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My mom comes out every year to help us braid onion My mom comes out every year to help us braid onions. We all have our jobs- hers is to prep very onion, take pictures of each kid with their onion strands and bring motivating snacks. 🥰
I think we can all agree that photographing my pre I think we can all agree that photographing my preserves in rainbow order was a very good use of my time.
We did it!! And yes… you can still pledge. New p We did it!! And yes… you can still pledge. New pledges go towards making a better book, printing in color, producing audio book etc. All backers of the printed book receive every “stretch goal” upgrade. Spread the word!
Wowza! We’re $500 away from hitting our funding Wowza! We’re $500 away from hitting our funding goal!! If you thought about backing this project please head on over to Kickstarter and push us over the finish line! (Link in profile)

Now… will somebody go find this boy a pair of pants?
Today is Hattie’s 10th birthday and she has plan Today is Hattie’s 10th birthday and she has plans a plenty! But I wanted to share this picture that I have taped to a cupboard in my kitchen because it clearly was Hattie’s 7th birthday, and I clearly stuck a candle in a carton of tag-alongs. Which weren’t even Girl Scout name brand- just the Aldi knock off. And that was good enough to get this smile from her and that smile from me.
Like the values it represents, Henry and the Great Like the values it represents, Henry and the Great Society is a book lost to time. Help us bring this story back into print for a new generation. Link in profile to preorder!
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Root Cellar In a Box

  • September 14, 2021
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  • Rory
Spring starts with a bang around here—planting seeds, preparing beds, mulching and weeding. Throughout the summer we enjoy fresh greens, ripe strawberries, and the incomparable BLT (with our own bacon and…
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Grovestead Gathering ~ Audio Recordings

  • September 6, 2021
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  • Rory
Recordings from our Grovestead Gathering last weekend are now available! During this 2-day gathering, families came to our farm to learn about building productive households and family-centered economies. The teachings…
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What a Fellowship

  • August 30, 2021
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It was last Monday night that I sat down with the list of registrations from the Grovestead Gathering and decided to tally up the ages of the kids who were…
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One Hundred and Fifty Years

  • August 5, 2021
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On Sunday morning the girls and I took a road trip to Immanuel Lutheran Church in Dunnell, Minnesota. My great, great grandpa Bredberg helped mix and lay the brick foundation…
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Turning Homeward

  • July 29, 2021
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  • Rory
Turning homeward has offered a more holistic and unified approach to life, where faith, family, education, and economic productivity all align. With deepest gratitude, we look back on a thousand small decisions and tiny steps that have brought us to this point.
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The Productive Household

  • July 26, 2021
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In the early 19th century, shortly after the war for independence, roughly 80% of the adult population in the United States were proprietors. The remaining 20% were wage-earners. In other words, the 20% worked for the 80%. Today as you probably know, the percentages are reversed
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