When did that happen? What day did we do that? How long has it been since we started this? These questions are always popping up around the farm. With lots of things always happening, it can be hard to remember what happened when to whom! And this is where you need something quick, easy, and […]

How to Use a Product Pricing Worksheet for Handmade & Value-Added Products   For many of us homestead entrepreneurs, creating handmade or value-added products is the easy part. The hard part comes after creation, when we have to price and market our goods for sale. Creating the product often comes as second nature (something we’ve […]

Welcome to the Homestead Hustle 101 Page! This page is designed to help you find exactly what you’re looking for to further your homesteading efforts. It’s organized by category so you can easily find articles, hints and tips that pertain to your specific endeavor. New posts are being added everyday so be sure to check […]

Tools for Success Become a successful homesteader, farmer, and sustainable leader by managing time, money, and your business more efficiently by the following ways. Every second counts when you exclaim, “there isn’t enough time in the day!” Some of the biggest challenges that many people strive to improve on include time management, scheduling life around […]

What are Cottage Food Laws?   The Cottage Food Laws are a set of more lenient regulations that allow small entrepreneurs to sell homemade foods to the public without having to follow and apply for more restrictive and expensive licensing that larger facilities have to abide by.   The main focus of these laws come […]

This past weekend saw a big change in how we do business. For many years, our farm stand has been a cash-only business. We would also accept personal checks, but did not take credit or debit cards. However, sales were lost because of this. Local folks know to bring cash, as many small businesses in […]

The internet is a wonderful tool to advertise your homemade products. Whether you have your own website, sell through social media or online classifieds, or run a shop through a site like eBay or Etsy, making the sale is only part of the process. You still need to find the best way to get the […]

Find Cottage Food Laws for Your State! Shared from MOTHER EARTH NEWS – Written by Rebecca Martin Want to sell your homemade food but worry that the law won’t let you? Check out Forrager, an online clearinghouse for information on how home cooks and bakers can have their cake and sell it, too. Forrager focuses on […]

Getting the Best Financing Options for Farm Equipment Written By: Megan Wild, Grit Blogger At first glance, farming seems like the ideal solution for homesteaders and those who are interested in living off the land. It’s been done successfully for hundreds of years and in many different climates and, ultimately, it’s a great way to promote the […]

Homestead Legalities Written By: Tasha Greer , MOTHER EARTH NEWS Blogger When I first started homesteading, I lived in a master planned city just outside Washington DC. It had many environmental and community well-being programs such as being walkable, maintaining a large nature preserve, re-wilding wetlands, lots of parks and community spaces, and free electric […]