My name is Sam and I'm from the Chicago area (originally from Kansas). I've been a tobacco lover since my early teens. My current love is nasal snuff. I'm a do-it-yourself kind of guy and value self-sufficiency and creativity. My admiration goes to the individual tobacco growers, makers of home-made snuff, and small-batch artisans. I've been making nasal snuff for about a year and a half. I'm still working on the basics: getting to know the different strains and their attributes, experimenting with different blends, and trying various ageing and curing methods. I'm a gardener but haven't grown tobacco yet, but I'm interested in what home growers have to offer that commercial purveyors of leaf might be missing.