Quick! Before the Frost
We had two impressive frosts last Friday and Saturday night. Earlier in the week we saw those low temps in the forecast and got busy around the farm. There was…
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The Story of the Camper
Oh my. This is a real love story. It’s full of twists and turns, dead ends and steep campsites. And spoiler alert: it all ends with two exhausted love birds…
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Our Fifteen Year Anniversary
This past Wednesday we celebrated 15 years of marriage! For some reason, that sounds substantial to me. We’re not newlyweds anymore, that’s for sure! So to celebrate, I had this…
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A Blog for My Kids
As of this month I have kept a blog for twelve years. Most of the time I was at joyfullybecca.com and then I switched over here to thegrovestead. Over the…
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Start ‘Em Young: Connect Kids with the Land to Yield a Lifetime of Harvests
(This article was recently published on Mother Earth News) There are many voices clamoring for our kids’ attention these days — from mobile phones to video games to extracurricular activities.…
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What is Your ‘Family Economy’?
Nearly everything in modern culture is geared toward segregating the family unit. Yet only a few generations ago, and for millennia prior, practicing the Family Economy was not only natural, it was a necessity.
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