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A HeartySol travel journal from Munich → Hannover → Berlin Traveling Through Germany: Munich, Hannover, and Berlin as Farmers There’s nothing like stepping out of your daily rhythm, hopping across the ocean, and landing in a place where the buildings are older than your entire family tree. This month, we traded our rolling Minnesota fields […]

What Traveling to Germany Taught Us About Farming, Culture, and Seeing the World Differently

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Hannover

Over the years, I’ve learned there are a handful of very small, very quiet things that bring life back into a house that has carried a family through a long winter. Late winter is when I start noticing it. Not mess.Not dirt.Not clutter. (but with six of us here, this gets hard not to notice) […]

A House Gets Tired in February — Here’s How I Help Refresh Ours

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kitchen sink

Every winter, I love filling the house with natural elements—things that feel both old-world and handmade. And one of the simplest, most beautiful decorations you can make is a bowl of cut, dried mandarins.     European-Inspired Orange Decor These dried, cut oranges are rustic, fragrant, and look like tiny glowing lanterns when the light […]

How to Make Beautiful Whole Slit Mandarins for Winter Decorating

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Dried Mandarin Decor

We’ve just returned home from ten slow and beautiful days nestled in the rolling hills of rural Tavarnelle, in the heart of Tuscany. It’s the kind of place where the mornings are quiet, the meals start late and the birds seem to echo every thought you didn’t even know you were thinking. Dolce Far Niente: […]

Tuscany in Stillness | Intentional Living, Warm Tables and the Art of Being Still

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Tuscany Countryside

Some of my favorite habits to stay motivated throughout the busy summer months! Handling Summer: Our busiest season! If you are a gardener or a farm owner in any capacity, you know first hand how hectic the summer months can become and if not, you can just take my word for it :)! Yes, it’s […]

Staying productive and motivated for Gardening Season: My favorite habits!

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