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5 Easy to Grow Plants to Sell on your Homestead


If you’re a homesteader then chances are you’ve got the one thing that most home gardeners don’t have, and that’s extra space. So, why not take advantage of an unused area on your homestead to set up a small backyard nursery.  Backyard nurseries take very little to set up and can yield a nice little […]

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Getting Started, Market Yourself

Setting Wholesale Prices for Your Vegetables


Setting Wholesale Prices for Your Vegetables Shared From MOTHER EARTH NEWS  Written By: Lynn Byczynski Setting prices for restaurants and grocery stores is a tricky business. There is no open venue where you can compare prices. Other vendors and buyers usually keep pricing information a secret. And that keeps growers off-balance because they never know if they are […]

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Diversify, Finding Your Niche

What to Grow and How Much


Excerpted from Sustainable Market Farming by Pam Dawling Which crops to grow Some crops require more skill or are less dependable. If your climate is marginal for okra, avoid relying on it for a large part of your summer income. Gardening When it Counts by Steve Solomon has a table of “Vegetables by level of […]

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