There are so many different types of ways to generate real income from your Homestead. Whether you are looking to create a small stream of steady income or make enough money from your land to Truley be self-sufficient, there are many options you can consider.
Every homestead looks different and has their own special skillset to rely on. You may have the best garden or food forest in town, or you could be an expert on raising animals, maybe you create all natural home products from scratch out of your home.
Take your skillset and learn how it can generate a steady stream of income for you and your homestead. You can sell products with a small farm stand on your property, local farmers markets, or even by creating an online store.
They key to having a thriving homestead is to find your own perfect combination of skills and hobbies that align well with your life and resources available.
You can start with one stream of income at a time and work your way up to more. Or you can focus on one source of income throughout your homestead journey! By living a self-sustainable lifestyle, you can drastically reduce the cost of living. The, by adding in your own income stream to cover any additional expense’s, you can truly be self-reliant.
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Top 10 Ways of generating real income from your small homestead.
1. Content Creation
The top way to generate real money from your homestead without putting money in to get started is through content creation!
This can look like many different things. You can create a blog or website and write articles about different parts of your homestead. Or you could start social media accounts and share the behind the scenes of your homesteading journey.
There are endless opportunities when it comes to content creation and turning it into an income source. Have fun with it and start building a community!
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2. Homegrown produce: vegetables, fruits and herbs
You can sell homegrown vegetables, fruits and herbs from your homestead!
You have different options on where you can sell these, and depending on how much you grow and market this you can make a good amount of extra money by doing so.
Some ideas on where to sell fresh produce are; Farmers Market’s, farm stands on your land, sell to local businesses or restaurants, or post to your local online community!
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3. Selling livestock Products
Livestock can generate a lot of income for homesteaders and farmers. If you have livestock on your farm, consider selling products (such as eggs, goat milk, etc.)
You may also choose to sell your livestock for meat. You can raise your livestock to be harvested for meat and sell the product to your local community.
4. Homemade Sauces, Jams, Pickles and more!
If you love canning on your homestead, or making homemade foods such as jams, jellies, pickles, or more, you can make a great side hustle from selling these to you community.
You can sell these items at local farmers markets or your own farm stand! You can even work on getting your products on stores shelves.
There are many local stores that sell local farmers and homesteaders’ products! Do you research, create an amazing product and watch your passion turn into an income stream for your homestead.
5. Selling your homemade Crafts
Do you have a craft that you love to do?
Knitting blankets, making candles, whipping up homemade body butter, or creating beautiful artwork, anything you could think of!
Start selling them!
You can start to generate income from your homestead by selling your crafts. This can be done in person at your local markets on your farmers stand.
You can also market on sites such as Facebook marketplace or creating an Etsy storefront.
There are a lot of options for selling your crafts, and it can be easier than many think. With the right marketing strategy, you can turn your hobby into one of the many income streams on your homestead.
6. Farms Tours or Stays
Have you ever considered letting people tour you farm and showing them how you can be self-sufficient on a small homestead?
If you have land- have you ever through about allowing people to stay on the farm in a camping like setting?
This past fall, me and my daughter stayed at an Airbnb property, it had a small A-Frame cabin tucked back in the woods of a beautiful farm. We were completely off-grid in nature with a stunning surrounding- and I can’t wait to pay to do it again.
People love these experiences, and it can add a revenue stream to your homestead.
7. Heritage and Heirloom Seeds
Keep your own costs low, plus sell excess seeds for a profit by harvesting all seeds from your plants.
This is a great way to ensure high quality seeds, that came from an ideal environment without harmful chemicals.
Other local homesteaders or farmers, or even hobby gardeners bur heirloom seeds. Start making extra money from your homestead by marketing your best seeds for sale.
8. Land Leasing
For homesteaders on larger plots of land, this can be a super easy passive income idea for your homestead!
You can lease land for: four-wheelers, dirt bikes, hunting, fishing, camping and more!
If you have extra space, consider sharing it with others and charging them a fee to use your land. This is a very common practice where I grew up! Many families that didn’t have large plots of land would pay a monthly fee to hunt, fish or ride on other properties.
9. Honey!
Beekeeping can be a lucrative and fun addition to your homestead! It can also be a lot of work- so make sure you do your research before deciding if this is the right venture for you.
You can sell honey, honeycomb, beeswax and other products.
10. Off-Grid Services
You can offer off-grid consulting services, both online and in person! If you have established yourself as a self-sufficient homesteader or farmer, others would love to learn from you!
These services can be very popular and marketing many different ways. You can even write your own ebook or course to sell and generate money from your homestead.
There are many ways to start generating an income from your land. You can try one, or try them all! There are no limits or rules when it comes to your homestead.
Having a homestead that generates its own income makes you able to be even more self-sufficient but not relying on a company or job to keep income flowing in.
Very insightful!! My homestead can now become extremely profitable