Typically, homeowners select a homestead lifestyle to enjoy a sense of purpose and a way to provide their family with sustainable resources. However, homesteaders often struggle to manage to grow their homestead while working a 9-5 job. 

So, is there a way to pay your monthly utility bills without committing to a tedious 9-5 work? Luckily for you, modern-day homesteading practices allow homesteaders to sell their excess to enjoy earning through a medium that makes you happy. Here I explore ways you can expedite your profit from your homestead:

1. Expand Your Seeds

It’s no secret: homesteaders and gardeners save a number of their seeds annually. Now, if you have a significant amount of excess seeds, it’s always a good idea to sell them. So up your game by selling heirloom seeds.

On top of that, consider starting your seeds and wait for them to grow into seedlings. While this requires extra time and space, you’ll notice that these sell better.

It is an excellent way to decide how much you should sell a crop for your needs to consider production costs, time input, and necessary investments.

Typically, mushrooms, microgreens, ginseng, lavender, and such offer the best yield. Also, you can earn between $10 and $600 per pound by selling these products.

2. Raise Dairy Animals

Homestead dairy is one other incredible way to earn a killer profit. From raising goats and selling milk and butter from them to raising sheep to sell their wool, you can enjoy raising money in a variety of different ways. 

Farmers are known to earn an average of $60,750 per year. However, the price may vary depending on the cost of livestock, milk-production levels, and specific climatic conditions.

Keep in mind that goat production is comparatively more profitable than cattle and sheep.

3. Consider Homestead Poultry

Another lucrative business for homesteaders is doing poultry. Here are a couple of things you may do:

  • Sell farm-fresh eggs
  • Also, sell hatching eggs
  • Sell day old chicks, ducklings, and so on
  • Self pastured chicken
  • Raise mealworms for poultry animals
  • Rent chicken butchering equipment

Depending on what service you’re selling, your price range may vary significantly. You may sell eggs for $3.50 to $ 5.0 per egg. For day-old hatched chicks, you can enjoy a staggering profit of $300-$500 per 100 chicks.

4. Start a Canning Schedule

Homesteading doesn’t stop at simply providing your family with delicious food. You can expand and start offering everyone wholesome and nutritious food. Also, if you’re confident in your cooking skills, you should consider crafting a canning schedule. 

Here are a couple of leading foods you may can:

  • Jellies 
  • Fruits
  • Vegetables
  • Soups 
  • Sauces

Make your cans and allow people to judge your cooking!

A good idea when selling canned food is to compare prices with nearby grocery shops. Also, a reasonable starting price for selling canned food is $4 to $6.

5. Selling Dehydrated Goods

If your garden has been disappointing this year, consider drying some of the crops. Sun-dried crops are popular among buyers as they are free of chemical preservatives, making them a healthy, organic choice. 

Moreover, you can even try selling fruit leather, as long as there are children nearby, sure to make purchases.

The good idea is to expedite your price range with the increase in sales. Typically homesteaders begin selling dry goods at $1 to $5 and go up to $25 to $50, depending on your years of experience, type of goods, and clientele.

6. Create Tasty Herb and Spice Mixes

Locally grown herbs and spices are hot cakes among city dwellers. If you’re lucky, and it’s a good year, your garden will allow you to harvest copious amounts of herbs and spices. 

Typically herbs boast the ability to grow fast and are delicious and medicinal. Moreover, these act as the plant’s natural defense line against pests since nothing ever jumps onto valerian, bee balm, and so on. Here are a couple of dry herbs you should consider starting with:

  • Oregano
  • Thyme
  • Basil
  • Mint
  • Rosemary

Fill a cute glass jar with your herb/spice mix, apply a label, and send the pot on its way.

Typically, tinctures sell for $8 and $12 per ounce while costing you merely $1 to $2.

7. Grow Fresh Flowers

Another fantastic way to earn from homesteading is by growing an expansive yet beautiful garden. To captivate new customers, consider creating enthralling bouquets of pretty flowers. 

Add a cute bow to your bouquet to add flair to your sales. 

Cut flower growers will tell you that an acre of attention-grabbing, sweet-smelling, and vibrant flowers is worth $25,000 to $30,000.

8. Selling Baked Goods

If you’re someone who likes spending time in the kitchen, you should consider selling baked items.

From mouth-watering brownies to simply delicious cheese, your homestead provides you access to a wide range of organic and flavorful ingredients. Enjoy creating incredible pies, cakes, quiche, and so much more!

Also, learn to attract luxurious customers by utilizing local and natural ingredients.

When it comes to earning through selling baked goods, the trick is simple. All you have to do is learn how to appropriately factor in input costs, how long it takes you to create the product, and the top retail price in your area.

Also, expert estimates show that you may start earning $800 to $12000 by working 20 hours each week.

9. Start a Blog

Unleash your creative side, and consider starting a blog. Here you can share your homesteading journey, tips, and techniques to help novices, or simply talk about your favorite homesteading activities.

Show your creative side by writing interesting, informative, and enthralling pieces. 

Blogging remains one of the cheapest ways to earn. However, you can make up to $800 per week by nurturing a loyal consumer base.

10. Cultivate Your Compost

Cultivating and selling your compost is another popular way to earn. Not only is it super easy, but it’s a great way to reduce waste as well. 

You can earn up to $65.89 for 100 tons of bagged compost.

Additional Ways to Earn from Your Homestead

Besides the different methods I mentioned above, here are a few bonus ways to turn a profit from your homestead. 

An excellent way to earn solid revenue is by incubating eggs at an optimum temperature. Once they hatch, you can sell the cute little chicks to pet lovers. The feed can eat up a good amount of your cash, so selling chicks is always a good idea.

Moreover, if you boast woodworking skills, you should consider making money off of it. You can utilize your expertise to craft vintage and classy furniture that speaks to your customers. Plus, you’ll learn that most people avoid creating compost. Therefore, knowing how to make good compost is a sure way to earn great money.

Also, you should even consider raising worms in your garden and sell them to fishers as bait. Finally, if your homestead boasts a picturesque view, you should consider renting a room to someone who shares your love for homesteading.

To Sum it Up

Living life on a homestead and depending on it to provide for your living allows you to enjoy so many things that city dwellers cannot access. Above were some of the easiest and most fun-filled ways of earning a living via a homestead lifestyle. However, you can choose something different as well. 

From teaching other people about homesteading to pet sitting, there are millions of different ways you can kick start your entrepreneur juice. Simply select the option that speaks the most to you, and you’ll find money following.

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