When it comes to being self-sufficient, what’s more important than having a steady source of sugar? With a bee colony in place, we’re excited to work towards that goal of homesteading self-sufficiency with our own supply of honey. Now that our bee hive has been setup for a week now, I will be performing my …
If you’re interested in learning about what to make from raw goat milk, you’re in the right place! As Florida-based millennial homesteaders, we’re big fans upcycling, reusing, and otherwise repurposing things. And, when it comes to raw goat milk, there are quite a few different ways you can use that resource. Whether you have Nigerian …
This week, we did something that was long overdue. We planted potatoes! If you’re like us, you love potatoes in just about any form. But, did you know that planting potatoes is as easy as taking one of those ugly “sprouted” potatoes and just putting it into dirt? Well, if you want a good harvest, …
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This week is another exciting one on the homestead. As this post goes live, we’ll likely have a beehive filled with our first ever honey bees! While Victoria wants to take some time to post details on how we selected the bees, the hive, and more about equipment and care, today I wanted to just …
Think you can’t manage a full-time job while keeping up a daily homestead routine? Well, depending on the size of your homestead, this may be true. But, especially if you work from home, starting up a homestead slowly and establishing a routine may be easier than you think! Today, we’re going to consider our daily …
When it comes to growing vegetables, Spring may not be the only time of year to grow, but it sure provides an exceptional opportunity. If you’re a fellow Florida homesteader, or if you’re looking to get started growing your own veggies, now is the time to start. As usual, we’re not here to tell you …
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If it’s your first time here, you chose the right time to read one of our blogs. Today is our sixth wedding anniversary! When we doubled it up on 4/8/16, we knew that we were in for many fun years together and countless great memories. The world we live in today is not the same …
Good evening and welcome to another Wednesday blog post with your favorite bloggers -The Silly Couple. Today, we have some announcements to make. Namely, around our posting cadence. We’ve done a lot of talking lately about it, and we want to start sharing more about how we’re doing things here on the homestead. We also …
2022 has been the year for us to really get things rolling here on the Homestead. As we begin April homestead planning, we reflect back on all we’ve done -and we’re quite happy with how productive we’ve been. Not only did we set aside a new garden bed and carefully prepare the soil, we also …