The Grovestead
  •  Blog
  •  Events
  •  Publications
    • Henry and the Great Society
    • The Family Economy
    • Durable Trades
    • The Grovestead Newsletter
    • Audio Recordings
  •  Gather & Grow
  •  Ivar’s Workshop
My mom comes out every year to help us braid onion My mom comes out every year to help us braid onions. We all have our jobs- hers is to prep very onion, take pictures of each kid with their onion strands and bring motivating snacks. 🥰
I think we can all agree that photographing my pre I think we can all agree that photographing my preserves in rainbow order was a very good use of my time.
We did it!! And yes… you can still pledge. New p We did it!! And yes… you can still pledge. New pledges go towards making a better book, printing in color, producing audio book etc. All backers of the printed book receive every “stretch goal” upgrade. Spread the word!
Wowza! We’re $500 away from hitting our funding Wowza! We’re $500 away from hitting our funding goal!! If you thought about backing this project please head on over to Kickstarter and push us over the finish line! (Link in profile)

Now… will somebody go find this boy a pair of pants?
Today is Hattie’s 10th birthday and she has plan Today is Hattie’s 10th birthday and she has plans a plenty! But I wanted to share this picture that I have taped to a cupboard in my kitchen because it clearly was Hattie’s 7th birthday, and I clearly stuck a candle in a carton of tag-alongs. Which weren’t even Girl Scout name brand- just the Aldi knock off. And that was good enough to get this smile from her and that smile from me.
Like the values it represents, Henry and the Great Like the values it represents, Henry and the Great Society is a book lost to time. Help us bring this story back into print for a new generation. Link in profile to preorder!
The Grovestead
The Grovestead
  •  Blog
  •  Events
  •  Publications
    • Henry and the Great Society
    • The Family Economy
    • Durable Trades
    • The Grovestead Newsletter
    • Audio Recordings
  •  Gather & Grow
  •  Ivar’s Workshop
View Post
  • 312
  • Events
  • Family
  • Farming

Join us for the Farm & Family Fair!

  • May 9, 2023
  • One comment
  • Becca
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
Share
0
0
0
View Post
  • 1.2K
  • Family

Two Rorys walk into a Barn…

  • May 5, 2023
  • One comment
  • Becca
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…
Share
0
0
0
View Post
  • 440
  • Family

How I (now) Prepare our Lamb

  • April 13, 2023
  • One comment
  • Becca
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…
Share
0
0
0
View Post
  • 278
  • Family

My oldest and my youngest

  • April 11, 2023
  • No comments
  • Becca
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…
Share
0
0
0
View Post
  • 206
  • Farming

A Very Photogenic Winter

  • February 27, 2023
  • 2 comments
  • Becca
I have come to think that wintertime is a lot like childbirth. You sort of forget one before the next begins. It’s a survival tactic, I suppose. So I can’t…
Share
0
0
0
View Post
  • 448
  • Family

Working Together

  • February 20, 2023
  • No comments
  • Becca
Our family economy currently consists of farming, writing, and teaching. And the fun of all of these is that we do them together. We just returned from a fantastic weekend…
Share
0
0
0

Posts pagination

Previous 1 … 8 9 10 11 12 … 52 Next
Recent Posts
  • It’s Live! Henry and the Great Society
    • October 6, 2025
    • 126 views
  • A new chapter for Gather & Grow
    • September 23, 2025
    • 2.4K views
  • Our Family’s 20th Birthday
    • September 19, 2025
    • 622 views
Popular Posts
  • Managed Intensive Rotational Grazing for Sheep
    • December 27, 2016
    • 27.5K views
  • Where’s the Beef? It’s time to build our own supply chains.
    • April 25, 2020
    • 24.5K views
  • The Rory’s and the Becca’s
    • April 16, 2024
    • 24.4K views
EMAIL LIST
Contact
The Grovestead
  •  Blog
  •  Events
  •  Publications
  •  Gather & Grow
  •  Ivar’s Workshop
Copyright © 2022 by The Grovestead. All Rights Reserved.

Input your search keywords and press Enter.