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Becca

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I am a mother of six, married to a never-saw-it-comin' aspiring farmer in Southern Minnesota. As new farmers, I write about our transition from the city to the country with hopes of sharing our joy and gratitude for all that we are learning.
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The Homesteading Conference in Texas

  • May 3, 2025
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We hit the road right after Easter. Just one road, really. Highway 35, to be exact. We stayed on that road right into Texas for a wonderful weekend at the…
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Field Trip to Seed Savers

  • March 26, 2025
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We took a beautiful two-hour road trip, south on highway 52, and found ourselves at Seed Savers in Decorah, Iowa. As a garden-loving family, this was basically our family’s idea…
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how to get things done

  • March 18, 2025
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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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Snow is so fun.

  • March 8, 2025
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l really have nothing more to say than just that. Snow, we have missed you. You make winter so much fun. I told Rory I felt like I had to…
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Sixty-five Years on a Farm

  • March 7, 2025
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My Aunt Annie and Uncle Ed are celebrating sixty-five years of marriage this year. Sixty-five years! And just as notable, they have lived in their farmhouse the whole sixty-five years.…
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Snow Day!

  • March 6, 2025
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Well, we had a great one day of winter. Since we’re going on our second not-actually-all-that-wintery-winter, this forecast for lots of snow and very high winds had us thrilled. I…
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