GRIT

GRIT is a bi-monthly magazine available across the United States and Canada, dedicated to showcasing various country lifestyles while highlighting the values of community and responsible land management. As the leading publication for rural living in North America, GRIT features in-depth articles covering a wide array of topics that resonate with both current country dwellers and those dreaming of a rural life. Our audience is made up of educated and accomplished individuals who have chosen to embrace life on the land for a variety of reasons. While many do not rely on farming for their main source of income – and some may not engage in traditional farming at all – they all share a deep appreciation for the beauty and simplicity of life beyond urban areas.

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Fried Morel Mushrooms

4 weeks ago | grit.com | Joshua Young

Learn about this fried morel mushrooms recipe for foraged mushrooms. One of the safest mushrooms for the novice fungi hunter to seek is the morel. Happily they are also one of the most delicious. Once you’ve had these distinctive mushrooms pointed out to you by someone in the know, you are not likely to forget their distinctive appearance. Morels are hollow, with a conical cap, and deeply pitted like a sea sponge.
Best Squash Casserole with Bacon

2 months ago | grit.com | Jenny Underwood |Jean Teller |Shirley Splittstoesser |Chris Colby

Never-Fail Divinity Recipe With Marshmallow Creme By Jean Teller How to Make Jerky By Shirley Splittstoesser Learn how to make jerky out of beef, poultry, pork, and more! Find your new favorite jerky recipe and learn the best methods for how to store jerky you've made. Chicken Noodle Casserole From Scratch By Chris Colby Making the cream soup and noodles from scratch will bring the same delicious comfort food, but with a more homey touch — and much less sodium.
How to Get Maple Flavor in Beer

2 months ago | grit.com | David Nilsen

How do you get maple flavor in beer? Beers made from tree sap offer foraged flavors to the diligent home brewer. Andy Conrad’s family started making maple syrup from their sugar maple grove near Minerva, Ohio, over a century ago. Andy got involved when his father revived the operation in the 1990s, and today, his young daughter is the sixth generation of the family to walk the grove and harvest the sweet sap that flows from its trees each spring.
Hockaday Homemade Broom Makers

2 months ago | grit.com | Carolyn Tomlin

Follow the Hockaday homemade broom makers family business to learn how they tie folk art and practicality together. When someone asks Jack Martin, the owner of Hockaday Handmade Brooms in Selmer, Tennessee, how long it takes to make a broom, he strokes his beard, grins, and replies, “Five months and 45 minutes.”Making brooms is in Martin’s blood. In the 1800s, his great-great-grandfather, Wick Hockaday, moved from the Carolinas to west Tennessee in search of a better place to raise his family.
Hedgehog Hot Dogs and Creole Mustard Sauce Recipe

2 months ago | grit.com | Steven Raichlen |Jean Teller |Jenny Underwood |Shirley Splittstoesser

Enjoy a classic comfort food reinvented on the grill. 10 minutes.
Ice Calculations and Safety: How Long Does It Take Ice to Freeze?

Jan 21, 2025 | grit.com | Lois Hoffman

Every season brings its own blessings, and trials, and winter is no different. Here in Michigan and other parts of the frozen Midwest, being on the ice offers its own share of pleasures…and dangers. So many folks partake in ice fishing, ice skating, etc. without really understanding the basics of being on the ice. It has been a while since I have played on the ice but, when I was a kid, every winter I was out there with my Dad. He loved to ice fish, and I liked to ice skate…a win-win situation.
Small Actions for a Cleaner Impact

Dec 10, 2024 | grit.com | Dana Benner

We are not the supreme and all-knowing beings, living at the top of the pinnacle of evolution, but in fact we are members of the sacred hoop of life, along with the trees and rocks, the coyote and the eagles and fish and toads, that each fulfills its purpose. They each perform their given task in the sacred hoop, and we have one too. – Abenaki Wolf SongWatching the seemingly ceaseless parade of weather disasters can make you see the Earth as in a world of hurt.
Mushroom Potato Soup Recipe

Oct 18, 2024 | grit.com | Jenny Underwood

Enjoy this cheesy mushroom potato soup recipe, and add your choice of chicken or sausage for a hearty fall meal.
Beef Mushroom Stew Recipe

Oct 18, 2024 | grit.com | Jenny Underwood

After a long day, cozy up with a healthy, filling bowl of homemade goodness.
Enjoying the Harvest

Oct 18, 2024 | grit.com | Karmin Garrison

When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. – TecumsehAs I write this letter, it’s a warm, mid-September day, nearly 90 degrees. It’s hard to think about winter, which seems so far away. Although I’ve never particularly “warmed up” to winter’s chill, I do love the togetherness, the food, and the decorations. Autumn, on the other hand, is perfect to me.