Melissa Ballard joins me to talk about how selling online has helped their business.  She also discusses how she tells her farm story to build and deepen the relationship with her customers. Follow Bluegrass Beef @bluegrassbeef Want to learn more?  My new book Ready Farmer One - The Farmers' Guide to Create, Design, and Market an Online Farm Store is finally out!!!  Get it on Amazon. 

Melissa Ballard joins me to talk about how selling online has helped their business.  She also discusses how she tells her farm story to build and deepen the relationship with her customers. Follow Bluegrass Beef <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluegrassbeef/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@bluegrassbeef</a> Want to learn more?  My new book Ready Farmer One - The Farmers' Guide to Create, Design, and Market an Online Farm Store is finally out!!!  <a href="https://amzn.to/3ONxsax" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get it on Amazon</a>.

Telling Your Farm Story to Create a Deep Relationship with Customers

The first two episodes of Carrot Cashflow will air here on Grassfed Life.  You can listen to the rest of the episodes by subscribing to the podcast. iTunes:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/welcome-to-carrot-cashflow-trailer/id1616506647?i=1000555599534 Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/show/7yWbI4WFF0ZixQT8kEwukL?si=aa0dfe257c654e04 ---- Farmer Jeremy Tolley discusses why they go above and beyond to service their farm customers.  He shares the extra steps he takes to really make customers feel like they are getting something special.  He shares how he built his customer base using the website NextDoor.   You will also hear his thoughts on why these decided to start aggregating products from other farms. Follow Red Thread Farm @redthreadfarm Our new book Ready Farmer One - The Farmers' Guide to Create, Design, and Market an Online Farm Store comes out in April! Make farming easier with the Paperpot Transplanter and Other Small Farm Equipment at https://www.paperpot.co/ Follow Diego on IG https://instagram.com/diegofooter Follow PaperpotCo on IG https://instagram.com/paperpot

The first two episodes of Carrot Cashflow will air here on Grassfed Life.  You can listen to the rest of the episodes by subscribing to the podcast. iTunes: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/welcome-to-carrot-cashflow-trailer/id1616506647?i=1000555599534" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/welcome-to-carrot-cashflow-trailer/id1616506647?i=1000555599534</a> Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7yWbI4WFF0ZixQT8kEwukL?si=aa0dfe257c654e04" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://open.spotify.com/show/7yWbI4WFF0ZixQT8kEwukL?si=aa0dfe257c654e04</a> ---- Farmer Jeremy Tolley discusses why they go above and beyond to service their farm customers.  He shares the extra steps he takes to really make customers feel like they are getting something special.  He shares how he built his customer base using the website NextDoor.   You will also hear his thoughts on why these decided to start aggregating products from other farms. Follow Red Thread Farm <a href="https://www.instagram.com/redthreadfarm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@redthreadfarm</a> Our new book Ready Farmer One - The Farmers' Guide to Create, Design, and Market an Online Farm Store comes out in April! Make farming easier with the <a href="https://www.paperpot.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Paperpot Transplanter and Other Small Farm Equipment</a> at <a href="https://www.paperpot.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.paperpot.co/</a> Follow Diego on IG <a href="https://instagram.com/diegofooter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://instagram.com/diegofooter</a> Follow PaperpotCo on IG <a href="https://instagram.com/paperpot" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://instagram.com/paperpot</a>

Carrot Cashflow - My New Farm Business Podcast - Preview Episode 1

The first two episodes of Carrot Cashflow will air here on Farm Small Farm Smart.  You can listen to the rest of the episodes by subscribing to the podcast. iTunes:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/welcome-to-carrot-cashflow-trailer/id1616506647?i=1000555599534 Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/show/7yWbI4WFF0ZixQT8kEwukL?si=aa0dfe257c654e04 ---- Farmer Vannah Roddy discusses the benefits of her weekly veggie box.  It's a program that has been successful for her as a farmer while also being something that works for customers.   Follow Encompass Farm @encompassfarm Our new book Ready Farmer One - The Farmers' Guide to Create, Design, and Market an Online Farm Store comes out in April! Make farming easier with the Paperpot Transplanter and Other Small Farm Equipment at https://www.paperpot.co/ Follow Diego on IG https://instagram.com/diegofooter Follow PaperpotCo on IG https://instagram.com/paperpot

