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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Recent Examples of farmstead
This urban cheese shop specialized in local and unique farmstead cheeses and highlights Kenny’s Farmhouse Cheese.
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Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Ryn takes that further with all its produce grown nearby at local farmstead Sun Painted Farm.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 23 June 2025
The farmstead probably housed more than Orange’s family; likely one or more of his brothers also lived here.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Weir and his friend Hartig were hiding a couple of hundred yards beyond the farmstead.
—Louise Erdrich, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
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Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Ryn takes that further with all its produce grown nearby at local farmstead Sun Painted Farm.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 23 June 2025
The farmstead probably housed more than Orange’s family; likely one or more of his brothers also lived here.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Weir and his friend Hartig were hiding a couple of hundred yards beyond the farmstead.
—Louise Erdrich, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farmstead
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In 1969: The Woodstock Music and Art Fair opened on a farm in Bethel, New York.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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About an hour west of Twin Lake the next day, Gilbert sat with Sam Myers, who runs a fourth-generation wheat farm that the B2H line would transect.—
Tony Schick,
ProPublica,
14 Aug. 2025
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In addition, both had childhood experiences at their grandparents’ hobby farms: Schneider’s grandfather had a horse ranch and vegetable farm in Michigan, and Alem’s grandmother grew corn, tomatoes and cucumbers in Louisiana.—
Nara Schoenberg,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
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The pair became a Hollywood power couple and tied the knot in 1988 during a top-secret ceremony at Reynolds' ranch in Jupiter, Fla., which was documented by PEOPLE.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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“Farmstead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farmstead. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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