Homesteady - Stories of Living off the Land

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Starting a Successful Craft Butcher Business from Scratch Feb 24, 2020

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The Heritage Craft Butchers didn't learn to cut meat in the super market.

They learned in a barn.

Cutting up their own home grown pigs, and curing the meat in an old refrigerator, the guys decided they would try to follow their passion and start a butcher shop.

They found an old bank in the middle of Pennsylvania farm country. Perfect.

Lots of elbow grease, experimenting with old world recipes, and bourbon, and here they are running a successful butcher business from scratch.

Check them out at their Facebook Page or at Instagram

LIVESTOCK - The 10 Golden Rules Feb 17, 2020

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CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE WHOLE START HOMESTEADING TODAY COURSE FOR FREE

I feel one of the best things you can do for yourself, and especially for your children, is to raise some livestock, even if only for a short time.

The connection you and your family will form to these animals that are so dependent on you is powerful.

And the rewards livestock give back are hard to beat!

If you are thinking about getting some livestock in the future but are not sure how, you will enjoy this excerpt of the 4th Lesson in the Start Homesteading Today course, Your First Livestock.

In this 4th lesson we will talk about

The Golden Rules of Livestock
What are the best kind of livestock for beginners
Basic infrastructure for livestock that will make your life easier
And MORE!!!!

HOMEWORK

Raising Chickens Masterclass

Raising Feeder Pigs Masterclass

Chickens, Ducks, Peacocks and Emus, HATCHING ALL KINDS of HOMESTEAD POULTRY featuring White House on the Hill Feb 10, 2020

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Hatching and raising poultry on the Homestead can be a great way to feed your family, and entertain yourselves at the same time!

Today we are joined by Jake and Becky of White House on the Hill to talk poultry!

WHITE HOUSE ON THE HILL CHANNEL - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfuEu0ff9Yy_oA5U21C5Stw

WHITE HOUSE on INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/whitehouseonthehill/

Jake , Becky and their three boys make up White House on the Hill.

YouTubers and homesteaders in NW Missouri that are interested in growing their own food, hatching and raising birds, and starting a farm from scratch.

They recently bought a large piece of property (previously renters on a small farm) where they plan to build a house, barn, big exterior fence so they can raise a number of animals for meat, some animals for fun, and explore a new life that they never thought was possible when they started doing this three years ago.

Join us as we talk all things poultry and homesteading!

OUR BIG HOMESTEAD PLANS for 2020 Feb 03, 2020

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Join myself and a special guest for a live discussion on planning a great year on the homestead!

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START HOMESTEADING TODAY Jan 20, 2020

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We are going to help you start homesteading this year!

TAKE THE COURSE

CLICK HERE TO BECOME A PIONEER FOR FREE FOR 1 MONTH

"I WOULD LOVE TO HOMESTEAD! BUT I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO START!"

If that sounds familiar, you are not alone.

Over the last 2 years we have been doing a survey at our website.

We found most of our followers are either new homesteaders, or are homestead dreamers.

What was the number one thing people mentioned needing help with on their homestead?

Not how to make money raising pigs
Not how to raise enough food for your own family
NOT EVEN how to fence in goats

The number one problem people are having with regards homesteading? STARTING.

So....

I WANT TO HELP YOU START YOUR HOMESTEAD THIS YEAR.

No more waiting. No more dreaming. ALL DOING.

I have been working on a course for the last year.

Since we have moved to a new homestead in a new state I have been paying special attention to the things that need to be taken care of so someone can actually start AND MORE IMPORTANTLY continue homesteading without burning out!

I have taken notes on all these steps, and compiled this info into a simple process that you can replicate, which will be presented to you as an online course.

I am happy to announce we will be launching our new course next week!

START HOMESTEADING TODAY

the Start Homesteading Today course is a 5 lesson course designed to help you do just that... start today!

The 5 Lessons are

How To Start Homesteading Today
Finding Your First (next) Homestead
Your First Garden
Your First Livestock
Growing a Sustainable Homestead

This course will walk you through the journey that it takes to take a dream and turn it into a farm fresh eggs on your plate each morning reality.

