Cottage
The first building: a guest cottage that’s basically a big kitchen with a tiny bedroom.
Three acres · an ongoing diary
A place still becoming.
Hidden Groves is our three-acre home in Citrus Heights. We’re building places to live and gather, growing food, making art, and figuring out what kind of community we want to share. This is our running diary of life here.
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Around Hidden Groves
Three buildings, many stories
Back House
A place for projects, gatherings, movies, and the daily activity of life here.
Front House
Construction began in spring 2026. We’re working toward a home with room for a larger community.
The diary
September 2026
The top floor of the Front House is taking shape. We’re trying to get the roof on before rainy season.
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More than buildings
We share gardens, projects, tools, meals, ideas, and the occasional bottle of wine around a fire.
About the community →We bought this property in 2019. The diary starts with an orchard and a Cottage foundation, then follows whatever happens next.
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