I hear a lot of discussion about how farms/homesteads are represented, especially on the internet. I love photography and photographing our farm is one of my favorite things to do. By sharing photos and stories of our farm I have made some of the best online friendships, learned lessons about homesteading and would not have […]

Winter weather will strike before you know it. Now is the time to prep your farm or homestead for the elements that beat against it all winter long. Fortunately, there are some simple ways to prep for winter and start weatherproofing your property that doesn’t take a lot of time or money. The cost of […]

Learning to say No While seemingly simple in theory it may become one of the hardest things you should learn to do, just say NO. When you first begin a business, it appears you want to please everyone no matter what it takes. Even when it cost either more time or money than it should. […]

You don’t have to own a 100-acre piece of land to make an income from farm life. Below are 10 ideas on how to make money on a small piece of land. If you combine several of these, you can keep a steady income coming through your farm.   A word of advice:   Don’t […]

“Is anyone going to show up?” “Do we have enough insurance?” “Will we lose the farm?” At 9:01 p.m., the night before an opening, these and similar questions creep into my mind. These are the “What if’s” that can kill a beautiful dream. Of course at 9:01 a.m. the process repeats. –BUILD IT RIGHT, THEY […]

Guest post by Charlie Baulm Farming: Rich soil, bright sunshine, and … addiction recovery? Strange as it may sound at first, people are farming to help them recover from alcohol and drug abuse. When you learn “why,” their reasons make a lot of sense. Whether it be to build a sense of community as in […]

I truly commend all of those who are successful in the farmers market circuit. This is in no way a post discouraging people from participating in your community market. In fact, I love to visit our markets throughout the week.   But for us, participating in the weekly market became too much work and time. […]

My husband Zach and I recently made a tough decision. As you may have read in some of my other posts, we are opening a U-Pick Lavender farm. It was our hope that U-Pick would start this summer with a soft opening as the plants are still small. It takes 4 years for lavender to […]

Dairy goats make a great addition to any homestead. They are a small, easy to manage dairy animal that most moderately-sized homesteads can support. There is a wide margin for profit with dairy goats. Below are some ideas to get you started.   The Obvious…Dairy Right?   It might seem obvious that the way to […]

I’m very fortunate to live on a beautiful property that has been farmed continuously since just after the Revolutionary War. We tend 50 acres and have a barn that dates to 1894 as well as numerous outbuildings. For those trying to homestead on just a few acres (or less!), this may seem like plenty of […]