HOW CAN YOU TAKE THIS COURSE?

I will be starting this course on Monday Jan 13, at 5 P.M. Eastern Time. It will be a live webinar that you can join me for. After the 30 Minute Presentation there will be a Q and A session. This will be repeated each Monday after that for all 5 lessons. If you miss the live show you can watch the recording and leave questions in the chat box.

This course is open to ALL Homesteady Pioneers.

If you are a pioneer just join me in the Pioneer's Live From the Barn Show on Monday and you will be able to be a part of the show.

NOT A PIONEER? Try it free for a month!

If you don't like it you still will have taken 4 lessons for free and can cancel your membership after that.

Click below to sign up. You will need to put in your credit card info, but you will not be charged for 30 days. If you like the program, keep going. If not, cancel any time.

CLICK HERE TO GET A FREE TRIAL PIONEER MEMBERSHIP.

I hope to see you Monday Night!

Pushing People into the Pig Pen Aust

FOOD PRESERVATION CLASS

BOOK HOMEWORK

NEAR BANKRUPTCY to OWNING 4 FARMS - Greg Judy talks Making a Living Farming Jan 06, 2020

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Greg Judy was on the brink of bankruptcy. 3 Yeas later he had paid off his house, 200 acre farm, and went on to buy 3 more farms and lease 12.

How did he earn enough money from grazing livestock?

Find out in this video.

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GREG JUDY'S BOOKS

Greg and Jan Judy of Clark, Missouri run a grazing operation on 1620 acres of leased and owned land.

Greg and Jan went from near bankruptcy in 1999 to paying off a 200 acre farm and house in 3 years with custom grazing on leased land and are completely debt free. They own 4 farms and lease 12 farms.

They graze cattle, hair sheep, woods pigs, pastured laying hens, sawmilling and grow shitake mushrooms.

Greg wrote his first book in 2001, entitled "NO RISK RANCHING, Custom Grazing On Leased Land", which details the methods they used to build their operation from scratch. In 2008 Greg wrote a second book "COMEBACK FARMS, Rejuvenating Soils, Pastures and Profits with Livestock Grazing Management".

Greg's second book covers all the methods they use with Holistic High Density Grazing, multi-species grazing, grass finishing animals, eliminating costly inputs.

Greg gives talks and schools all over the US, New Zealand, Germany, England & Canada teaching the benefits of Holistic High Density Planned Grazing, leasing land, multi-species grazing, custom grazing, agroforestry and wildlife management. The Judy's hold an annual grazing school the first week of May each year at their farm teaching the principles of HHDG.

Greg quit his off farm job in 2009 and is now a full time rancher. The Judy's website is: greenpasturesfarm.net.

SAVE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS - LEARN TO BUTCHER YOUR OWN MEAT Dec 23, 2019

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You can save THOUSANDS of dollars every year by raising your own meat or buying farm fresh meat in bulk and removing the expense of butchering that meat by learning to butcher yourself!

In this video we are joined by Butcher and Educator Jamie Waldron.

Together we explore the world of home butchery and how it can greatly increase your home economy by taking control of how you purchase meat and providing you with more flexibility by purchasing whole carcasses.

Jamie was born in Windsor, Ontario, and raised in the small rural town of Harrow. He started his career in a small country butcher shop as a teenager.

Since then, he has dedicated 18+ years to the art of butchery. Jamie has worked at some of the top butcher shops in Canada, helped craft menus and meat programs for restaurant groups, consulted for butcher shops, and worked with and for abattoirs in Ontario.

In 2013, he wrote the Home Butchering Handbook (Penguin/Alpha). It covers all aspects of traditional meat cutting, from whole carcass to usable cuts.

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JAMIE'S WEBSITE - http://www.jwaldronbutchers.com

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Your First Cow - Basics, Safety and Where to Start Sep 23, 2019

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Karin grew up on a mixed family farm in Alberta, Canada, raising and selling backgrounding stocker steers.

Her main passion since she was little was with the cattle, from handling to pasture management.

She currently works as a forage-beef extension specialist with the provincial government and is working towards getting into farming of her own some day.