The first two episodes of Carrot Cashflow will air here on Farm Small Farm Smart.  You can listen to the rest of the episodes by subscribing to the podcast. iTunes: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/welcome-to-carrot-cashflow-trailer/id1616506647?i=1000555599534" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/welcome-to-carrot-cashflow-trailer/id1616506647?i=1000555599534</a> Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7yWbI4WFF0ZixQT8kEwukL?si=aa0dfe257c654e04" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://open.spotify.com/show/7yWbI4WFF0ZixQT8kEwukL?si=aa0dfe257c654e04</a> ---- Farmer Vannah Roddy discusses the benefits of her weekly veggie box.  It's a program that has been successful for her as a farmer while also being something that works for customers.   Follow Encompass Farm <a href="https://www.instagram.com/encompassfarm/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@encompassfarm</a> Our new book Ready Farmer One - The Farmers' Guide to Create, Design, and Market an Online Farm Store comes out in April! Make farming easier with the <a href="https://www.paperpot.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Paperpot Transplanter and Other Small Farm Equipment</a> at <a href="https://www.paperpot.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.paperpot.co/</a> Follow Diego on IG <a href="https://instagram.com/diegofooter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://instagram.com/diegofooter</a> Follow PaperpotCo on IG <a href="https://instagram.com/paperpot" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://instagram.com/paperpot</a>

Carrot Cashflow - My New Farm Business Podcast - Preview Episode 2

Darby shares his thoughts about free-ranging pastured poultry.  Learn more with Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses

Darby shares his thoughts about free-ranging pastured poultry.  Learn more with Grassfed Life Courses: <a href="https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses</a>

Thoughts on Free Ranging Pastured Poultry (Ask Darby)

Darby answers a question about raising cows or sheep when you don't have much land. Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses

Darby answers a question about raising cows or sheep when you don't have much land. Grassfed Life Courses: <a href="https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses</a>

Micro-Beef: Raising Cattle on Without a lot of Land - What's Possible (Ask Darby)

Darby shares his thoughts on keeping a ram on the farm.  Learn more with Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses

Darby shares his thoughts on keeping a ram on the farm. Learn more with Grassfed Life Courses: <a href="https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses</a>

Keeping a Ram on the Farm (Ask Darby)

Darby gives advice on farrowing pigs. Learn more with Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses

Darby gives advice on farrowing pigs. Learn more with Grassfed Life Courses: <a href="https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses</a>

Practical Thoughts on Farrowing Pigs (Ask Darby)

Darby gives advice on selling from your farmstead (not homestead). Learn more with Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses

Darby gives advice on selling from your farmstead (not homestead). Learn more with Grassfed Life Courses: <a href="https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses</a>

How to Begin Selling from a Farmstead (Ask Darby)

Darby gives some suggestions on farming with 40 to 100 acres. Learn more with Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses

Darby gives some suggestions on farming with 40 to 100 acres. Learn more with Grassfed Life Courses: <a href="https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses</a>

Farming with 40 to 100 Acres (Ask Darby)

Darby discusses his thoughts on farrowing pigs on farm.  Learn more with Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses

Darby discusses his thoughts on farrowing pigs on farm. Learn more with Grassfed Life Courses: <a href="https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses</a>

Thoughts on Farrowing Pigs on Farm (Ask Darby)

Weekly insights for small farmers and aspiring farm based entrepreneurs who want to earn a living on the land doing something that they care about.  A weekly show that tracks the farm season featuring two hosts: Darby Simpson and Diego Footer of Permaculture Voices.  We focus on small family farming, grass based livestock, pastured poultry, grassfed beef, pastured pigs, farmsteading, farm sales and marketing, and work-life balance.

These guys talk about do’s and dont’s on many subjects and how. Great info overall.!!!!

Great info

Great source of info from farmers working hard to bring the best food to market.

A lot of info

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Joel Salatin

Farmer Joel Salatin joins me to talk farm startup and his new book Your Successful Farm Business: http://amzn.to/2nk7a3S   Get exclusive content each week with the Grassfed Life Insider.  Learn more at https://www.grassfedlife.co/insider Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses

Farmer Joel Salatin joins me to talk farm startup and his new book Your Successful Farm Business: <a href="http://amzn.to/2nk7a3S" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://amzn.to/2nk7a3S</a> Get exclusive content each week with the Grassfed Life Insider.  Learn more at <a href="https://www.grassfedlife.co/insider" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.grassfedlife.co/insider</a> Grassfed Life Courses: <a href="https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses</a>

