Honor System Stands One of the challenges that many homesteaders face is that they are not self sufficient enough to quit their day job. This can make it difficult if you have a product to sell at your farm location. You can’t be two places at once unfortunately. I know…I’ve tried. For many homesteaders, their […]

Hello! My name is Emily Stevenson, and I’m excited to be a contributor here on Homestead Hustle! I hope to be a source of both information and inspiration to you, whether you’re a novice with a homestead dream or someone already living off the land. I thought the best way to introduce myself might be […]

Botanical Harmony Farm: How We Came to Be My name is Tracey Burks, 47 years of age and I am a farmer. Growing up outdoors, stomping creeks, lifting rocks for hidden treasures, playing with the plants and creatures that lived in the woods was amazing. But I was also just a city girl. A city […]

Our Story How Farm2Fork Came to Be Farm2Fork Ranch began like any other thing in life, a hope, a dream, and a glimmer in the eye. While working on wedding plans, Greg and I started throwing around ideas for the future. He mentioned he’d always wanted to have a farm. I didn’t mind, I basically […]

Taking Your Lumps: Tough going gets better. In a past life, I thought it would be a great idea to start a kayak fishing guide service in Puerto Rico. Getting paid to do something I love to do sounded amazing (sound familiar?) So after gathering some meager funds, watching a ton of YouTube videos, and […]

Sacred Roots Maple: Our Story My name is Ashley, and my husband, Ben, and I are the founders of Sacred Roots Maple. We established our farm in 2016, but our roots go much deeper than that. As our name implies, we produce maple syrup, (along with all sorts of pure maple products, and maple enhanced […]

Couple Abandon City Life for Farming Shared From Heirloom Gardener – Written By: Kathy McFarland Dave Dyrek, as with most farmers, is an innovator who has learned to work with his mind and hands in other ways than just with soil and plants. While he proudly shows off his old tractor that he bought on Craig’s List, […]

Hoppy harvesting! Shared From Grit Magazine – Written By: Chris Colby It usually takes at least three years for hops to start producing up to their full potential. From the second growing season onward, the steps you take are the same. In spring, the shoots will emerge. Once they are long enough, train the fastest growing […]

Lavender Farm Becomes Agritourism Stop Shared From Grit Magazine – Written By: Deborah R. Huso Julie Haushalter decided to start growing some lavender of her own, and she began with 150 plants, selling the harvested buds, as well as products she made from lavender, at the nearby Harrisonburg Farmers’ Market. The business took off like wildfire, […]