She shares thoughts, and advice on all things cattle at her website

https://www.bovinepracticum.com/

Karin is coming on the show to talk about working with Cattle. She will help us cover safety, how to make their life as comfortable as possible, and share some tips and tricks to working with cattle.

17 Year Old's Secret - How She Built a Successful Family Farm Business With GOATS! Aug 05, 2019

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In this episode of the Podcast, we interview Rachyl Travis, of Travis Family Farm.

At 9 years old, milking her first goat, Rachyl had no idea that someday she would be running a successful family farm business.

A pet goat given to her at 9 years old soon turned into multiple goats, and when Rachyl wound up with 15 goats in milk, and 15 gallons of milk a day to process, she had to figure out something to do with all of the milk. Rachyl didn't want the milk to go to waste.

She enlisted the help of her older sister and together they came up with the first goat milk product: the famous goat milk soap.

In June 2012, Rachyl's Goat Milk Soap was born after family and friends raved about the soap they received as gifts and asked to buy it!

Now Rachyl sells her product in many stores and farmers markets through out Rhode Island with her mom and sister at her side!

Rachyl shares her story, and the secret to overcoming fear when starting your own farm business.

CHECKOUT RACHYL AND TRAVIS FAMILY FARM at Travisfamilyfarm.com

A new feature on our podcast will be a Q and A session, called ASK HOMESTEADY. Each episode we will feature Questions asked by our Audiance in the podcast. To have a question answered just leave a question in the comments section of our Youtube Channel with the hastag #askhomesteady.

This episodes question... Goats Milk vs Cows Milk vs Sheeps Milk... which is best for your homestead?

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10 Factors to Growing a PROFITABLE HOMESTEAD - with Accountant Mike Jul 08, 2019

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Homesteading roots began with people trying to turn their life around by making a profit.

Signed into law in May 1862, the Homestead Act opened up settlement in the western United States, allowing any American, including freed slaves, to put in a claim for up to 160 free acres of federal land.

Modern Homesteading is similar. Google pallet homestead projects and you will know, it's often people with little, that dream big.

But dreaming and reality are 2 different things. Is it possible to run a profitable homestead? Let's see if our guest can help.

GUEST INFO : Accountant Mike

Mike currently works as a Senior Accountant at DiLeo & Charles. He has spent about a decade working providing accounting, tax, and consulting services to small business clients and high net worth families. He uses his extensive knowledge of tax and financial statements to help small business owners set and achieve business goals, both financial and otherwise. He currently specializes in strategic planning, income tax reduction, and cash flow management for small businesses. When he isn't working Mike enjoys following Formula 1 and playing peek-a-boo with his infant daughter.

What is a profit?

Profit : a financial gain, especially the difference between the amount earned and the amount spent in buying, operating, or producing something.

2 - advantage; benefit.

TO BE PROFITABLE SOMETHING MUST PRODUCE MORE THAN IT CONSUMES

A profitable garden produces more than it consumes.

A profitable chicken produces more than it consumes.

A profitable Homestead produces more than it consumes.

To find out if we are running a profitable homestead we need to identify what is produced, what is consumed, and see if there is a gain in the difference.

The 7 Costs Every Homestead Has to Cover

1. Startup Costs - land, Infrastructure, fencing (Generally Amortized Costs)
2. Running Costs - more than feed, Electricity, water, taxes on land,
3. Surprise Costs - Vet bills, storm damage
4. Finishing costs - butcher, packaging, storage
5. TIME and Labor
6. Opportunity Costs - time spent raising egg laying chickens could be spent driving for uber
7. WASTE - Veggies grown not eaten, eggs go bad

The PASTURED POULTRY PACKET is good at this.

3 Ways to Profit From Your Homestead

Direct Products - lettuce, eggs, milk, cheese, REPLACING WHAT YOUR BUYING
Indirect products - manure, land management, (BUT NOT UNLESS NEEDED, if you don't NEED manure in your life it's not brown gold)
Sales - selling excess

How much do you charge above your costs? Accountant Mike suggests a MINIMUM of 10%!

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