Off-grid homestead tour | four months progress | Millennial Homesteader

Off-grid living in South Africa. This is a tour of part of our homestead.
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[@AGoodEnoughMom]

What you guys have achieved is phenomenal! Your homestead is looking beautiful and you really are starting to pick the fruits of all your hard work! Well done!

[@millennialhomesteader]

Thank you. It feels so good when it slowly starts to come together. ☺️

[@mamikiramafoko4095]

It is such a beautiful garden.

[@adebadarries3437]

It looks beautiful! You guys Rock!

[@lindiwemalaza1438]

It's no longer a property but a HOME❤

[@millennialhomesteader]

Thank you. It’s feeling more homely by day.

[@malesedee]

This is a very good example of 'hard work pays'. You are inspiring me to get started on other parts of my garden....

[@millennialhomesteader]

Small and steady really does win the race. Just consistency and pushing on. It works miracles.

[@susankuhn5030]

The property looks so nice and nice and neat. Cant wait to see how lovely the duck pond will look. I can see the vision. Slowly slowly catches the worm. The arc 😂 you referred to that the beans are growing on are called arch just so you know for future reference. Keep up the hard work.

[@millennialhomesteader]

Thanks Susan. 😂 sometimes the words slip off the tongue when we get on the camera 😂😂. The vision is slowly coming together, there is so much to do but we are so happy to see it all unfold.

[@LearningLife77]

Living my dream. Well done!

[@millennialhomesteader]

Thanks

[@bevcoetzer9089]

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year. May 2024 be a happy and productive one for you🌲🌲🌲

[@millennialhomesteader]

Thanks so much. Hoping that 2024 is your best year yet 😊

[@silver_embers]

Well done.

[@millennialhomesteader]

Thanks so much 😊

[@thobiledisemelo6672]

WoW guys you have achieved so much! I am so proud of you for always pushing on. Well done - the homestead is really looking lovely.

[@millennialhomesteader]

Thank you, slow and steady, still feels like so much is not done. So excited about what is to come.

[@chanalogue]

Love your garden!! Thank you for sharing!

[@millennialhomesteader]

Thanks. When we have planted the garden out we will do a proper garden tour.

[@mokgaetjidorothyledwaba1557]

You guys are living the best life.. I'm trying to do that but in a very small space ❤

[@millennialhomesteader]

Thanks so much. Fortunately you can always start in a small space. The goal is to become more sustainable, if you can grow more food, can or preserve etc it’s a good start.

[@chenair6613]

Amazing! KUDOS to you guys. Job well done.

[@millennialhomesteader]

Thank you. ☺️

[@user-mr5pu8zg2m]

Those paving can become a headache if grass and weeds start growing through,, if you don't want to use Roundup a good alternative is a gas burner or what my mom used to do is boiled water and poured it over the weeds, worked very well too.

[@millennialhomesteader]

Thanks so much. That’s a nice natural method. We also ready that soap, salt and baking soda mix works well too.

[@rubytimbers397]

Beautiful 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️

[@millennialhomesteader]

Thank you.

[@lindiwemalaza1438]

I've seen other KZbinrs clipping the wings feathers with a pair of scissors. Apparently it keeps the chickens from flying out. Maybe you could try it

[@millennialhomesteader]

Thanks so much. I am definitely going to try that, although Audry is not keen on making any body changes to her babies 😂

[@phumlamyataza8527]

Wow! This is amazing. You have done a lot of work. I'm so happy to see that you've done so much progress.

[@millennialhomesteader]

Thanks. Think we are so excited to see what the next 4 months can do.

[@emiliebeauchamp870]

Looks amazing! Good work!

[@millennialhomesteader]

Thank you.

[@siphamandlamkhize9766]

Hi, My partner always talks about you haha Good work guys. Hope one day we get to live off grid too

[@millennialhomesteader]

😄 very smart wife there. Hoping that you achieve those dreams. Whether it is to be more sustainable or free.

[@Mega30cent]

Wow! You guys have truly been working hard and it’s so beautiful to see how far you guys have come. Truly, all the best 🥳

[@millennialhomesteader]

Thanks. It’s kind of crazy to think we always are so hard on ourselves for not being further than where we had planned. It helps to have perspective and be happy about small wins.

