Greg Cello

A dad building something special for his family, his community, & the New England region he loves | Championing an American-made & rooted economy.

[Greg Cello @gregcello]

A little introduction for new and old followers alike:

First off, I’m no one special in the grand scheme of things, but I’d like to think I’m very special to my family, and I’ve designed my life off that presumption.

My name is Greg, and I live with my young, growing Catholic family of 6 in northwestern RI on our homestead, where we homeschool our kids and tend to our chickens, veggies and flowers (with more additions planned in the future).

I write for a Substack publication called Kinward and record a daily podcast called The Dissident Dad Show, while working on building a family business.

I believe in this idea called eternalist generationalism, where responsibility doesn’t end with my lifespan or my kids’ childhoods, because it reaches upward to God and eternity, and outward into the moral, spiritual, economic, and ecological world my descendants (and my neighbors’ descendants) will have to live in. If eternity is real, then I’m obligated to build a rightly ordered micro-civilization, not just carve out a private, comfortable life.

I think we’d all be a little better off if we focused on our local economies of land, people, and politics rather than getting worked up over national or global happenings. In fact, I think we’d be much happier overall.

I love New England and American wouldn’t live anywhere else. I have ancestry going back to the Mayflower, so you could say I’m a Mayflower American. I’ve also fought for this country, and so have five generations of men in my family. But you wouldn’t see my kids or me going abroad to fight in any wars right now; rather, if anything, you’ll see us fighting for our own local communities and people if it came to that.

I love nature and the American landscape; exploring it, being tethered to it. One of the greatest feelings is walking through the woods all day watching a bird dog run around looking for grouse and woodcock and the thrill that comes from shooting it when flushed. I think our lives would be more enriched if we conserved this natural world of ours as best as possible.

Finally, I think the nihilistic mind rot of our modern age has destroyed so much beauty that used to exist in our homes, architecture, landscaping, the way we dress and treat others, our faith in a higher being, our cooking and baking and how we even present it, and even how we just think, act, and converse with ourselves and each other.

We destroy nihilism through beauty.

The beauty found in family, faith, nature, traditions, our communities and parishes, and having the freedom to live this way without being oppressed by any governmental entity.

Thanks for following along.

[Greg Cello @gregcello]

@KristinCarrigg agreed and since you didn’t ask, here’s my unsolicited bunting max advice to better prepare you guys for America 250.

[Greg Cello @gregcello]

bunting spotted.

[Nicholas Carrigg @nicholascarrigg]

Good evening from New England

[Greg Cello @gregcello]

@OldHollowTree a match made in heaven 😌

[Greg Cello @gregcello]

@badbake_offgrid it’s gonna be a great story to pass down

[Greg Cello @gregcello]

>wakes up to noises outside, grabs wooden sword
>actual burglar.jpeg
>burglar pulls a knife so engages with wooden sword
>defeats him
>people assume he’s a kendo den holder
>says he’s just a married man

[ヤスキムYK @kimuyasurb26]

@FooVD10ANX99089 有段者です。

[Greg Cello @gregcello]

@Solworkin_ what a boss married man ha ha

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@nicholascarrigg it’s what powers me

[Greg Cello @gregcello]

@badbake_offgrid most couldn’t even fathom it being so, but it is.

[Greg Cello @gregcello]

>takes handful
>looks at it
>tosses on ground
>repeat indefinitely

[Greg Cello @gregcello]

good afternoon.

[Greg Cello @gregcello]

@haretriggered2x hope to do the same for generations of family to follow behind me.

[Greg Cello @gregcello]

so much to this. Growing up, this is how every house of the oldest generations in my family felt. Not because no one is doing it now, per se, but bc it takes many years of permanence and thoughtful attention to beauty, detail, and that which is around you.

[soli @solisolsoli]

The Landing by Peter Brown

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@CFrancisFisher @nicholascarrigg fun fact the Mount Hope Bridge is older than the Golden Gate Bridge!

[Greg Cello @gregcello]

@owroot just the essentials

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@AHomelyHouse pumped for this. Just backed. Will be reading to the kids from this everyday. Bummed I missed out on the handmade one!

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@G867530 and boy is it needed!

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@hermithick LOVE THIS

[Greg Cello @gregcello]

the hens wanted some bunting too.

[Greg Cello @gregcello]

@CaddellBeth very cool!

[Greg Cello @gregcello]

there is a beautiful family micro farm and bakery nearby that does “Garden Tea & Luncheons” like this every so often, with their bakery open every weekend.

you cannot create enough businesses like this, people are craving it, I see it.

[Hamilton 🇺🇸 @Watchman_motto]

When I win the lottery (that I never play) I’m opening a lunch spot like this with little finger sandwiches and house made lemonade that’s just barely sweet enough without being too sweet.

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@catholic_woods it’s been through it all with me!

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good afternoon.

[Greg Cello @gregcello]

@catholic_woods he was out there for quite a while, having the time of his life.

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@ScipioTheYoungr someone’s gotta do it

[Greg Cello @gregcello]

if you live in the area, be sure to check them out at maplevillefarm dot com.