My son, Alex, whom you will hear more from in later posts, was recently quarantined for work. He didn’t have it too bad -- he spent a few weeks in a hotel room working remotely and listening to various podcasts on the internet. Knowing my interests and having read all of my blogs, he decided … Continue reading Being on the Self Sufficient Hub Podcast!
Category: Homestead Projects
Learn about our projects in homesteading.
This is a major lifestyle change for us. First of all, we are used to living in the city or suburbs and buying everything. In contrast, we are now working on homestead projects that will turn our four acres into something productive. Therefore, we will tell you about some of those experiences here. We will have successes along with failures. That’s how we learn and improve what we are doing.
Sprouts, Floods and Squirrels – Oh, my!
When we finally finished moving into our new house, one of our first objectives was to start growing food. Florida’s summers are so hot that most people grow typical summer crops like greens, broccoli, spinach and cabbage in the winter. Our location in central Florida only gets one or two nights of freezing weather each … Continue reading Sprouts, Floods and Squirrels – Oh, my!
Laminate flooring! Should you buy it?
Back four years ago, when we thought our house would be finished quickly, we purchased laminate flooring. It looks like a wood floor, can have either a bright shine or a matte finish and should have been a great product. The company we bought the flooring from, held onto it for several months as we … Continue reading Laminate flooring! Should you buy it?
Our first holiday in the new house!
A lot has happened in the six months since we moved into our house back in October – November of 2020! It took until the end of the year to finish moving everything and get our house set up for the holidays, but we had a good Thanksgiving with friends and an equally pleasant Christmas … Continue reading Our first holiday in the new house!
Getting Our New House Finished!
Here is a slide show of pictures taken at our homestead this past weekend! It is hard to believe that it’s been three years since we originally contracted to get our house built. What we have been through in the meantime has taught us a lot! If I was going to go back and change … Continue reading Getting Our New House Finished!
My friend, Abbas: A Gardening Hero
A good friend of mine, Abbas Zawawi, moved to Florida a few years after I did. He qualifies as what I would call a “Gardening Hero.” He took a standard suburban piece of land with a house on it and has turned it into a bountiful food forest. I recently visited him to see … Continue reading My friend, Abbas: A Gardening Hero
Update on Building our House
Back in 2016, we had the idea for a new house on our property and worked with an out-of-state company to get it built. That fell through as documented here and we found a general contractor in Florida to build our home. As noted in the earlier article, that has also been a frustrating situation. … Continue reading Update on Building our House
Human Waste: To Flush or Not?
I like the idea of doing something good with human waste instead of just flushing it. I got some ideas about this when I studied Permaculture. Humans bodies generate a lot of waste and use good water to get rid of it , but it can be put to better use. Using Urine and Manure … Continue reading Human Waste: To Flush or Not?
Using Recycled Materials on Our Homestead
Wooden pallets and other recycled materials are everywhere and can be useful in reducing costs to build things. This is about how and why we used them for some of the first projects on our property. Waste Streams When I did the Permaculture Design Course I became very excited about using waste streams. No, those … Continue reading Using Recycled Materials on Our Homestead
Retirement on a Homestead?
No matter when you plan your retirement from a regular job, do you know what you want to do then? If you are only looking forward to watching more TV or traveling, is that going to be enough? Too Old? During my 50’s, my mom passed away after having Alzheimer’s for many years. Several years … Continue reading Retirement on a Homestead?