Start Your Successful Farm Business with Joel Salatin (GFL86)

Chris Kiesz of Yellow Hutch Farm in Minnesota joins us to talk about picking up jobs and moving 2000 miles across the country to start his farm.  How he picked a new market, cash flowing beef, and creative ways to bundle beef. Follow Chris at https://yellowhutchfarm.com/   Not sure where to start? Want to take your farm to the next level? Learn more with Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses or visit https://www.grassfedlife.co

Chris Kiesz of Yellow Hutch Farm in Minnesota joins us to talk about picking up jobs and moving 2000 miles across the country to start his farm.  How he picked a new market, cash flowing beef, and creative ways to bundle beef. Follow Chris at <a href="https://yellowhutchfarm.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://yellowhutchfarm.com/</a> Not sure where to start? Want to take your farm to the next level? Learn more with Grassfed Life Courses: <a href="https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses</a> or visit <a href="https://www.grassfedlife.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.grassfedlife.co</a>

How to Produce More Product Faster for a Rapidly Growing Customer Base (GFL146)

When you have an animal that eats grass, then you as a farmer have a big advantage.  Grass is free.   You don't have to buy it, and depending on where you live you might not have to water it.  So your input costs on your end product, are low.  But not all grass is created equal.  If you don't have a lot of grass or grass year round, then you might find yourself in a situation where you need to purchase hay, which drives input costs up.  It's in your interest to have the healthiest most productive pastures as possible.  As a farmer, you are both a manager of the animals and the grass to help avoid this problem.  It's practices like mob grazing that lead to improved soils which can sustain more life, for longer.    Poor practices can lead to the degradation of land, and conversely good practices can lead to a dramatic improvement in the land, soil, and pasture.  And improvements can be truly dramatic.  Take someone like Greg Judy for example.  Greg grazes using planned high density grazing.  Putting a lot of animal weight on a small piece of land for a short period of time.  Since adopting that system his grazing ratio has changed from 4.5 acres per animal unit (AU=1,000 lb.) to 2.2 acres per AU and forage production has doubled. Judy is using the extra forage to expand his cow herd for a grass-fed beef business, and he has added 300 head of hair sheep. Judy manages the livestock on 900 acres (300 acres owned and 600 acres leased.) “This reduction in grazing acres per AU is like having another 600-acre farm, and we don’t even have to pay additional land taxes. In our area, 600 acres is worth $1.8 million,” Judy says.  More grass, means more animals, and no extra land needed.  As Greg said, it's like getting another farm for free.  It's all about building soil and that's the focus of today's episode, the first in a multi-part episode series on building pasture. READY TO START YOUR OWN LIVESTOCK FARM? The Farm Business Essentials Online Course is here, and it’s not just a piece of the puzzle. FBE is a complete step by step A to Z system to plan, market, and grow the farm enterprise that’s right for you. Built by a farmer for farmers just like you - https://www.farmbusinessessentials.com  Profitable Pastured Poultry Course: https://www.farmbusinessessentials.com/poultry Lots more free content at Grassfed Life: http://bit.ly/2D5gRJX Subscribe: https://apple.co/2hayYod

When you have an animal that eats grass, then you as a farmer have a big advantage. Grass is free.   You don't have to buy it, and depending on where you live you might not have to water it. So your input costs on your end product, are low. But not all grass is created equal.  If you don't have a lot of grass or grass year round, then you might find yourself in a situation where you need to purchase hay, which drives input costs up. It's in your interest to have the healthiest most productive pastures as possible.  As a farmer, you are both a manager of the animals and the grass to help avoid this problem. It's practices like mob grazing that lead to improved soils which can sustain more life, for longer.   Poor practices can lead to the degradation of land, and conversely good practices can lead to a dramatic improvement in the land, soil, and pasture. And improvements can be truly dramatic. Take someone like Greg Judy for example.  Greg grazes using planned high density grazing.  Putting a lot of animal weight on a small piece of land for a short period of time. Since adopting that system his grazing ratio has changed from 4.5 acres per animal unit (AU=1,000 lb.) to 2.2 acres per AU and forage production has doubled. Judy is using the extra forage to expand his cow herd for a grass-fed beef business, and he has added 300 head of hair sheep. Judy manages the livestock on 900 acres (300 acres owned and 600 acres leased.) “This reduction in grazing acres per AU is like having another 600-acre farm, and we don’t even have to pay additional land taxes. In our area, 600 acres is worth $1.8 million,” Judy says. More grass, means more animals, and no extra land needed. As Greg said, it's like getting another farm for free. It's all about building soil and that's the focus of today's episode, the first in a multi-part episode series on building pasture. READY TO START YOUR OWN LIVESTOCK FARM? The <a href="https://www.farmbusinessessentials.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Farm Business Essentials Online Course</a> is here, and it’s not just a piece of the puzzle. FBE is a complete step by step A to Z system to plan, market, and grow the farm enterprise that’s right for you. Built by a farmer for farmers just like you - <a href="https://www.farmbusinessessentials.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.farmbusinessessentials.com</a> Profitable Pastured Poultry Course: <a href="https://www.farmbusinessessentials.com/poultry" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.farmbusinessessentials.com/poultry</a> <a href="http://bit.ly/2D5gRJX" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lots more free content at Grassfed Life: http://bit.ly/2D5gRJX</a> <a href="https://apple.co/2hayYod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe: https://apple.co/2hayYod</a>

