Comments on: Florida Greenhorn Hilarity Ensues

By: Hill Country Farms

Hill Country Farms — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:30:21 +0000

I would love to keep bees. But hubby is allergic to bee stings. So in preparation of this new revolution. I can bring the canned goodies from the garden.

By: fivestring

fivestring — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:54:58 +0000

I am sorry to hear of your misfortunes but also encouraged by your fortitude. You blog very well.

I have been blessed with 8 acres in south Georgia and am also gravitating to more self sufficiency. I have been raising chickens for 1½ years. I started with a few chicks and now have 21 laying hens, 2 roosters and 36 eggs in a second hand incubator.

I believe as you do that there is a new way of life coming in our near future. The self sufficient will be ahead of the game for sure. I hope to find other folks in my area to barter my chicken goods (eggs, meat, chicks) for other things like canned veggies, etc.

I am just now beginning to keep bees, too. I am helping a beekeeper from upstate New York keep his bees here in the warm south over the winter. In exchange for my labors, he is teaching me the art and will give me 6 hives of bees of my own when he returns his bees to NY in April.

So I will soon have eggs, chicks, chicken meat and honey to barter with. As soon as I can get up the nerve, I am going to start gardening vegetables of my own. I am still recovering from a childhood trauma of weeding huge gardens. Lol.

I too am preparing for the revolution that may be coming. I’ll bring the honey.

By: Hill Country Farms

Hill Country Farms — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:41:32 +0000

Ecopepper My Husband and I are in our late and middle 30’s. No Children yet. We at the moment are living with my in laws. Do to him being laid off for almost a year. His parents are not in good health. We both know we do not want to be close. We are planning on being no more than 45 min from them.( OR they will be living with us NO WAY!) We are just starting our first garden and will being getting chicks this spring.(will be bribing neighbors) It has taken us a lot of internet research, and Barns and Noble trips to get this far. But we keep learning and experimenting, and Yes we have had several canning flops, bread making flops and garden flops! But life goes on and we keep trucking!

By: Ecopepper

Ecopepper — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:38:39 +0000

P.S. Love the coop!! It’s really pretty!! Did you name it?

By: Ecopepper

Ecopepper — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:35:31 +0000

Oh I wish I could do it. We are nearing our 40’s and are ready to escape from the city. We are having some finacial problems too. I have been gardening for 3 years and chickens for 1. We just have 2 chickens for eggs. The neighbors are bribed regularly. I want to be off grid and living out away from Orloando. But not so far my mom will move with us….Love her and all but no way! Keep trucking along.

By: Hill Country Farm

Hill Country Farm — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 04:47:17 +0000

Yes it is. We are going to,it will be the only way to survive.
I made pickles for the first time tonight(lol). What a experience!

By: FaithCarr

FaithCarr — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:51:41 +0000

Thank’s for commenting. It is going to get increasingly difficult to have the sort of life we see on the TeeVee.

AND there are going to be millions who are going to be taken completely by surprise.

Move ever closer to having your life be as sustainable as possible

By: Hill Country Farm

Hill Country Farm — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:39:19 +0000

I read your post and I understand what your going through. I got married in Oct 2008. Got ready for our trip and Hubby got laid off.
Our trip canceled. March 2009 I was in a bad car wreck and my left
pinky and ring finger was jammed up in my hand. I was off work 9 weeks after surgery/therapy etc. Then right before our 1 first wedding anniversary Hubby was laid off again. This time he cannot find a job.
I work but its not enough. We lost our house, car and moved in with my In laws. Until Hubby can get through school(he had to go back).
Through all this we both have learned about gardens, chickens, goats, canning, soap making, candle making, quilting, sewing. If we can make it, we do. We are taking it a day at a time.