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At farmsteads scattered between villages, people grew wheat and barley or herded sheep and cattle. — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, "This 2,400-year-old bark shield took a beating in an Iron Age fight," 31 May 2019 Most Americans lived in multigenerational households, working a farmstead together. — Marc Freedman, WSJ, "Building Bridges Across the Generational Divide," 1 Nov. 2018 Better yet, spend the night at a local inn, which is likely snuggled up to a babbling brook or farmstead. — Kaitlyn Wylde, Vogue, "What’s So Great About Great Barrington? A Weekend Guide to the Quietly Cool Berkshire Town," 25 Oct. 2018 Especially when one is staying at a farmstead dairy and loaded down with the best cheese the Northeast has to offer? — Gordon Edgar, Smithsonian, "A Brief History of America’s Appetite for Macaroni and Cheese," 30 May 2018 The former executive chef and general manager at Canton’s Cardinal Tavern is serving as an apprentice at two Baltimore County farms, and recently launched a catering business and farmstead. — Sarah Meehan, Washington Post, "A training program for new farmers is teaching its biggest class yet," 30 June 2018 The former executive chef and general manager at Canton’s Cardinal Tavern is serving as an apprentice at two Baltimore County farms, and recently launched a catering business and farmstead. — Sarah Meehan, Washington Post, "A training program for new farmers is teaching its biggest class yet," 30 June 2018 The former executive chef and general manager at Canton’s Cardinal Tavern is serving as an apprentice at two Baltimore County farms, and recently launched a catering business and farmstead. — Sarah Meehan, Washington Post, "A training program for new farmers is teaching its biggest class yet," 30 June 2018 Driver could also see extensive crop marks denoting the presence of the Roman or Iron Age settlement of Trewen, which was once either a farmstead or a villa. — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, "A Heat Wave is Revealing Centuries-Old Sites in Wales," 11 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'farmstead.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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