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One Hundred and Fifty Years

  • August 5, 2021
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  • Becca
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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  • Rory
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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The Grovestead Gathering

  • July 17, 2021
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  • Rory
We are so excited to announce our first ever gathering of newsletter readers and kindred friends on August 27th-28th at our farm. We’re calling it the “Grovestead Gathering“. Our hope…
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The Relatives Came

  • June 17, 2021
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  • Becca
We have a favorite children’s book in this house called The Relatives Came. It’s a darling book about a family visiting their relatives in another state. “It was summer of…
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The Story of the Porch

  • June 9, 2021
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  • Becca
The first thing you need to know, I suppose, is that when we moved into our farmhouse there was no front door. The land had been subdivided in the 90’s…
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