The Mascot Greeter

The Mascot Greeter

Every Homestead must have its official greeter and mascot. Here she is: Bella June, our black lab who inspired the Magnalia logo with her sense of wonderment, fidelity and delight in little things. She’ll be waiting for you when you come visit. : )    ...
The Blueberries are Bearing!

The Blueberries are Bearing!

Thanks to help from our friends at Mount Jubilee Ministries, we have planted 50 assorted blueberries near our bee hives, and a small grove of Brown Turkey and Versailles Figs (transplants from Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello) in recent weeks. What a joy! When...
First It Gets Ugly

First It Gets Ugly

My grandpa used to say that “sometimes things need to get ugly before they can be made beautiful.” So, it is with clearing a pasture. Dirt, and root balls, and burn piles: feels like a WW I battlefield. But we have a vision in view, that soon this will be...
Magnalia Farm

Magnalia Farm

Our newly seeded pasture, called Golders Green, was not many months ago a field of clay. It has explosed into a salad bowl of Beauty. Through eyes that see, what a reminder on a Sabbath walk that the glory of God is revealed in the things that He has made!...
Captain of the Guard

Captain of the Guard

Every Homestead needs a Captain of the Guard, who knows it — even when he’s resting. Meet Jackson. a/k/a Capt. Jack. 114 pounds of linebacker, mixed with just the right measure of teddy bear. He’ll be waiting for you, keeping watch on his perimeter....
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