The homestead affected our relationship.... | Millennial Homesteader | Off-grid living

[@JodyCalitzTheRealThing]

I live for these videos, SOOOOO good, inspirational, heart-warming and helpful!

[@millennialhomesteader]

Wow, thank you!

[@snippetsordinarylife]

Wow! Your veggie garden is looking so good. I can only imagine the homestead being like demanding twins or triplets. Honestly, you guys make my heart sing. I am so glad I discovered your channel.

[@motsos4615]

The hard work behind homesteading 😢 i cant wait to take a break and visit your homestead

[@jacksonmadzimba2014]

Greetings guys, homesteading is not for the faint-hearted indeed. It requires some decent commitment and buy in from both parties in a relationship. I know many homesteads that failed to progress or develop because of an imbalanced appreciation from the parties involved. Putting things on the table has always been ideal especially before making the move towards homesteading…thanks for sharing your story

[@overberghomesteading]

Always love your content - we are continually inspired by you "Young Ones". Myself and Elsa always laugh (and take notes) from your videos. You continually inspire us to keep on going!

[@keletsomokone2663]

Omg! Jonathan and Elsa🙂 I've been watching various SA homesteaders since December trying to pick up tips before I start, so it's exciting to find you here. Thank God for KZbin 😂

[@millennialhomesteader]

This is such high praise. We are super inspired by you and your journey and how honest you are with your journey. It’s definitely given us so much perspective and made us persevere this whole time. Sending loads of love to you ❤️.

[@ianscash6759]

I have just started watching your channel BTW I am from the UK and really enjoying your channel.

[@millennialhomesteader]

So glad to have you watching and enjoying the videos. Hope to share more of our journey and learn along the way 😊.

[@stellahinthecity]

Im so inspired by your guys' journey. God willing, ill be starting my own homestead in the next year by myself! 😥

[@millennialhomesteader]

Will you be calling yourself @stellahinthehomestead or @stellahinthefarm then ?😂. Can’t wait for your journey and thanks for watching.

[@stellahinthecity]

@millennialhomesteader stellahthefarmer has a nice (but scary) ring to it! Thank you for sharing your journey, you guys are truly inspiring 💛🤍

[@millennialhomesteader]

😂 we definitely like it. We will be praying that it all comes to fruition.

[@LearningLife77]

Where are you going to homestead if i may ask? I'm looking high and low in the WC but its very tough... looking at other provinces there are much better deals, but just unsure of such a huge move.

[@stellahinthecity]

@@millennialhomesteader Amen. 🤗

[@nikkiwing3630]

Thank you for sharing ❤ we are loving our journey here in NZ 🙏

[@millennialhomesteader]

We are so glad to have you watching from NZ ☺️.

[@malesedee]

You guys balance each other though. I love it. You need both sides - the breaks and the accelerator both helps when it comes to making that progress is I am making sense lol.

[@millennialhomesteader]

That’s exactly it. There are many times where I was frustrated because the progress was slow and I wanted more done but Audry would put the brakes on. It prevented me from burning out. This is a journey and journeys need acceleration and deceleration. It’s necessary to have people around who balance us out.

[@orkwape6387]

I certainly watxh for KZbin because I am learning a lot and preparing my farm. And I can't wait as your video inspires me.

[@millennialhomesteader]

Thanks so much for watching. Really hope we can encourage more people to go for what they want in life.

[@zanelekuali9171]

New subscriber and already falling in love with your channel. Looking forward to more videos. Keep up the good work

[@amagglady]

WOW! Great video! And the greenhouse is😍😍😍 Out of all the homesteading channels I watch, I think its only you guys that have touched on this uncomfortable subject. Thank you for being selfless and opening up about a personal topic just to help us. I recently read a relationship horror story 😱😱😱 on reddit that involved homesteading. So this video came at the right time.

[@millennialhomesteader]

We really want to share all the experiences of being on the homestead. The misconception is that it’s the weather, the crops or livestock or work that get you. But it’s different for us all. The interpersonal is actually more at risk. We want people to think it through, we unfortunately didn’t and have had to trudge along 😂.

[@rosiemadeadventures]

New Subscriber here! Just found your channel; you seem like such a warm, lovely couple to watch. Keep it up?

[@millennialhomesteader]

Thank you. We would like to believe that we are warm 😊. We want to share our honest experiences without sugar coating anything but also without painting a gloom and doom view. We get so much support, advice and love from people all over and we really want to share that with others who are interested in being more self sufficient.

[@Peaceful_17]

YR homestead is growing well, am impressed ❤

[@millennialhomesteader]

Thank you. It’s small steps but taking shape.

[@Keletsoentle]

Love love love the authenticity ❤

[@millennialhomesteader]

Thanks so much.

[@TheTandisLivingtheGoodLife]

People romanticises this lifestyle but it actually takes work, you experience setbacks and plenty of challenges which can affect your relationship.

