Grove Life
Julianne Hemphill, Ben HemphillA newsletter to document our adventures as nature-lovers and beginning American Elderberry farmers.
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How We Planted Hundreds of Bare Root Trees in Missouri for Under $0.60 Each
Planting Native Trees at Scale (Without Breaking the Bank)
For the past few years, we’ve been on a mission to increase native plants on our land - and steadily remove invasive species.
One of the simplest and most effective tools we’ve...
Our First Elderberry Processing Day: What Worked, What Didn't, and What We're Changing
After months of researching equipment, building infrastructure, and sketching out our ideal harvest workflow, August 5 was the day we finally put the entire system to the test.
Well…most of the system.
We spent the day learning, adapting,...
Building a DIY Mobile Blast Freezer, Part 1: From Dusty Trailer to Clean Slate
Some projects begin with shiny new equipment.
This one started with a dusty trailer from Facebook Marketplace.
When we began planning this year’s elderberry harvest, one challenge kept coming back: how do you keep fruit cold in the field...
When the Elderberries Make the Decisions: Our Unexpected First Harvest
In mid-June, I wrote about the different stages of elderberry bloom and admitted that I was losing the battle against flower removal.
I wasn’t exaggerating.
Our original plan for these second-year shrubs was simple: remove most of the bl...
Learning the Hard Way: When Elderberries Touch the Ground
One of the greatest joys - and frustrations - of starting a new perennial crop is that every season teaches lessons you simply can’t learn from a book.
This is only the second growing season for our American elderberries, and our first yea...
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Julianne Hemphill shares the journey of restoring native habitat at The Grove, her Missouri farm. She’s passionate about land stewardship, invasive plant removal, and—yes—chainsaws.
Computer Engineer by Education, Systems Engineer by Vocation, Husband and Father. I'm a DIY enthusiast, Huge Nerd, Obsessive Geek. Generally I'm interested in almost anything!
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