In this special Hide Tanning Mini Series from Lakeland PBS's Common Ground, Nate Johnson makes his own durable leather clothing from animal hides. Nate Johnson prepares these two hides, a beaver and a ...

One artifact in the collection of the Fenton History Center brings us back to a winter time activity of many years ago. The artifact is a bark peeler. So what is a bark peeler and how and why does it ...

One of the most prominent people in Greene County history is Zadock Pratt. At times in recent years he has been vilified for his industrial practices. The last time I wrote a column about him I ...

Scotland’s only remaining sheepskin tannery has turned to an age-old procedure using tree bark to cure its leather in a bid to cut the firm’s impact on the environment. Did you know with a Digital ...

The industry talks more and more about what happens to farm produce when it leaves the gate, but what about the meat industry’s by-products? “If you start with a bad hide, you finish with a bad hide.