A life with a little more intention.
We’re Rick and Jon—cooking, tending ten wooded acres in rural northwest Pennsylvania, making things with our hands, following the seasons, and finding inspiration in the places and cultures beyond home.
Thistle & Cypress is where those threads come together: practical ideas, experiments, stories and discoveries for a life rooted in what matters.
Common roots. Different branches.
The thistle represents Scottish resilience—resourceful, enduring and rooted in place. The cypress represents Italian abundance—warm, generous, and deeply connected to land, food and family. Together they shape the life we are building across ten wooded acres in northwest Pennsylvania.
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Come meet Rick & Jon and discover the story behind Thistle & Cypress—from Scottish and Italian roots to the life we're creating on ten wooded acres.
Meet Rick & JonA story rooted in place, shared with intention.