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Sycamore and Slate

Building Our Farmstead - From the Ground Up

About Me

Hi there! Thanks for visiting my internet home, Sycamore and Slate! I’m Elana Frey. I married my husband, Chad, in 2011, only 10 months after our first date! Now, we have a sweet and energetic toddler, Evie, and an adorable monster of a cat, Asher. We’re living in rural Pennsylvania and praising the Lord every day for this beautiful slice of Earth on loan to us!

My husband owns and operates a local business. They manufacture, wholesale, and retail many types of masonry products. Stone veneer is their specialty, but you’ll also find things like pavers, outdoor fireplaces and fire bowls, and stepping stones.  I was blessed to work alongside my husband until our daughter was born in 2015, and now I’m blessed to stay home with her and run our household and this blog.

Chad’s business has given us experience and insight into the home-building process. We get to see a lot of beautiful custom homes, spec homes, and show homes. We spent many years dreaming about calling one of these beauties our own and were able to start building on our farm in the Spring of 2018.

Day 3
The Very Beginning

If you’ve haven’t already, please check out the Home Building section to see all the progress we’ve made since then! We’ve been so incredibly happy living at the farm since Christmas 2019!

Sycamore and Slate Farmhouse

Besides home design and decor, writing is one of my biggest passions.  This blog is my outlet for jotting down the adventures we have along our way. Besides our own home, I’ll also feature tours of some of the gorgeous homes we get to see through Chad’s business!

We’ve built this life literally from the ground up and we would be so happy to have you join us on this Great Adventure. Just remember to bring along your mud boots! 😉




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The Year of My Overly-Ambitious Garden

This year, my garden is growing SUBSTANTIALLY from previous years. Last year I had a total of 7 raised beds and one smallish ground bed. This year, we’re rounding out the raised beds to an even 8, and I’ll also have at least 6 larger ground beds. Main Vegetable Garden Layout My garden was all […]

Foraged morels this afternoon and came up with thi Foraged morels this afternoon and came up with this for dinner. A morel and caramelized onion white sauce pizza on homemade dough! Oh yes. I love the farm life. ♥️😍🍕🍄🧅
A pair of Canadian geese built their nest right on A pair of Canadian geese built their nest right on the bank of our stream. Cant wait to see little fluffballs soon :)
Love morning visits from this little guy! Love morning visits from this little guy!
That mist over the stream!! 😍😍❄️❄️ # That mist over the stream!! 😍😍❄️❄️ #sycamoreandslate #winterstorm2020
Watching church from home means building her own f Watching church from home means building her own for this little girl! Happy Sunday!
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Adventuring on the farm today 🥰🦌 Adventuring on the farm today 🥰🦌
One of the brightest, most beautiful rainbows I’ One of the brightest, most beautiful rainbows I’ve ever seen! 🌈 Evie said, “Dear Lord, thank you for this beautiful rainbow! Amen!” My heart is full. 😍🥰 #rainbow
Deciding where to put some trees in our yard this Deciding where to put some trees in our yard this evening. Evie has to do everything just like daddy #daddysgirl #sycamoreandslate
The sunset tonight! 🌅😍 “Those who live at The sunset tonight! 🌅😍 “Those who live at the ends of the earth stand in awe of your wonders. From where the sun rises to where it sets, you inspire shouts of joy.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭65:8‬ ‭NLT‬‬
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