The Journal

Notes from the smoke.

Recipes, pairing guides, and stories from Georgian Bay's orchards.

Guides Nov 12, 2025

A pitmaster's guide to pairing fruitwoods

Apple with pork, peach with poultry, pear with cheese — how to match orchard wood to what's on the grate.

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Recipes Oct 03, 2025

The 14-hour cool-burn brisket, three ways

How the same cut, kissed with maple, apple or pear smoke, becomes three very different meals.

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Journal Sep 20, 2025

From the orchard: our fall milling season

A weekend in the orchards outside Midland — sorting, splitting, and drying this year's peach wood.

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