The Grovestead
  •  Blog
  •  Events
  •  Publications
    • Durable Trades
    • Audio Recordings
    • The Grovestead Newsletter
  •  Gather & Grow
  •  About Us
The Grovestead
The Grovestead
  •  Blog
  •  Events
  •  Publications
    • Durable Trades
    • Audio Recordings
    • The Grovestead Newsletter
  •  Gather & Grow
  •  About Us
  •  Blog
  •  Events
    • Farm Camp
    • Workshops
    • Internships
  •  Publications
    • Durable Trades
    • The Grovestead Newsletter
  •  Farm Stand
  •  About Us
  • Food
  • Gardening

Division and Multiplication

  • November 13, 2020
  • No comments
  • 216 views
  • Becca

Last Fall Rory came home with two little paper bags of garlic, each holding two or three bulbs inside. We divided those bulbs into cloves and planted each one. This Summer I dug those cloves up and marveled at how they had miraculously grown into huge bulbs. We had dozens of beautiful bulbs drying on a card table out in the sun.

Then this Fall, Rory and Elsie spent an afternoon together dividing those very bulbs, planting rows and rows of garlic. There was plenty leftover for our own good eating and I’ve been mincing them into every pot of soup and stew ever since.

And now even though the ground is covered in snow, we know that next Spring those bulbs will shoot up beautiful curly scapes. We’ll enjoy those first. And in the summer we’ll dig the little planted cloves that miraculously multiplied into bulbs.

It is wondrous. Harvesting from a bountiful garden while remembering the tiny seeds that were sown is my annual reminder: God only operates in abundance. Multiplying every seed, generating new life, resurrecting what was dead.

I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat is planted in the soil and dies, it remains alone. But its death will produce many new kernels—a plentiful harvest of new lives. – John 12:24

1
0
0
Total
2
Shares
1
1
0
Avatar photo
Becca

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.


Durable Trades is Now Available!

Our book about historical, family-centered professions is now on sale!

DETAILS & PURCHASE


Receive our Print Newsletter!

We publish a free quarterly newsletter to encourage Christian families and cover articles about farming, family, and faith.

DETAILS & SIGN-UP

You May Also Like
View Post
  • Farming
  • Food

What we do with all of our Pumpkins

  • November 11, 2022
  • Becca
View Post
  • Farming
  • Food

On-Farm Butchering

  • April 21, 2022
  • Becca
View Post
  • Family
  • Farming
  • Food

Fall on the Farm

  • October 31, 2021
  • Becca
View Post
  • Family
  • Gardening

The Three Sisters Garden

  • October 1, 2021
  • Becca
View Post
  • Family
  • Food

The Blue Church Cookbook: Sponsored in part by Cream of Mushroom Soup

  • March 26, 2021
  • Becca
View Post
  • Family
  • Farming
  • Gardening

Book Review at Countryside

  • February 23, 2021
  • Rory
View Post
  • Family
  • Farming
  • Gardening

Book Review on Mother Earth News

  • January 6, 2021
  • Rory
View Post
  • Farming
  • Food

Braiding Onions

  • October 18, 2020
  • Becca

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recent Posts
  • A Very Photogenic Winter
    • February 27, 2023
    • 98 views
  • Working Together
    • February 20, 2023
    • 188 views
  • How Much to Grow?
    • January 14, 2023
    • 616 views
Popular Posts
  • Where’s the Beef? It’s time to build our own supply chains.
    • April 25, 2020
    • 23.5K views
  • Managed Intensive Rotational Grazing for Sheep
    • December 27, 2016
    • 14K views
  • Boiling maple sap over home-built evaporator
    How to Build an Evaporator (from stuff laying around)
    • April 12, 2014
    • 11.4K views
Mailing List

Be notified of events and goings on at the Grovestead!

Contact
The Grovestead
  •  Blog
  •  Events
  •  Publications
  •  Gather & Grow
  •  About Us
Copyright © 2022 by The Grovestead. All Rights Reserved.

Input your search keywords and press Enter.