Another month begins and another examination of our homestead is in order. This year has been a whirlwind so far and the first give months have flown by. In that time, it seems like we’ve had a major milestone each month. Adding goats, fruit trees, honey bees, upping our gardening game, and introducing new pullets …
It’s May and my mind is set on all the summer fruit that’s in season. Right now, I’m obsessed with fresh mango and pineapple. I have a BIG sweet tooth and eating fresh fruit helps me keep my sweet tooth tamed. I snack on it, throw it in my smoothies, and look for other ways …
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Today, we’re posting as both a news update and a brief instructional. As the title suggests, we’ve added more chickens to our flock! Specifically, we got a variety of six different pullets from Rural King on Saturday, May 14th. And, with the introduction of these new chickens, we started out with a new option for …
2022 has been an exciting time here at the Silly Couple Homestead. We’ve really taken the next step in getting our garden up and running, we’ve added some fruit trees to the property, we’ve expanded our chicken flock, and perhaps most exciting of all, we adopted some Nigerian dwarf goats. Of course, leading up to …
One of the common questions people have when thinking of self-sufficiency is a simple one: how much land do you need to homestead. But, when homesteading in Florida, or anywhere else for that matter, the answer isn’t as simple as it might seem on the surface. See, homesteading can take on a lot of forms. …
Today, I wanted to share the first and easiest goat cheese recipe we started with here. You can find similar recipes online at various sites, but we first encountered this vinegar-based recipe in a homesteading book. So, we don’t claim this is unique or totally original. But, we did do some experimenting with the recipes …
One of the best ways to use your raw goat milk, here at the Silly Couple we’ve been hard at work perfecting our cheesemaking abilities. On Friday this week, we’ll share our first and simplest goat cheese recipe. However, before diving into the process of making any sort of cheese, we thought it made sense …
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Poop is a natural part of life. In fact, it’s quite an integral part of life. And, anyone who has an animal of any sort has some experience dealing with poop. But, when you’re living on a homestead, you might wonder: what can you do with all the animal poop? Today, we’ll talk about one …
Anyone homesteading in Florida or anywhere else in the world can tell you -one of the absolute most important things in the world is being quick on your feet. When a situation arises, you need to act quick and waste no time thinking. Because sometimes, even a moments hesitation can literally mean the difference between …
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 …