I normally skip these kinds of videos but this was worth watching. I'd love to get in to woodworking but for some reason I've never thought about how it could earn a profit. My children and I started modern homesteading about 20 years ago when we were still in a big city (that was when all the learning started). We've tried all sorts of ways to earn money before the boys really took off in their work. Our most successful efforts were: organic garden starts, oak firewood, homemade natural body care products, sewing, bread, and higher priced food items like (all organic) asparagus, strawberries, elderberries, and so on. We've done all sorts of things, though. One of the first ways my boys made money in the country was by picking black walnuts. Their first attempt yielded almost $1,000 for a week of very hard work. Not bad for a then 12 year old and 16 year old. It was a real blessing because we were so poor back then. We have always sold organic eggs because, like you stated, it at least keeps your eggs for personal consumption free. You might not make money, but you're saving money, and that's the same thing. 😊 My youngest fully supported us by selling firewood. It was his full-time job for a few years while he learned the ropes at another job. He had / has a great reputation in our area, so all the farmers trusted him - they welcomed him on to any part of their land that needed cleaned up. He'd get the wood and always left the place better than he found it ... the wood was free and sometimes he'd do extra work for a fee. Anyway - there's all sorts of ways to make money. Currently we still sell homemade body care products, A2A2 cow's milk, goat's milk, scrap metal, the higher priced food mentioned eatlier, and a few other things. We've had a shift into a new season of life (all the children are married and have young families) and are getting into the swing of things. We're finally opening a farm store soon, so I'll be able to sell starts, sourdough, and veg outside of the farmer's market (another thing we tried but didn't find all the work worth it - like you mentioned). We hope to offer a CSA soon - we'll start with only a few boxes to get the hang of it. My son-in-law grows loads of potatoes and sweet potatoes which would be great in a CSA. We have a friend who does organic pastured meat and another who does all sorts of organic berries - these will be offered in the farm store. BUT!!! None of this would keep us running at a comfortable level, so my sons and son-in-law all work (all self employed), and my youngest "flips" houses for fun. He just bought a house in town that will be his first airbnb. Well, there's my rambling, for what it's worth.
First year selling at the farmers market. Everything but our apples trees are organic. It's really cheaper going organic if you have the time to put into it. But I do spray te trees for apple rust but we don't sell the apples. Started out selling freeze dried candy and just added some produce from my garden and it sold like crazy. only have an acre but next year will plant more then we can eat and sell the rest. wish us luck. Freeze dried Homestead, southern Indiana.
Thank you for the video. I'd love to learn more around offering classes and workshops. How to price, organize, etc. This is something we are hoping to offer at our farmstead in the future.
Well, hello Kevin! Thank you, Ali, for help and advice from your years of experience. You gave me a couple of ideas, and I don’t even own land for a homestead! I am grateful for the videos that you and Kevin make. 💜
Thank you! 😊 They are quart size containers. I “think” a punnet is a pint. We live in the desert and we do have to charge more for some things. Our peaches, peaches apricots and persimmons are more than half the price of the average. They are easier to grow. It all depends on where you live and how well things produce.
I didn’t. I wanted a deep root system without having to high of raised beds. If I had serious perennial weeds to deal with I would have gone with deeper raised and used a weed cloth. AND that being said, before I built the raised beds, perennial weeds were awful so I did a very heavy layer raw manure and non-shredded leaves over that. 12” deep, I let it sit for a year and that did the trick, plus the soil was better. Waiting was the worst part. 😂
Are you a registered farmer with the USDA? Do you have a video of the dimensions of your garden? I'm just trying to figure out how wide to make my pathways and raised beds. Are your angorra goats only for wool or do you also milk them?
I am not registered USDA, but I am registered through the state to sell plant starts, as they require it. I do have a layout of the garden. Here is the link to the garden layout. Hope that’s what you are looking for. th-cam.com/video/M2a7qef7tZ0/w-d-xo.htmlsi=v7cw2P2mWgkOmdlc In the garden layout I talk about my row spacing. Mine is to close at 18”. If I were to do it again, I’d make them wider for sure. Getting a wheelbarrow down them sure would have been smarter. Ya live, ya learn!! I only use the angoras for fiber and they have been a blast to raise. I don’t know, but what I’ve read is they aren’t good for milking.
@@Alisorganics I can't remember if you've mentioned how many livestock you have total on your property? I was just thinking that you have milk and wool goats, chickens, turkeys, ducks, etc.Everyone talks about proper spacing for animals. I'm just wondering how you do that?
All of the farm food you dont sell, you can water bath or pressure can them, or, even freeze dry them or dehydrate them!!! No waste whatsoever!! Ok, ok, share a few beans with the chicken!
Just found your channel by chance. So grateful! May God continue to bless you!! Thank you for sharing your videos 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
I normally skip these kinds of videos but this was worth watching. I'd love to get in to woodworking but for some reason I've never thought about how it could earn a profit.
My children and I started modern homesteading about 20 years ago when we were still in a big city (that was when all the learning started). We've tried all sorts of ways to earn money before the boys really took off in their work. Our most successful efforts were: organic garden starts, oak firewood, homemade natural body care products, sewing, bread, and higher priced food items like (all organic) asparagus, strawberries, elderberries, and so on. We've done all sorts of things, though. One of the first ways my boys made money in the country was by picking black walnuts. Their first attempt yielded almost $1,000 for a week of very hard work. Not bad for a then 12 year old and 16 year old. It was a real blessing because we were so poor back then.
