Especially if you opt for dwarf varieties, or prune your trees to stay small, it's amazing how many bushels of fruit can come from a very small acreage.
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Here's a good little video from A Nimble Thimble, on How to Make a Feed Bag Tote.ġ0.
If you go through as much feed as we do, you probably have an endless supply of feed bags that can be upcycled into those trendy tote bags, and sold on Etsy, Ebay, or right at the farmer's market. Pin Do you make your own salves and balms? Consider teaching a class on how to make them!ĩ. Might as well offer an afternoon pruning workshop right in your yard or orchard, and work with a handful of people to pass on a valuable skill. If you have homesteading know-how, and like working with people, why not do a little teaching? Say you have fruit trees - you need to prune them anyway. It's a real thing, and that can be another stream of income, too!Ĩ. And if video is your thing, chances are at some point you've wondered how to play video games for money. Youtube has a good summary of the basics for getting started here. With a decent video camera, creating your own Youtube channel of homesteading and how-to videos can offer another income stream.
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Blogging has actually been an enormous blessing to our family - it's how I make a full time income in just 14 hours a week, so I can stay home and raise our little ones.ħ. Writers Market can get you started if you're interested in writing for periodicals and online publications. In this digital age, there are nearly infinite ways to make a real income, writing about what you know and love. Bob, over at the Online Garlic Farmer's Market, has some great tips on selling seed garlic online. Selling garlic at the farmer's market is great, but selling premium bulbs as seed garlic to other growers can command a far higher price. This book is one of my favorites about getting started growing and selling them.ĥ. There's a quickly growing market for sustainably grown and harvested Chinese medicinals. Again, Lynn offers excellent guidance on growing herbs for the market garden, in this article hosted by Johnny's Selected Seeds.Ĥ. Those little things can make a difference, come tax time!ģ. Aside from feeling GREAT about sharing all that wonderful home-grown bounty, if your food pantry is a non-profit, you can take that donation out on your tax return. One other idea - if you find that even with preserving your harvest and selling the extra, you still have surplus produce - consider donating it to your local food pantry. This book has really transformed my approach to market gardening, bringing a whole new level of productivity and organization to our efforts. Whether selling from a garden cart at the end of your driveway, a booth at the farmers' market, or through a CSA, that extra produce can be a good seasonal stream of income. When people think of making money from a homestead, chances are, market gardening is one of the first things that comes to mind. I hope you find some of these ideas helpful, as you get your own brainstorming juices flowing! 52 Ways to Make Money on a Small Homestead:ġ. Whenever possible, I've linked each idea to either my favorite online resource for getting started, or to a book that I've found especially informative. Instead, I've focused on endeavors that can be done with two acres of land or less, and with very little start-up cash. I've also not included anything that requires a large outlay of capital - like establishing a commercial kitchen, or dedicated milking parlor. This means you won't see some of the usual ideas for farm income - like raising beef. So what follows is a list of ways to make money from the homestead - specifically geared for those with limited acreage. We're on just a tad more than two acres here, and I know we're not the only ones working with small parcels.
One limiting factor about our homestead, however, is its size.
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