[@nonkululekowilliamssefolo2976]

I really enjoyed this tour. Awesome work as always guys. Truly happy for you and the great investment you've made 💚💚🌻🌻

[@millennialhomesteader]

Thanks so much. So much to do still but we are looking forward to it.

[@musamusashi]

Great work family, i love to see such amazing progress: more power to you, beautiful people.

[@millennialhomesteader]

Thank you :-)

[@moniqueoosthuysen556]

Looking good! Clip the one side of your chicken's wings and then they won't be able to fly over.

[@millennialhomesteader]

Okay, this is a genius idea Monique. I have never considered this as an option and have been reading and watching videos on how to do it. These little mavericks are always flying over the fence and causing so much chaos. This is such great advice, thank you.

[@sillymonger]

Beautiful!

[@Shaz-on-Adventure]

Well done, it's looking amazing!

[@millennialhomesteader]

Thank you so much. It doesn’t feel much sometimes but when we look at the progress we can’t believe our eyes.

[@FeliciaNobukhosiKhumalo]

was the chicken standing on the fence dancing? cool homesteading experiences

[@millennialhomesteader]

😂😂 it was trying to get away from the main chicken. But it sure does look like a dance right 😂😂😂

[@malesedee]

Mara guys😢I feel proud yoh... You did amazing job it's absolutely beautiful..... Like good job with paving and the chilling area.... We still need to sort out of deck😢😅so much work but I bet it's rewarding.... I'm going to catch up on your videos properly during the holidays fam.... 👌🏼

[@millennialhomesteader]

Thanks so much 😂. Still lots to fix around here actually. But having a chill place and a places which bring us joy has been such a big blessing and really changed how we see things.

[@sharonrein4249]

Hi guys, loved the tour❣️ I was wondering, are your neighbours curious about your homestead. I can just imagine you giving tours 😊 especially to school kids!

[@millennialhomesteader]

Thanks Sharon, so glad you did. We have had some of our neighbours complement the progress and the work they see us do. We would like to do a few tours but that is a next year goal. Once we take the second and last part of our farm.

[@habeebmusa-rx5mt]

In which provides are y'all at, the land is beautiful

[@millennialhomesteader]

We are in Mpumalanga. In the lowveld part. Thanks so much

[@siyabongakhumalo3386]

this is great work. 🤙🤙. where did you buy your weed mat.

[@millennialhomesteader]

Thanks so much. We got them from a company in Nelspruit called Maxi Grow. The lady is called Kath. You can give her a call on 083 235 9834. It’s a business number so give her a call. Very responsive, professional and so kind.

[@akatsukiawsome13]

Time for you to get two goats now haha 😅

[@millennialhomesteader]

We have been talking about it. We need strong fencing to make sure 1. The goats don’t mow over the fence to visit our neighbour and 2. The animals with 2 legs don’t decide to help themselves to the goats. But we can’t wait.

[@akatsukiawsome13]

@@millennialhomesteader My mother visited earlier this week, and talked about how in the eastern euro soviet village she grew up in they would just stake a goat in an area for a day, and then move them a bit every day to keep the lawn mown. Very different from us stalling them and fattening over the winter so they have the most healthy possible births and have huge calorie reserves for high milk production in spring.

[@Test-xf2su]

I love this! May i ask which area you are in? We are researching off grid living

[@millennialhomesteader]

We are in Mbombela. Nelspruit area. 😀 A great community here with several off grid homesteads.

[@njabsmangena]

Lovely!, did you guys buy land and built that house from scratch or you bought it with a building already?

[@millennialhomesteader]

Yes it already had a house. This was a non negotiable for us. We both work so a house and ability to get WiFi or connectivity were necessary so that we are able to still do our jobs.

[@keletsomokone2663]

I also want to homestead, but i don't want to be overwhelmed by a huge piece of land that i can't take care of. How big is your plot?

[@millennialhomesteader]

Hi. It’s under 2 hectares. It will depend on what you intend to do with it. Either way it will be a lot. If things need to be built or maintained and you plan to do it. It will need your attention. Start small is definitely our advice here. Or at least visit a homestead first and get an idea of how it is.

[@asmrgamer6441]

I'm picking an accent. Where are you guys originally from? Great vid btw

[@millennialhomesteader]

Giyani Limpopo.