Getting Free Land by Building Pasture - More Grass Means More Animals - Part 1 [GFL27]

500 baby chicks have arrived at Darby's farm thus beginning the cycle of raising broilers for the season.  With the chicks on farm we will talk about what the next steps are. We also discuss the importance of choosing the right hatcheries and breed.  Not just to make sure that you receive quality birds, but also to make sure that you receive quality birds in the shortest shipping time possible.  Darby will talk about introducing the birds to pasture and how started with the Salatin style chicken tractor and then evolved away from that.   And we talk about how Darby plans his successions of broilers. There is a lot of good advice in this one for those just starting out and those with experience. READY TO START YOUR OWN LIVESTOCK FARM? The Farm Business Essentials Online Course is here, and it’s not just a piece of the puzzle. FBE is a complete step by step A to Z system to plan, market, and grow the farm enterprise that’s right for you. Built by a farmer for farmers just like you - https://www.farmbusinessessentials.com  Profitable Pastured Poultry Course: https://www.farmbusinessessentials.com/poultry Lots more free content at Grassfed Life: http://bit.ly/2D5gRJX Subscribe: https://apple.co/2hayYod

500 baby chicks have arrived at Darby's farm thus beginning the cycle of raising broilers for the season.  With the chicks on farm we will talk about what the next steps are. We also discuss the importance of choosing the right hatcheries and breed.  Not just to make sure that you receive quality birds, but also to make sure that you receive quality birds in the shortest shipping time possible.  Darby will talk about introducing the birds to pasture and how started with the Salatin style chicken tractor and then evolved away from that.   And we talk about how Darby plans his successions of broilers. There is a lot of good advice in this one for those just starting out and those with experience. READY TO START YOUR OWN LIVESTOCK FARM? The <a href="https://www.farmbusinessessentials.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Farm Business Essentials Online Course</a> is here, and it’s not just a piece of the puzzle. FBE is a complete step by step A to Z system to plan, market, and grow the farm enterprise that’s right for you. Built by a farmer for farmers just like you - <a href="https://www.farmbusinessessentials.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.farmbusinessessentials.com</a> Profitable Pastured Poultry Course: <a href="https://www.farmbusinessessentials.com/poultry" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.farmbusinessessentials.com/poultry</a> <a href="http://bit.ly/2D5gRJX" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lots more free content at Grassfed Life: http://bit.ly/2D5gRJX</a> <a href="https://apple.co/2hayYod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe: https://apple.co/2hayYod</a>

Advice on Choosing Hatcheries, Chicken Tractors, and How Darby Starts His 500 Broilers on Pasture [GFL3]

Don't have much land, not a problem, a lot is still possible. Recently Darby and I have gone through exactly what's possible on small land with pastured poultry and with pigs.  Each of these episodes showed that individually each enterprise could generate some significant cash flow on just one acre, and stacking the enterprises turns up the returns even more. What if you had more than an acre?   Or what if pigs or poultry weren't your thing?   What's possible with cattle? In this episode Darby and I will examine what the numbers of a small scale cattle enterprise look like.  We'll look at a few different scenarios ranging from 2.5 to 10 acres.  On that amount of land the returns are significant, and once infrastructure is in place, the workload isn't.   Today it's all about micro beef. Get exclusive content each week with the Grassfed Life Insider.  Learn more at https://www.grassfedlife.co/insider Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses

