Self-employment

The Profitable Homestead: How to Take Your Homestead from Hobby to Profit

It is exciting to consider the possibilities of taking your successful hobby farm to the next level, but there are…

2 years ago

Why & How I Quit Silicon Valley and Started a Goat Farm

Not that long ago, before I started a goat farm, I thought I had it all. I had a cushy,…

3 years ago

Ten Ways To Promote Your Homestead

Homesteaders often say were first attracted to the lifestyle because of their desire to get out of the rat race. …

3 years ago

How I Earn Homestead Income by Writing for Homestead.org

For every true homesteader, there are thousands of people who are interested in homesteading. These are people who drive their…

3 years ago

My Homestead Income: Selling Goat’s Milk Soap for Profit

Over the last ten years or so, and around my various “off the farm” work schedules, I have learned a…

3 years ago

Lost Your Job? Congratulations, You’re Finally Self-employed!

"It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating." ~ Oscar Wilde ~~~~~~~~ So you’re out of…

3 years ago

Are You Sure You Really Need a Job?

One of my favorite cartoons shows a politician giving a speech at one of those thousand-dollar-a-plate dinners.  He's saying, "...And…

3 years ago

Five Fun Farmer’s Market Products: Draw Interest to Your Table

Participating in a farmer's market is a great income opportunity that allows you to connect with the people in your…

3 years ago

The Economics of Dairy Goats

Milk prices have certainly gotten higher in the last few years, high enough that many of us small farmers are…

3 years ago

To Sew or Not to Sew

When people think about all the many different tasks that are done on the homestead, sewing may or may not…

3 years ago