Since starting this website, I notice income possibilities more than I used to. When I was outside Safeway earlier this year, I was totally amazed at the large–and dwindling–pile of firewood bundles for sale. At $4.99 each, I could imagine how much a full cord would bring. What was most surprising is how the stack dwindled over the season.
Selling firewood bundles is a nice income addition if you already have a steady supply of wood. We buy our firewood in bulk, 4 cords at a time, from a guy who has access to logging slash piles and cuts the leftovers into firewood. It’s a good business for him and a great time saver for us.
If you live near a town, there is a great market for campfire wood in the summer camping season and even during the winter season for more urban locations. Let’s dig deeper into the market and profit potential for firewood bundles. Continue reading “Sell Firewood Bundles”
Dairy goats are in high demand across the country, making now a great time to get into breeding goats. In addition to producing high quality milk and meat, goats are also one of the most personable small animals you can raise.
Cider apples are utilized in multiple business avenues, making them a versatile income idea that can get you involved in industries like hard apple cider, apple cider and apple cider vinegar.
If you don’t have a lot of space to raise out chicks but have a plentiful fertile egg supply, consider starting a chicken hatchery. The time and space involved are minimal if you can turn chicks around within a couple of days of hatching. This works particularly well if you breed harder to find and rare chicken breeds. Chickens that produce colored eggs have been and will continue to be popular as a niche market.
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I still remember the Facebook comment that first opened my eyes to the possibility of growing basket willows for profit. I had no idea such potential existed, so I settled in for a binge session – avidly devouring any and all information I could find on the ins and outs of basket willows.
Selling compost is one of those unexpected benefits of raising livestock. It helps to imagine I’m walking through liquid gold when the muck of winter starts to melt. If you happen to have any to spare–we never do–it’s a great way to add an extra cash flow from something you might otherwise spend a lot of time trying to manage and move out of the way.
When we moved to our new farm two years ago, we discovered growing nettles in several patches across the property. I’d heard how wonderful nettles were, so with a pair of surgical gloves and a quest for adventure, I set about harvesting my first nettle crop.
There is something unforgettable about the feel of a rough calf tongue licking you on the hand in its quest for food. Raising bottle calves for profit is as rewarding as it is hard on the heart – bottle babies are impossible not to love.