Making money from your homestead. Not just money, but like REAL MAKING MONEY, like Profit! Does that sound like an impossible dream? Anyone trying to make a little cash from farm fresh eggs probably feels that way. It is so hard to figure out what to charge, and how to cover all expenses. This week […]
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Why Your Homestead Business Will Fail
On this episode of Homesteady, Aust further explores the dream vs. the reality of homesteading, by explaining the harshest reality of them all: why your homestead business WILL fail. Through video, Aust’s brother-in-law parodies the overt optimism that brings us into the homesteading world in the first place: the beauty of vegetables, the imagined ease […]
Milk in the Fridge and Meat in the Freezer
Wake up, put on warm cloths, and head outside in cold November morning. Walking out to the barn, cleaning the area, getting the cows in place, milking, cleaning again, bringing it all inside, straining and separating, cooling, and cleaning. All to do it again that evening. Is it worth it? All this work? OH YEA […]
She Quit Her Job and Started Farming
How to quit your job and become a farmer! In this video, we interview Morgan Templeton from Aradia Farms. Morgan quit her job at the hospital and is now a full-time farmer. How can a person support themselves as a new farmer? How can you make the transition to being a full-time farmer? How can […]
Should you get Pigs on the Homestead?
On this episode of Homesteady, we examine the question: Should you get pigs on your Homestead? Aust brings us through history, recounting the trials of General Peter Stuyvesant in New Amsterdam to keeping pigs from destroying the Dutch fort with their rooting. Known as “mortgage lifters” for their dependable moneymaking attributes, Aust has been raising pigs […]
Is Raw Milk Better?
Is raw milk safe? Is it better for you? Why was milk pasteurized in the first place? In this video we visit a local raw milk dairy and ask the farmer about why he decided to become a raw milk dairy. The internet is full of opinions about health, nutrition, and raw milk is […]
