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Rory

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Rory Groves moved his family from the city to the country several years ago to begin the journey towards a more durable way of life. Rory and his wife Becca now reside in southern Minnesota where they farm, raise livestock, host workshops, and homeschool their six children. He is the author of Durable Trades: Family-Centered Economies That Have Stood the Test of Time.
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Where to find wood chips for your Back to Eden Garden

  • June 5, 2018
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The most common question I get when it comes to Back to Eden gardening is where to find wood chips. I thought I would put together a short post explaining…
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To My Child by Anne Campbell

  • April 19, 2018
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You are the trip I did not take, You are the pearls I did not buy, You are my blue Italian lake, You are my piece of foreign sky. You…
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Gautschi’s Gardens

  • January 30, 2017
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I’ve written on a few occasions of Back to Eden style gardening. Back in October my Dad and I made a pilgrimage to the Sequim, Washington in the Olympic Peninsula to…
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How much to grow?

  • January 2, 2017
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  • Rory
One of the most common questions I get asked about gardening is “How much should I grow?” Another question that goes along with it is “How  big of a garden do…
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Managed Intensive Rotational Grazing for Sheep

  • December 27, 2016
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Managed Intensive Rotational Grazing. That’s a mouthful. MIRG for short. MIRG is a system of pasturing animals to maximize pasture growth. Proponents call it farming grass. Rotational grazing is nothing new.…
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Sheep & Apples

  • August 22, 2016
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The story of our getting sheep started with a hunt for hay baling equipment. Every year we lose one-third to one-half of our hay crop to delays. We rely on…
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