Rory Groves's Blog

It’s Live! Henry and the Great Society

We’re thrilled to share our latest project with you! When we first came across Henry and the Great Society, we knew it was a special book. It stirred us deeply and…

A new chapter for Gather & Grow

We’re excited to announce a new direction for Gather & Grow. For some time we have been feeling the call to start a publishing house as part of this ministry,…

Newsletter — Spring 2024

The Spring newsletter is mailing and should start arriving in mailboxes this week. If you’re not already on our print newsletter mailing list, you can sign up for free here. “God…

Power Down: Quiet Focus on Your Real Life

Join us this year April 21-27 and Power Down with your family! Two years ago we ran our first “power down” experiment at the Grovestead. After years of pursuing a…

Reflections from Our First Power Down

Join us April 21-27 for a Power Down week this year! Read more about it here. Reprinted from The Grovestead Newsletter, Summer 2022 Becca: To understand it, you need to…

Now Printing! The Family Economy

We are very happy to announce that Rory’s newest book is printing and will be available very soon! The Family Economy: Discovering the Family as It Was Designed to Work…

How Much to Grow?

We’ve come a long ways in 10 years. The majority of days now we are eating full meals right out of our farm: lamb steaks with asparagus, fried eggs and…

Newsletter — Fall 2022

“There’s Just So Much to Learn…” Becca aptly puts it in her article Patience over Panic. This is what we are reflecting on ten years into this homesteading adventure, but…

Upcoming Events: Fall Family Retreat

One of the goals of Gather & Grow is that after each gathering we leave families dreaming bigger dreams, seeking God for the vision He has for their family. In…

Blest Be the Tie That Binds

With great joy in our hearts, we just wrapped up our second Gather & Grow get-together. Last year was our first big gathering, and it was after that event that…