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I’m very excited to announce that I’ll be blacksmithing at the Fort Whoop-up interpretative center this summer starting this Saturday, May 20. It’s an incredible opportunity to share the blacksmith’s craft with visitors from all over. The fort represents the … Read More

I forged a set of hori hori for the Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden in Lethbridge last fall as part of their commemoration of being 50 years old this year. These hori hori have been forged used reclaimed railroad spikes and … Read More

This is a guest post written by my partner and wife-to-be, Lorinda Peel. Lorinda is an herbalist-in-training and a fellow graduate of Verge Permaculture‘s design certificate program. For anyone who is concerned with the degradation of our environment, investing in … Read More

Writing a quick heads up here to let you know that I’ll have a booth at several events this spring. The first event, February 17th and 18th, is at the annual Organic Alberta conference in Lacombe, AB. Very much looking … Read More

This is the final part of the three part blog series. Enjoy! I’d like to share with you my three favourite tools to use in the garden. These tools are used the most often, and get the most work done … Read More

This is part two of a three part series of blogs I’ll be sharing with you over the coming weeks. Part three will be out next week. Enjoy! The use of hand tools is one of the definitive characteristics of … Read More

This is part one of a three part series of blogs I’ll be sharing with you over the coming weeks. Part two will be out next week. Enjoy! The Smith My name is Tim Wickstrom and I’m a blacksmith in southern … Read More

The Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden contracted us to forge custom hori hori tools from reclaimed railroad spikes and discarded hockey sticks to celebrate their 50th anniversary. The first batch has been completed and delivered, and more are coming out of … Read More