The Farm and Our Philosophies (why we do what we do)
Harris Homestead of FL is a farm worked by Earl and Roe Harris, owned by God. We have support of our grown children and grandchildren. Our journey began in DeLand, Florida, in 2008, when we began to change our lives. We were conscious of what we ate and what products we used.
By 2014 God directed us to a 5 acre homestead in Sumterville, Florida with cows, pigs, chickens and goats. It was at this point a woman with a beautiful soul came along side us to teach us everything goat related, including soap making. She gifted us with her decades old recipes created while in Ohio Amish Country.
In 2019 we were then guided by God to find a homestead in Northern Florida, farther away from the busy chaos so we could build our relationship and focus on what's important to us.
2021 and 2022 were years of highs and lows. Enter our beautiful granddaughters Raechel and Vivian and grandsons Peter and Paul, which had us taking a step back from soap making and farm life to focus on our family. 2022 our priority became caring for Earl when he was diagnosed with cancer. After God has blessed us by Earl being in remission and many request from customers, Harris Homestead returned to creating our Goat Milk Soap in small batches by hand using the finest oils and nutritiously dense goat milk in 2023.
Then came summer of 2024. We went to Serenity Acres Farm to look at purchasing some goats to expand our dairy herd. While there God opened a door for us to purchase the body care business. God then blew doors open to make it possible. So Harris Homestead FL is the farm that provides the milk from all our goats, including some from Serenity Acres to Serenity Acres Soap and Skincare. Harris Homestead offers tours so you can see behind the gates of all that happens here and get a glimpse into our farm, our home, our lifestyle. More information on this at
https://harrishomesteadfl.com/farm-tours
Every product contains a story about faith, family, and friends
Our Company Philosophies:
-God comes first in all we do and is whom we do it all for.
-Our products are of the highest quality. Our quality standard is if we would not use it on the grandchildren, we won’t sell it.
-Our farm friends, others call them customers, is why we do what we do. The stories of brides having clear faces, workers whose feet no longer crack in their boots, toddlers whose eczema has cleared, and friends who just enjoy using a product that does not irritate their skin or leave chemicals on it. Those stories are why we LOVE what we do and we thank God for the opportunity to serve others in this way.