And if you ask me, no map tells it better than a topographic one. Topo art isn’t just pretty lines on paper, it’s geographic… Continue reading
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The Frontier Aesthetic: Creating Spaces with Soul
by Jenny Barnett Some spaces are beautiful. Others tell a story. Out here on the modern frontier, we don’t decorate to impress. We layer a home the same way we build a life: with purpose, grit, and a whole lot… Continue reading
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From Hammer to Home: Why We Still Need Hand-Forged Goods
By Jenny Barnett There’s a rhythm to real work. A tempo you feel in your arms and your chest. Whether it’s swinging a hammer, carving a beam, or stitching leather by hand, that kind of work has a way of… Continue reading
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Mapping Meaning: The Spiritual Power of Topographic Landscapes
By Jenny Barnett Some people see a map and think of directions. I see a story, one etched in ridgelines and valleys, rises and ravines. When I look at a topographic map, especially of places I know in my bones,… Continue reading









