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The Homestead Festival

  • July 6, 2025
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  • Becca
We had an incredible time at the Homestead Festival. It was our first time attending and the whole weekend stands out as remarkable and so special. We ran the Gather…
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how to get things done

  • March 18, 2025
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  • Becca
What you need to know from these pictures is that cleaning out the chicken coop was Hattie’s idea, one hundred percent. She feeds and waters the chickens each day, so…
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Harvest Time

  • October 25, 2024
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We had our first frost last week and this week we have been tucking everything back in for winter. Hoses are wound and hung, garden tools have been brought back…
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Project Season

  • April 19, 2024
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It’s an annual phenomenon that shocks me every time. Spring weather begins to show herself and bam, I’m ready for project season. It borders on miraculous to me, because I…
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Power Down: Quiet Focus on Your Real Life

  • March 21, 2024
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  • Rory
Power Down Week is April 21-27, 2024 Join along and Power Down with your family! Two years ago we ran our first “power down” experiment at the Grovestead. After years…
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Reflections from Our First Power Down

  • March 21, 2024
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Join us April 21-27 for a Power Down week this year! Read more about it here. Reprinted from The Grovestead Newsletter, Summer 2022 Becca: To understand it, you need to…
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