as in farm
a piece of land and its buildings used to grow crops or raise livestock
many of the area's proud, old farmsteads have been bulldozed by developers to make way for condominiums
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My grandfather sold me an old farmstead that has been in the family for 200 years.
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Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
This farmstead is the oldest log structure in Austin still in its original location, now part of the Rosedale neighborhood.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
Steward’s walk was the real deal: a four-hour amble along secondary roads past farmsteads and olive groves, the undulating terrain fanning out around us on all sides.
—Peter Terzian, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
Because the residents of this ecovillage live in separate houses, not all of them near the farmstead, this living arrangement is less intimate than in some other intentional communities.
—Christine Ro, Longreads, 17 Sep. 2024
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Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
This farmstead is the oldest log structure in Austin still in its original location, now part of the Rosedale neighborhood.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
Steward’s walk was the real deal: a four-hour amble along secondary roads past farmsteads and olive groves, the undulating terrain fanning out around us on all sides.
—Peter Terzian, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
Because the residents of this ecovillage live in separate houses, not all of them near the farmstead, this living arrangement is less intimate than in some other intentional communities.
—Christine Ro, Longreads, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Farmstead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farmstead. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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