Tennessee Heartwood Symposium Series: INCREDIBLE evening with Jay Clark 
With a mix of anthropology, history, and handcraft, Jay walked us through the tools and technology of Native peoples from the Archaic through the Woodland to the Mississippian periods. In other words, a 10,000 year journey, demonstrating the knives, atlatls, blowguns, fire drills, and bows that he has made by hand. From knapping an arrowhead from stone to hitting targets with a blowgun to starting a fire, Jay did it all in the comfort of our living room!
We first met Jay on the slopes of Pigeon Mountain a couple of years back when he pulled over to the side of the road. Seeing us with a Geiger counter, he introduced himself by saying, “Hmmm, looking for uranium oxide in the Chattanooga Shale formation, I see.”
Since then, he has graciously helped us by using his botany skills for siting our tree identification signs at Stringer’s Ridge. We at Tennessee Heartwood are grateful to have met this multifaceted Renaissance man of the wild. Come and catch Jay the next time he presents!

Outdoor Solar Symposium at the 2021 Get Off the Grid Festival

One of our "side skills" includes hands-on workshops on solar design.  We were invited to the 2021 Get of the Grid Festival in Chattanooga.  We discussed grid-tied and off-grid systems, demonstrating the components of each, the pros-cons, and ways to customize to fit your needs.  Video of the core of the presentation.