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It’s every homesteader’s dream to quit their job and become completely self-sufficient selling eggs & soap from their homestead.
The bad news? It’s almost impossible to make a full-time income from selling eggs & soap.
The good news? It’s entirely possible to make real money from your small farm– you just need a strategy.
In this episode, I’m joined by farmer and business coach Michael Kilpatrick to bust through the common misconceptions around making money from a farm so you can make actual money instead!
Podcast Episode Highlights
- Michael’s background in running a successful farm business
- Realistic advice for folks wanting an income from their farm
- How to deal with a saturated market
- First steps for starting a profitable farm
- How to branch out into the larger market
- A closer look at how many products to offer
- Role of social media for local products
- Helping consumers understand local farm prices
- Thoughts on farmer’s markets
- Final tips from Michael
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Podcast Episode Resources and Links Mentioned
Learn more about Michael’s podcast here: https://www.thrivingfarmerpodcast.com/
Learn more about Michael Kilpatrick here: https://www.growingfarmers.com/
Learn more about Genuine Beef Co. here: https://genuinebeefco.com/
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Have a message you want to share with the world? Apply to be a guest on the Old-Fashioned on Purpose podcast here: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/podcast-guest-application
Weekly musings from my homestead: http://theprairiehomestead.com/letter
My essays on an old-fashioned life: www.prairiephilosophy.com
My homesteading tutorials & recipes: www.theprairiehomestead.com
Our Wyoming-raised, grass-finished beef: http://genuinebeefco.com
Jill on Twitter: http://twitter.com/homesteader
Jill on Instagram: @jill.winger
Jill on Facebook: http://facebook.com/theprairiehomestead
More Self-Funded Homestead Tips:
- Self-Funded Homestead course: my course to help you figure out how to make money on your homestead
- 4 Ways to Make Money on Your Homestead (podcast episode)
- How I Grew my Homestead Blog Into a Full-Time Income (podcast)
- How to Afford a Homestead (blog post)
