Prosperity Homestead

When you approach a land project on your homestead, it is easy to default to a DIY mindset.

If you don't know the standards for quality work, you are effectively gambling with your property.

See also, Professional Work vs. DIY Disasters: What to Watch For, https://youtu.be/OeVzt_ZvvWc

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It is admirable to dream about starting a small farm or homestead. Yet there is more to gain with a slightly different prospective. Do this to have maximum success with minimum friction on your small farm or homestead.

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The well is out. No power. That's just one of the many problems you might face running a small farm or homestead. How to be more resilient and recover quickly from setbacks.

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Don't go at it alone. What are the different roles to help you start your small farm, homestead, hunting land, family retreat, or eco-tourism destination? Three key roles.

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Controlling asian jumping worms is challenging. Here's one approach that demonstrates both control and systems design. In permaculture the problem is the solution, use flow audits to understand how to control jumping worms.

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For more resources for permaculture design and regenerative farming, as well as breaking even on your small farm, visit https://www.prosperityhomestead.org/newsletter/

Your land, your income: Unlock the hidden profit potential of your homestead, even if money isn't your thing. Discover how to break even or better on your small farm or homestead. Attract the eight forms of capital while elevating your healthy lifestyle for generations.

This isn't for everyone. Many folks want the struggle of Little House on the Prairie. They don't know that estates like the Biltmore Estate, Renolda, and Monticello had humble beginnings. Nor do they know about thousands of French and English homesteads that endure.

This approach is about escaping overwhelm, heavy debt, and...

Here's an update on my 100 Community Garden Challenge. After contacting many farmers markets, community gardens, and related organizations, here's what happened.

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For more resources for permaculture design and regenerative farming, as well as breaking even on your small farm, visit https://www.prosperityhomestead.org/newsletter/

What is the secret to get your homestead up and running before you are too old to do anything? For homesteaders over 40, there is a very real challenge that you can get sick, hurt, or otherwise not be able to do the work necessary to homestead. You either need the means, or the community to sustain this lifestyle. Here's how to do it.

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For more resources for permaculture design and regenerative farming, as well as breaking even on your small farm, visit https://www.prosperityhomestead.org/newsletter/

Marketing your small farm is difficult if you are not aware of this strategy. Too many producers struggle to keep up with pricing, volume, and miss lucrative opportunities. If you want your farm to pay for itself, start here.

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For more resources for permaculture design and regenerative farming, as well as breaking even on your small farm, visit https://www.prosperityhomestead.org/newsletter/

Despite struggles my 2016 site plan is on track. Despite changing properites. So many set backs, I'm still on track due to this one tool you can start using today.

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For more resources for permaculture design and regenerative farming, as well as breaking even on your small farm, visit https://www.prosperityhomestead.org/newsletter/

With all the modern distractions many are seeking a more simple life. They want to go off grid, or start a homestead. Here's something to consider that gets a lot of folks in trouble. Here's how to know if the homesteding lifestyle is right for you.

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For more resources for permaculture design and regenerative farming, as well as breaking even on your small farm, visit https://www.prosperityhomestead.org/newsletter/

A farm stand sounds like the perfect way to serve your community, sell surplus produce, and introduce your passion. You might event make a little bit of money. Here's an argument for and against farm stands, plus alternatives that may better build community. If there is enough interest in this topic I'll start interviewing farmers to share their farm stand experiences. Keep those questions comming, it's really helping the homesteading conversation.

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For more resources for permaculture design and regenerative farming, as well as breaking even on your small farm, visit https://www.prosperityhomestead.org/newsletter/

I made seedballs, broadcast them, and the results weren't what I expected. Here's the problem with seedballs. Discover a way to better understand what happened so you don't make the same mistakes.

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For more resources for permaculture design and regenerative farming, as well as breaking even on your small farm, visit https://www.prosperityhomestead.org/newsletter/

Agricultural or Farm Marketing Cooperatives benefit retal sales in so many different ways. Discover how to get started and benefit from a marketing cooperative in your area. Or establish your own farm marketing cooperative.

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For more resources for permaculture design and regenerative farming, as well as breaking even on your small farm, visit https://www.prosperityhomestead.org/newsletter/

How to sell more of your meat, eggs, produce, and more with more certainty? Lower your marketing costs to sell more consistently, and reach more families. Discover the benefits to farmers of a marketing cooperative.

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For more resources for permaculture design and regenerative farming, as well as breaking even on your small farm, visit https://www.prosperityhomestead.org/newsletter/

What is the mindset necessary to start your small farm or homestead? How to be part of the sustainability solution rather than ignoring the problems? Do this if you want to enjoy the homesteading lifestyle for real.

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For more resources for permaculture design and regenerative farming, as well as breaking even on your small farm, visit https://www.prosperityhomestead.org/newsletter/

There are multiple ways to sell your livestock, produce, or farm services to break even with your homestead lifestyle. Which way is right for you? Let's go beyond the farmstand to create prosperity for your homestead.

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For more resources for permaculture design and regenerative farming, as well as breaking even on your small farm, visit https://www.prosperityhomestead.org/newsletter/

You've bought land, now what? Do this to get the most from your land over the first year without going broke. A permaculture approach to develop agricultural land for a productive small farm or homestead business.