We have always sold organic eggs because, like you stated, it at least keeps your eggs for personal consumption free. You might not make money, but you're saving money, and that's the same thing. 😊
My youngest fully supported us by selling firewood. It was his full-time job for a few years while he learned the ropes at another job. He had / has a great reputation in our area, so all the farmers trusted him - they welcomed him on to any part of their land that needed cleaned up. He'd get the wood and always left the place better than he found it ... the wood was free and sometimes he'd do extra work for a fee.
Anyway - there's all sorts of ways to make money. Currently we still sell homemade body care products, A2A2 cow's milk, goat's milk, scrap metal, the higher priced food mentioned eatlier, and a few other things. We've had a shift into a new season of life (all the children are married and have young families) and are getting into the swing of things.
We're finally opening a farm store soon, so I'll be able to sell starts, sourdough, and veg outside of the farmer's market (another thing we tried but didn't find all the work worth it - like you mentioned). We hope to offer a CSA soon - we'll start with only a few boxes to get the hang of it. My son-in-law grows loads of potatoes and sweet potatoes which would be great in a CSA. We have a friend who does organic pastured meat and another who does all sorts of organic berries - these will be offered in the farm store.
BUT!!! None of this would keep us running at a comfortable level, so my sons and son-in-law all work (all self employed), and my youngest "flips" houses for fun. He just bought a house in town that will be his first airbnb.
Well, there's my rambling, for what it's worth.
First year selling at the farmers market. Everything but our apples trees are organic. It's really cheaper going organic if you have the time to put into it. But I do spray te trees for apple rust but we don't sell the apples. Started out selling freeze dried candy and just added some produce from my garden and it sold like crazy. only have an acre but next year will plant more then we can eat and sell the rest. wish us luck. Freeze dried Homestead, southern Indiana.
Thank you for the video. I'd love to learn more around offering classes and workshops. How to price, organize, etc. This is something we are hoping to offer at our farmstead in the future.
This is a God right on time kind of video! Thank you so much for sharing :)
You’re welcome and thank you! Have a beautiful day!
Well, hello Kevin!
Thank you, Ali, for help and advice from your years of experience. You gave me a couple of ideas, and I don’t even own land for a homestead! I am
grateful for the videos that you and Kevin make. 💜
I miss seeing you! I think I’m over helping my folks every time you come. Spring is coming before we know it though! Happy Thanksgiving 🦃
Those are some great ideas! Thanks!
Thanks for sharing these ideas!
I always enjoy your videos, Ali! Thank you!
Thank you🥰
This was very helpful and inspiring! I would love to just sit at your feet and learn all the things!
This was very helpful to me thank you both for taking the time to put it together 🙏
You are very welcome! 🙏
This is so awesome! Thank you!🌞
Beautiful video my friend, thank you for what you both do !❤😂
Hi Rosemary! We need to chat again!
@@Alisorganics yes ! We will soon ! Have a happy Thanksgiving to you all !🦃🦃♥️💜
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It's obviously a beautiful homestead but something caught my eye...$11 for a punnet of blackberries? Wow, is that what food costs in the US now?
For homegrown organic foods and depending on where you live.
Thank you! 😊 They are quart size containers. I “think” a punnet is a pint. We live in the desert and we do have to charge more for some things. Our peaches, peaches apricots and persimmons are more than half the price of the average. They are easier to grow. It all depends on where you live and how well things produce.
@@Alisorganics oh I see, that explains it, thank you.
Yes maam.
Yes prices are crazy. I have a big raspberry bush. And a mature Plum tree.Hopefully getting other breeds that produce at different times of the year.
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When you first started your raised beds, did you put any weed deterrent fabric down?
I didn’t. I wanted a deep root system without having to high of raised beds. If I had serious perennial weeds to deal with I would have gone with deeper raised and used a weed cloth. AND that being said, before I built the raised beds, perennial weeds were awful so I did a very heavy layer raw manure and non-shredded leaves over that. 12” deep, I let it sit for a year and that did the trick, plus the soil was better. Waiting was the worst part. 😂
Are you a registered farmer with the USDA? Do you have a video of the dimensions of your garden? I'm just trying to figure out how wide to make my pathways and raised beds. Are your angorra goats only for wool or do you also milk them?
I am not registered USDA, but I am registered through the state to sell plant starts, as they require it.
I do have a layout of the garden.
Here is the link to the garden layout. Hope that’s what you are looking for.
th-cam.com/video/M2a7qef7tZ0/w-d-xo.htmlsi=v7cw2P2mWgkOmdlc
In the garden layout I talk about my row spacing. Mine is to close at 18”. If I were to do it again, I’d make them wider for sure. Getting a wheelbarrow down them sure would have been smarter. Ya live, ya learn!!
I only use the angoras for fiber and they have been a blast to raise. I don’t know, but what I’ve read is they aren’t good for milking.
@@Alisorganics I can't remember if you've mentioned how many livestock you have total on your property? I was just thinking that you have milk and wool goats, chickens, turkeys, ducks, etc.Everyone talks about proper spacing for animals. I'm just wondering how you do that?
Its crazy what you're doing on just an acre. I have 2.7 and I'm ready to get sarted wtih this.
Do you have goats? Or are you planning on getting some? They bring me so much joy! 🤩
@@Alisorganics Yes. 14 chickens (15 chicks under a hen), 3 meat sheep (hair sheep, not wool), and 2 geurnsey milk goats.
@@Alisorganics We love the animals. They're so fun. If not spoiled.😆
All of the farm food you dont sell, you can water bath or pressure can them, or, even freeze dry them or dehydrate them!!! No waste whatsoever!! Ok, ok, share a few beans with the chicken!
Yes! We do that a lot!
Its 🕙 to go growing