Small-Scale Medicinal Herb Farming Success Written By: Susanna Raeven, MOTHER EARTH NEWS Blogger It’s been quite a ride and it is still going at a high speed. From the moment of realization that the world of healing herbs was calling me, to my first herbal class, to running a small-scale herb farm that grows medicinal herbs with […]

Services to Offer Shared From MOTHER EARTH NEWS  Written By: MOTHER EARTH NEWS editors BRING ON THE CUSTOMERS  Our first few queries were, naturally enough, from potential customers . . . but we soon turned most of them into repeat visitors by dealing with each one on a personal basis. We told them who we were and what […]

In the Beginning Shared From MOTHER EARTH NEWS  Written By: MOTHER EARTH NEWS editors A few years back I suddenly found myself without a job. However, what could have been a disastrous—or, at the very least, unpleasant situation—actually turned out to be a blessing in disguise. You see, once we were faced with the prospect of not having […]

The Business of Mowing Shared From MOTHER EARTH NEWS  Written By: Alden Stahr Setting Your Mowing Business Rates You’ll need to establish some sort of fee schedule before you begin your first job. Start by inquiring about the prevailing charges for lawn-mowing in your locality. When I bought our first John Deere tractor, I asked the […]

Smoking for Dollars: Profit Shared From MOTHER EARTH NEWS  Written By: Buck Taylor All right. You’ve chatted with fish dealers, checked out locations, given it some careful thought, and decided you just may want to try your hand at selling smoked fish. Great! Now you’re probably wondering – and rightly so—what kind of money a person can really, […]

\Chimney Sweeps Sweep Up Cash Shared From MOTHER EARTH NEWS  Written By: MOTHER EARTH NEWS editors Chimney Problems Open Up One Heck of a Business Opportunity We can draw at least three conclusions from this short history lesson: [1] Since it now seems obvious that the “convenient” ways of heating a house — with natural gas, […]

A Nice Little Concrete Business Shared From MOTHER EARTH NEWS  Written By: Henry C. Horstig There are many alternative ways of earning some bread without getting into the 9-to-5 ratrace. A concrete business contracting small-scale concrete repairs is one that any able-bodied man can start with less than a $5.00 investment and — with a little […]

The Business of Culinary Herbs Shared From MOTHER EARTH NEWS  Written By: MOTHER EARTH NEWS editors This is one of the most important phases of the herb business and offers good opportunities for the beginner. The herbs that are dried and packaged are numerous, but for the beginner we recommend starting with the most popular varieties. […]

Selling Your Herb Products Shared From MOTHER EARTH NEWS  Written By: MOTHER EARTH NEWS editors Your best prospects for selling display cards of herbs will be found among supermarkets, grocery stores, health food store. and specialty shops. Any store that sells food is a prospect for a dried herb display card. A good time to see […]

A Guide to Selling Christmas Trees Shared From MOTHER EARTH NEWS  Written By: Jack Hope Buying and Planting Christmas Tree Seedlings Evergreen seedlings, which are two years old and about eight to to inches tall when you plant them, are commonly sold in lots of 1,000 (call your state Christmas tree association for a list of […]