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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 First Annual Self-Sufficiency Summit

  • July 12, 2023
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I have often said that you won’t get down the Self-Sufficiency road very far before you realize it actually leads right to Community Sufficiency. You must have community because you…
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Homesteading as a School Subject

  • May 13, 2023
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Rory went out first thing this morning to check on the ewes, to see if any lambs were born overnight. He came back in to get Ivar, letting him know…
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Join us for the Farm & Family Fair!

  • May 9, 2023
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Much to our delight, registration for our Farm & Family Fair is filling up quickly, so I wanted to take a minute to make sure you know you are invited to this fair right here at the Grovestead
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Two Rorys walk into a Barn…

  • May 5, 2023
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Our trip to Tennessee was so full and wonderful, I am not sure how all of this will tumble out. But how about that blog title?!! Worth the price of…
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How I (now) Prepare our Lamb

  • April 13, 2023
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This Easter we had the whole Groves family over, plus the three of us Groves daughter-in-laws had our parents there as well, which I thought was pretty cool. It was…
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My oldest and my youngest

  • April 11, 2023
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I recently went through all of our photos from the last year, looking for good pictures to include in an album for my mother-in-law’s birthday. It wasn’t until I started…
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