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For more resources for permaculture design and regenerative farming, as well as breaking even on your small farm, visit https://www.prosperityhomestead.org/newsletter/

Have you ever wondered what homesteaders do for vacation, or times they need to be out of town? This problem is an opportunity for the observant homesteader who wants to make a little extra cash. This works for nomadic folks as well.

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For more resources for permaculture design and regenerative farming, as well as breaking even on your small farm, visit https://www.prosperityhomestead.org/newsletter/

When you understand the systems of ecology that you can influence on your small farm or homestead, you see things differently. Here's a look at wasting hay. How to know the cost and the benefits.

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For more resources for permaculture design and regenerative farming, as well as breaking even on your small farm, visit https://www.prosperityhomestead.org/newsletter/

Let's build community. How can you help farms place valuable organic waste into systems that need that nutrients? Let's create local supply chains, networks of opportunity, and build community.

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For more resources for permaculture design and regenerative farming, as well as breaking even on your small farm, visit https://www.prosperityhomestead.org/newsletter/

You've heard these terms. Regenerative, sustainable, and cooperative, but what do they really mean? That's what I covery today, plus practical examples for those who want better communities.

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For more resources for permaculture design and regenerative farming, as well as breaking even on your small farm, visit https://www.prosperityhomestead.org/newsletter/

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For more resources for permaculture design and regenerative farming, as well as breaking even on your small farm, visit https://www.prosperityhomestead.org/newsletter/

Mistakes to avoid when hiring anyone to remove bamboo. Plus insights on what removal methods to avoid. Answering common bamboo management questions.

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For more resources for permaculture design and regenerative farming, as well as breaking even on your small farm, visit https://www.prosperityhomestead.org/newsletter/

So many problems are solved with a community garden. This model is an amplification of Bill Mollison's "A garden is the solution to most problems." Use a community garden to build relationships, feed people, organize around a common cause, and have loads of fun. Prove me wrong.

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For more resources for permaculture design and regenerative farming, as well as breaking even on your small farm, visit https://www.prosperityhomestead.org/newsletter/

Comment "cost basis" for a masterclass on how to do farm math, so you don't go broke with your homesteading dream. Understand this to shift from consumer to producer. To serve your community rather than leach off it.

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For more resources for permaculture design and regenerative farming, as well as breaking even on your small farm, visit https://www.prosperityhomestead.org/newsletter/

The city worries that regenerative farming won't be able to feed the world. Thy want quality food, yet they demand the comfortable factory farming systems. Where does regenative and natural farming fit in this?

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For more resources for permaculture design and regenerative farming, as well as breaking even on your small farm, visit https://www.prosperityhomestead.org/newsletter/

Yes, everything you want to do on your small farm or homestead is illegal. The big ag lobby and legislation has designed it that way. Yet there is hope for your dream with the right awareness and planning.

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For more resources for permaculture design and regenerative farming, as well as breaking even on your small farm, visit https://www.prosperityhomestead.org/newsletter/

A controversial subject, the economics and business of homesteading verse hobby farming. Which is for producers and which is for consumers? What approach is right for you?

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For more resources for permaculture design and regenerative farming, as well as breaking even on your small farm, visit https://www.prosperityhomestead.org/newsletter/

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For more resources for permaculture design and regenerative farming, as well as breaking even on your small farm, visit https://www.prosperityhomestead.org/newsletter/

Are you serious about homesteading? Two things most fail to do create more average results than any other effort.

The 20% that creates 110% of results is focus and outcome orientation. 

Even if I casually disclose it to you, most won't do it. They remain frustrated for no reason.
What if there was a different way? A way that focuses resources and attention and gets you results.

Many will dream about, even talk about their plans, yet very few will ever start a homestead.
That's because it is scary. Homesteading can be risky. There a...

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For more resources for permaculture design and regenerative farming, as well as breaking even on your small farm, visit https://www.prosperityhomestead.org/newsletter/

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For more resources for permaculture design and regenerative farming, as well as breaking even on your small farm, visit https://www.prosperityhomestead.org/newsletter/

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For more resources for permaculture design and regenerative farming, as well as breaking even on your small farm, visit https://www.prosperityhomestead.org/newsletter/

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For more resources for permaculture design and regenerative farming, as well as breaking even on your small farm, visit https://www.prosperityhomestead.org/newsletter/

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For more resources for permaculture design and regenerative farming, as well as breaking even on your small farm, visit https://www.prosperityhomestead.org/newsletter/

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For more resources for permaculture design and regenerative farming, as well as breaking even on your small farm, visit https://www.prosperityhomestead.org/newsletter/

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For more resources for permaculture design and regenerative farming, as well as breaking even on your small farm, visit https://www.prosperityhomestead.org/newsletter/

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For more resources for permaculture design and regenerative farming, as well as breaking even on your small farm, visit https://www.prosperityhomestead.org/newsletter/

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For more resources for permaculture design and regenerative farming, as well as breaking even on your small farm, visit https://www.prosperityhomestead.org/newsletter/