We live in the foot hills of the North Carolina mountains, and enjoy raising and canning alot of our own food.
But what we enjoy most is having that food cooked over an open flame. To me there's nothing better.
For 4 generations my family has been shaping steel in one form or another, from my grandfather, to my own son.
About five years ago we began attending festivals to promote the art of blacksmithing, among other long lost crafts.
While we camped at these events we would cook our own meals over an open fire pit. And it turned out that folks enjoyed the open fire cooking as much as the blacksmithing, which was alright with me. At their request we began building campfire cooking sets, along with our normal handmade items.
On a personal note, if you know how to do something the "old way" then you should take the time and pass it on to the younger generations. It had been my experience that given the chance, (and seperated from their video games), most of the children enjoy learning how to work with their hands.
