Becca Groves is a happily-married mother of five who homeschools her children on a farm in southern Minnesota. She and her husband Rory recently founded Gather & Grow, a non-profit ministry dedicated to rebuilding the family economy. You can follow their farming adventures on their blog (thegrovestead.com) and learn more about their ministry at gatherandgrow.us.
The Zacchaeus Tree
I believe the highest praise one could receive of their art is, “it made me want to make my own.” You hear a song and it inspires you to pick up your guitar again. You see a painting and you dig out all your brushes and wipe off a dusty canvas. For me, as I finished chapter three of Andrew Peterson’s The God of the Garden, I closed the book with a lump in my throat and began to write the story of my own favorite tree.
Read More ›The First Harvest of the Year
As soon as the snow begins to melt and the temperature breaks above 32 degrees during the day, it’s time to begin the maple syrup harvest. Which means in Minnesota, it’s tree tapping time.
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