[@millennialhomesteader]

Absolutely. The homestead changes you. We found that there were things we thought we may have liked or wanted for the homestead together but over time those opinions diverge. It’s important to make sure that we aligned but also acknowledge those changes and check in.

[@TheTandisLivingtheGoodLife]

@@millennialhomesteader as you were talking about the conflicts you’ve experienced overcome it was as if you were in our shoes. I’ve learnt a lot from your conversation and picked up some great tips. Thank you for being so open.

[@kristinagraour2891]

You are so right, these topics are not often discussed on homesteading channels. So thanks for bringing them up. BTW, what pumpkin variety was that at the start of the video? Can't make out the name.

[@millennialhomesteader]

Thanks 😊. It’s called Red Kuri pumpkin/ squash. We were gifted a few and used those seeds to grow them. Woolies occasionally has them when they are in season.

[@mokgaetjidorothyledwaba1557]

Love everything you doing

[@millennialhomesteader]

Thanks so much 😊.

[@rebeccamuthoni7755]

You gained a subscriber from Nairobi Kenya. I love your farm ❤

[@millennialhomesteader]

Thank you so much, thats very encouraging ☺️. We are now officially international 😄

[@EniaMutasa]

The greenhouse is amazing

[@millennialhomesteader]

Thanks. Will be better when it starts pushing out some seedlings.

[@risemahadeva]

I disagree with your feeling that you need to entertain us. There are plenty of KZbinrs that show us what may be considered the mundane aspects of life, but oddly enough some of us actually enjoy seeing those things as well. There are things to be learned from those activities too, ie "Oh, that's an easier way to clean the house, or take care of the yard, etc." Or, "Maybe the next time I want to eat potatoes I'll fix them like that." In fact, I prefer a truer, more real KZbin, and I don't mean personal things that are meant to stay personal, but just other parts of your day to day that don't require secrecy. Thanks for sharing your lives with us! [P.S. And I agree wholeheartedly with your statement on being free, self-sufficient, sustainable, and getting away from (dependency on) the government.]

[@kristinagraour2891]

Agreed. Seeing the mundane and the ordinary can be inspiring, relaxing, and educational.

[@millennialhomesteader]

Thanks so much for this comment. We took time to discuss it and we will be sharing more of these. If we can show more about the daily struggles of a homestead and how we navigate it and it can help others we would love to do so. We are very open and honest about the journey so will do so.

[@millennialhomesteader]

😊 we never saw it this was so we will definitely be sharing what we do more.

[@dengwenyaz4073]

Inspired ❤❤❤

[@millennialhomesteader]

Thank you ☺️.

[@malesedee]

I have my first watermelon fruit growing this year (first time I am growing them) and I hope it makes it. I heard gore they aren't as easy to grow but. I am determined to get it right because I love Watermelom so much. Your garden looks so good. That Cucumber is sooo huge😍what's your secret?(also growing this for the first time)

[@millennialhomesteader]

Funny thing is that watermelon is something our grandparents just grew without much effort. They would grow effortlessly amongst the corn and were watered by The Lord. It’s so weird to see them struggling in a location where we give attention and compost 😂. Regarding the cucumber. We actually don’t know, we planted Ashley cucumbers first thing when we moved here, they were watered by the rainfall and we had them outside and inside the green shed. They were so massive. Cucumber really loves it at our place, could be the sun, the horse compost, soil, us or a combo.

[@malesedee]

​@@millennialhomesteaderright?? They grew everything effortlessly. Thank you for sharing ❤

[@LearningLife77]

@@malesedee I'm jealous of those who can grow tomatoes without effort. Mine are on life-support every year before any fruit

[@malesedee]

@@LearningLife77 I totally understand the feeling. Tomatoes requires some special attention especially at the beginning - if the plant is healthy then the fruits will most likely be. I have been failing to be consistent at taking care of them so they do give lots of fruit - however they always seem to want to crack (that ass last year) or develop some desease (this year) before ripening so I always remove them when they are still green. I am so determined to solve this problem next year lol. We can do it. It's all about learning from our previous mistakes

[@flowermsibi]

Please keep your words by apploading more 😊

[@millennialhomesteader]

😂 we will do our best that’s for sure.

[@lebohangmbele283]

1:48 This guys wants to start WWIII 🤣.

[@millennialhomesteader]

😂 the classic fruit/ vegetable debate. The “It’s fruit if it has seeds vs the if I have to cook it is a veggie” War 😂😂😂

[@siphamandlamkhize9766]

Hello friends , how big is your land ?

[@millennialhomesteader]

Hi. It’s just under 2 hectares.

[@MUTHANNGAwaTSHITIRINGO]

masana ndikale akhazwo😂

[@millennialhomesteader]

😂

[@motsos4615]

Why dont you like movies 😂