If you do a quick online search, you’ll find hundreds of articles and pitches for Master Classes and E-Courses claiming to FAST TRACK your homestead dreams. Forget the jargon and marketing buzz. We’re all about reality around here. I can’t promise you success. What I can share, however, is a method that has worked forContinue reading “Cultivating Your Next Homestead Business Idea”
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Homestead Business Ideas
Thinking about starting a business on your homestead? Homestead business ideas often take the form of traditional farming operations, value-added products and agri-tourism, but they don’t have to. Many small farms and homesteads find that non-traditional ideas help diversify their income streams and reduce risk. In the simplest terms, making money on your homestead reallyContinue reading “Homestead Business Ideas”
Starting a Homestead Side Hustle
A Homestead Side Hustle is about more than just the extra cash, it’s an additional layer of security and risk management for your farm. It allows you more options when you’re looking at future projects, can relieve some of the financial burden of upgrading equipment or expanding your infrastructure. Consider the time you spend creatingContinue reading “Starting a Homestead Side Hustle”
Making Money on Your Homestead
Ready to get uncomfortable? Let’s talk about money. Did you know that as many as 45% of working Americans have a side hustle outside of their primary jobs, according to a 2019 Bankrate survey? Though many families rely on side hustles to make ends meet, the most common reason is for a source of disposable income. I mean,Continue reading “Making Money on Your Homestead”
10 Common Homesteading Myths
There’s no doubt that homesteading is becoming more popular (and for good reason). For many families, being cooped up during quarantine had them dreaming of more land and reconnecting with nature. Here’s the thing… as great as homesteading and having a small farm is, there are a lot of myths and misconceptions out there. It’sContinue reading “10 Common Homesteading Myths”
Some of our Farmstead Favorites… Found on Amazon
We love both homesteading and outdoor products and are always excited to find things that make our life easier, more efficient, or reduce waste. Below we share three welcome additions for camping and emergency situations, four great gift ideas, and five favorite items we’ve added around the house in the last year or two- allContinue reading “Some of our Farmstead Favorites… Found on Amazon”
Foraging Wild Edibles
When you hear the word “forage” what do you think of? As a child, I associated it with hunters and gatherers. When I started raising more livestock, it became synonymous with fodder, or feed, for livestock. These days, however, I tend to think of wildcrafting, herbs, and edible plants before anything else. In a worldContinue reading “Foraging Wild Edibles”
The Beauty of Pokeweed
As the summer winds down and I start to channel my inner squirrel, foraging and storing plants before the coming winter months, I’ve realized it may be time to share more information about all the “weeds” that I love. Pokeweed is an often misunderstood plant. Here in Tennessee you can find plenty of folks whoContinue reading “The Beauty of Pokeweed”
A Season For Everything
Today, while enjoying an unexpected visit from friends, I was reminded that there is a season for everything. While I recognize this in our gardening (I’m currently behind on prepping some of my fall beds) and with our animals (I need to check the calendar to see when to expect our next farrowing), there areContinue reading “A Season For Everything”
Raising Farm Kids
Spoiler alert: we don’t have it figured out either. There’s something special about farm kids. They know far more about life than many of their peers, if for no other reason than seeing the harsh realities of farm life. They’ve seen births, experienced death, worked through meal times to prepare for a storm, and hadContinue reading “Raising Farm Kids”
Farrow Family Farmstead 