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  • Woman tending frost-covered garden beds on a winter homestead, covering soil with straw for seasonal restoration and soil health.
    Farmland Friday Blog Series

    Winter on the Homestead: What the Farm Teaches Us | Farmland Friday

    January 16, 2026 - By Donna Appel

    The quiet work farms do in the off-season — and the lessons it offers for our own healing rhythms Winter changes everything on a homestead. The garden beds that overflowed with tomatoes and beans only a few months ago now rest under frost. The orchard stands bare. The soil is…

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