farmstead
noun
farm·stead
ˈfärm-ˌsted 
: the buildings and adjacent service areas of a farm
broadly
: a farm with its buildings
Examples of farmstead in a Sentence
many of the area's proud, old farmsteads have been bulldozed by developers to make way for condominiums
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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.
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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
Turkey vultures have set up a new nest in a Mequon farmstead
And Journal Sentinel outdoors columnist Paul Smith has the photos and video to prove it.
—Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2024
Andrew and David Shriver Jr., who started the business enterprise at Union Mills in 1797, were born at the Little Pipe Creek farmstead in the 1760s.
—Samuel M. Riley, Baltimore Sun, 27 July 2024
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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
Turkey vultures have set up a new nest in a Mequon farmstead
And Journal Sentinel outdoors columnist Paul Smith has the photos and video to prove it.
—Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2024
Andrew and David Shriver Jr., who started the business enterprise at Union Mills in 1797, were born at the Little Pipe Creek farmstead in the 1760s.
—Samuel M. Riley, Baltimore Sun, 27 July 2024
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“Farmstead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/farmstead. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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farmstead
noun
farm·stead
-ˌsted
: the buildings and nearby service areas of a farm
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