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"Welcome To Homesteading - Some days it sucks!"

I think given a choice we would all choose to live on our own homestead. We love it, even with all the trials and tribulations that we go through. I saw on one of the forums that perfect defining line...

"Welcome To Homesteading - some days it sucks!"

My wife and myself had a good laugh when we read this because we, and probably many of you can relate to the above statement.

Choosing a simpler way of life means a lot of times not a lot is left over at the end of the month.

One of the positive things about living on a homestead, is finding little ways to earn extra money.

How do we earn a little extra money on our homestead? The Lord provides through our ministry, as well as selling some products. Because we are website designers by trade, we also pick up small websites here and there. We believe and live the entrepreneurial life too, so we are always on the lookout for new opportunities.

Cindy from Mullers Lane Farm writes...

I thought it might be helpful to old, new and future homesteaders to see the diverse work, for profit.

Some of the things that bring us money:
Dairy goats-- we raise and sell them
Raising free range chickens
Selling chicks
Selling free range eggs
Goat milk soap
Fiber--Merino, Lincoln, Angora

Selling ducks and ducklings
Selling berries that we have picked
Vegetables from our garden
Herbs
Goat's milk fudge, and berry, apple and squash pies
Pasture fed, milk and whey fed pork

I also do educational classes. I have been paid for them, but mostly it has been something I volunteer to do, ESPECIALLY if it benefits children. There are many other things that we do, but this is just the basics.

Thanks for the input Cindy! As many of you know while doing these sort of things it may not make us millionaires, it does help the homestead grow and finances a little easier.

Here on our homestead we have chickens and we always have more eggs than we need, selling some here and there is not much. But, you can put the money in an envelope marked "Chicken Feed" and after a while, the chickens are earning their keep as well as keeping you well stocked with eggs, and an occasional chicken dinner.

Lynn has some great ideas too...

Ours moneymakers:
Milks Soaps, Lotions & Salves
Horse-drawn wagon rides
Honey, vegetables & fruits at the farmer's market
Farm tours for groups and organizations. Usually schools, but we
have guests from a senior citizen home coming here on Wednesday.

These we mostly raise these animals for ourselves and extended family, but we do occasionally get paid to raise animals for other folks:

Hogs
Geese (free range)
Chickens (free range)
Eggs (from free range hens)
Turkeys (free range)

Non-pasteurized Jersey milk (cream, butter, cheeses)
Come spring, I want to try to sell eggs & poults from heritage turkeys. We'll see how that develops.

All it takes is a little bit of imagination to see what you can do. I have thought about pressing flowers and making greeting cards and bookmarks from homemade paper. My wife enjoys sewing and making dolls, so she wants to offer those. Even our kids get into it. My son draws pictures and my daughter makes beaded bracelets and necklaces.

Living on the homestead has a world of opportunity. All you need to do is look for it. Odds are that everyone has something they can do. Look at the things that you do during the day. What sort of hobbies do you have? Maybe you enjoy baking like Lynn does or you have goats and can make goat soap like Cindy does. You may only have chickens that lay a lot of eggs like we do. There is usually something that can bring in some money. A lot of times it is the little things we overlook that may be able to bring a little extra.

Every little bit counts.

In His Service,

Ray
Prophezine

Our ministry - http://www.prophezine.com

Our CD - Escape The End Time Money Snare - http://www.endtimemoney.com

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