Homesteading Business

Got the Blues? It’s a Good Thing, if They’re Blueberries!

I know somewhere there must be someone who doesn’t like blueberries.  I’ve never met this unfortunate soul, however.  Whether used…

2 years ago

Ten Humble Country Callings: Homestead Gigs

If you live beyond the sidewalks (or are planning to move there) you need a homestead gig to sustain yourself;…

2 years ago

Establishing a Market for Farm-raised Meats

Thirty years ago my parents loaded my little brother and me into Dad’s 1978 powder-blue Dodge pickup and headed fifteen…

2 years ago

Twenty Homestead Hustles: Make Money from Your Homestead

Many of us got interested in homesteading as a way to escape the rat race only to discover—surprise, surprise!—you still…

2 years ago

Income Opportunities for Poultry Farmers

Chickens scratching around the yard is a classic homestead picture.  Chickens are terrific animals for any sustainable homestead.  They convert scraps and…

2 years ago

African Violets for Fun and Profit

If you are looking for something different to market from your homestead, consider African violets.  Even if you have never…

2 years ago

These Little Sprouts are a Big Deal

The summer garden is gone and the stores from the winter garden might be fading but there is an easy…

2 years ago

So, You Want to Sell Goat Meat Online? Here’s How We Do It.

A few years ago, I had the crazy idea to leave my career, start a homestead, and become a Goat…

2 years ago

Weird Things to Grow and Market on the Homestead

It’s a fact that, as a species, we bore easily.  Curious beings are we, always looking for the innovative and…

2 years ago

Black Gold: Make Your Own Natural Charcoal

We haven’t set the mountain on fire... yet.  But it is always a possibility, of which we are acutely aware,…

2 years ago

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

Roadside Foraging: 5 Plants to Brake for During Fall Travels

Let’s face it, many of us do a lot of driving. Kids that are back in school need to be…

3 years ago