Running a small farm in Florida isn't what most people picture. It's the early mornings checking ewes during lambing season, the afternoons rotating sheeps through overgrown pasture, the conversations with neighbors about Greenbelt classifications and well permits, and the late evenings answering emails from families thinking about raising their first laying hens. Black Hammock Farm has been doing this work in Oviedo for years, learning what actually holds up in Florida's heat, humidity, and regulatory landscape. We share what we've learned — the wins, the mistakes, and the questions worth asking — because the next generation of small farms only happens if the people running the current ones tell the truth about how it really works.