About Field & Home
Field & Home Journal is a collection of essays, field notes, conversation with craftsmen, wild caught recipes, photography and a well-lived Dedicated to the stories and traditions of the sporting life – the people and places that draw us back to a slower, more intentional way of living connected to the community and the wild places that surround us.
Shaped both by my own experiences and the stories of men and women who live at the intersection between the field and home each day, this journal reflects my upbringing in northeast Florida, my years in Charleston’s Lowcountry, and now the Texas Hill Country. These places have ingrained in me a deep respect for stewardship – of land, animals, food and community – and a belief that we were made by God to work, to rest, and to find meaning and connection to Him in both.
As seasons pass, this collection of stories is meant to document the enduring values and spirit of the American outdoorsman – a legacy that ages soulfully with time.
What you’ll find here
The Home — Reflections on sporting-refined interiors, natural materials, fireside living, and the slow shaping of spaces meant to be lived in well over time.
The Field — Notes from pursuits with the bird dogs, flats fishing, and campfire meals that speak to timeless outdoors traditions that bring us back to our roots.
Craftsmanship & Heritage — Profiles of makers, artesian, musicians and craftsmen whose work is shaped by land, water, and outdoor pursuits.
Recipes & Food Rituals — Wild cooked and caught meals, and the traditions that gather us around tables, fires, and open air.
The Sporting Club Podcast — Conversations with craftsmen, artists, and outdoorsmen whose lives are lived at the intersection of the field and the home.
The Field & Home Edit — A quiet, ongoing curation of the pieces that earn their place, at home in both the field and the house.
Join the Field & Home Club
Field & Home is written to be read slowly and returned to often.
Many of the essays, notes, and conversations will always be shared freely. If you find yourself wanting to go a little deeper, a paid subscription opens the full archive — Field Guides, wild cooked and caught recipes, The Field & Home Edit, and companion pieces meant to be saved and revisited season after season.
Paid readers are simply those who choose to sit a little closer to the fire and help keep the journal going.
Be part of a community of people who share your interests. Participate in the comments section, or support this work with a subscription.
About the Author
Field & Home Journal is written by Kait Dobbins — a visual storyteller, photographer and marketer drawn, time and again, to wild places and the lives shaped by them. Formed along the Florida coast, shaped in the marshes of the Lowcountry, and now settling into the Texas Hill Country, her work reflects a simple belief: that the way we move through the outdoors should inform the way we live at home.
She writes alongside her husband Hayden and their three bird dogs, with a deep respect for craftsmanship, stewardship, and the quiet, daily rituals that give a life its texture and meaning.
