Location
The Grovestead Farm
Northfield, MN
Date/Time
Date(s) - Friday, May 23, 2025 - Saturday, May 24, 2025
9:30 am - 3:30 pm
For two days we turn our small farm into an old-fashioned county fair. Come and visit our baby animals, meet families demonstrating traditional crafts, enjoy live music and a pie social. Come shop our fair market where each vendor booth showcases a family economy in action! There will be kid’s activities, food and good conversations all around. Join us for some practical inspiration to get your own family economy up and running. Admission is free, donations at the door are appreciated. Please RSVP.
Come and See…
- Baby farm animals… lambs, goats, chickens, pigs, bunnies
- Homesteading demonstrations: tapestry and rug weaving, fiber spinning
- Traditional handmade crafts: candle making and pottery
- Rope Making, Saw Milling and Blacksmithing
- Family ensembles and children’s choir
- Food truck, baked goods, or bring your own picnic
- Meet other families who are building productive households
- Come and shop from featured Family Vendors at our fair’s market! This is a great opportunity to get ahead on your Christmas shopping with a verity of unique and quality products from craftsmen you can chat with, all the while supporting local family economies. Items include:
Homemade and homegrown foods:
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- A verity of delicious homemade baked goods
- Canned preserves
- Freeze dried foods
- Maple syrup
- Fresh, locally roasted organic coffee beans
- Goat cheese
- A verity of pork products and grass-fed lamb cuts
- Lamb and beef fat
- And even reservations for quarters of beef, chickens and turkeys
Homemade herbal tinctures and products:
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- Calendula salve
- Tallow balm
- Calendula chapstick
- Natural bug spray
- Natural sleep spray
Homemade and handcrafted items including:
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- Fiber crafts
- Metal work
- Woodworking items
- Hand thrown ceramics
- Beeswax candles
- Handmade jewelry
- Scroll saw art
- Greeting Cards
- Handmade toys
- Illustrated Children’s apparel
- Adventure bags for kids
You can also find:
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- Live Fleece rabbits for sale
- Fishing lures
- Seeds and plant starts
- Great books
- And so much more!
Pie Contest & Social
In the spirit of an old-fashioned county fair, we’ll be holding our third annual pie contest this year. To enter, bring your favorite pie into the house when you arrive at the fair. Judging will take place between 1:00 and 2:00PM, both on Friday and Saturday. Winners will be announced and a delicious pie social to follow!
Admission is Free! (donations appreciated at the Gather & Grow booth)
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