Don't have much land, not a problem, a lot is still possible. Recently Darby and I have gone through exactly what's possible on small land with pastured poultry and with pigs.  Each of these episodes showed that individually each enterprise could generate some significant cash flow on just one acre, and stacking the enterprises turns up the returns even more. What if you had more than an acre?   Or what if pigs or poultry weren't your thing?   What's possible with cattle? In this episode Darby and I will examine what the numbers of a small scale cattle enterprise look like.  We'll look at a few different scenarios ranging from 2.5 to 10 acres.  On that amount of land the returns are significant, and once infrastructure is in place, the workload isn't.   Today it's all about micro beef. Get exclusive content each week with the Grassfed Life Insider.  Learn more at <a href="https://www.grassfedlife.co/insider" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.grassfedlife.co/insider</a> Grassfed Life Courses: <a href="https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses</a>

Micro Beef - Raising Grassfed Beef on Less Land Than You Thought Possible (GFL69)

Kelly Bush joins me to follow up on last weeks episode with his radio ad results.  He also discusses marketing his farm with Facebook ads and the trend towards meat subscription boxes. Connect with Kelly - https://www.vancesmillfarms.com/   Get exclusive content each week with the Grassfed Life Insider.  Learn more at https://www.grassfedlife.co/insider Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses

Kelly Bush joins me to follow up on last weeks episode with his radio ad results.  He also discusses marketing his farm with Facebook ads and the trend towards meat subscription boxes. Connect with Kelly - <a href="https://www.vancesmillfarms.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.vancesmillfarms.com/</a> Get exclusive content each week with the Grassfed Life Insider.  Learn more at <a href="https://www.grassfedlife.co/insider" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.grassfedlife.co/insider</a> Grassfed Life Courses: <a href="https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses</a>

Facebook Farm Marketing and the Selling Meat Subscription Boxes (GFL107)

Darby and I talk about the why, the pros and cons, and the basics of calving on farm.   Get exclusive content each week with the Grassfed Life Insider.  Learn more at https://www.grassfedlife.co/insider Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses

Darby and I talk about the why, the pros and cons, and the basics of calving on farm. Get exclusive content each week with the Grassfed Life Insider.  Learn more at <a href="https://www.grassfedlife.co/insider" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.grassfedlife.co/insider</a> Grassfed Life Courses: <a href="https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses</a>

The Sustainable Cattle Herd - An Introduction to Calving on Farm (GFL78)

Darby and I go discuss why it's so important to start planning your farm business off the farm.  Don't blow up the rest of your life so your business can succeed.   Get exclusive content each week with the Grassfed Life Insider.  Learn more at https://www.grassfedlife.co/insider Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses

Darby and I go discuss why it's so important to start planning your farm business off the farm.  Don't blow up the rest of your life so your business can succeed. Get exclusive content each week with the Grassfed Life Insider.  Learn more at <a href="https://www.grassfedlife.co/insider" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.grassfedlife.co/insider</a> Grassfed Life Courses: <a href="https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses</a>

How to Start Planning Your Farm Business (and Life) for Success (GFL108)

Dan Ohmann

Dan Ohmann is a homesteader who has recently started raising lamb on a homestead level, while dabbling in selling some of the finished product off farm to see what is possible.  Today Dan discusses how that's working for him.   Get exclusive content each week with the Grassfed Life Insider.  Learn more at https://www.grassfedlife.co/insider Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc2ka-aGChwIiX0mEXzfmoA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dan Ohmann</a> is a homesteader who has recently started raising lamb on a homestead level, while dabbling in selling some of the finished product off farm to see what is possible.  Today Dan discusses how that's working for him. Get exclusive content each week with the Grassfed Life Insider.  Learn more at <a href="https://www.grassfedlife.co/insider" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.grassfedlife.co/insider</a> Grassfed Life Courses: <a href="https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses</a>

Homestead Sheep with Dan Ohmann of the Grassfed Homestead (GFL80)

Let's say you start raising chickens on grass, pastured poultry.  You're rotating the chickens around your land and as you do that the chickens leave behind nitrogen rich fertilizer packets at every stop.  Something that the grass will respond to but growing, a lot...  The more that you do this, the more grass that you grow. Now you are stuck with a lot of grass, and it's getting to the point where the grass is too tall for the chickens...  You have a grass problem.  How do you manage that grass?  You can mow it. That's one solution. Not everyone's favorite solution, but an effective solution that for sure works. But mowing grass is a cost tat the end of the day.  You can't mow it and sell the mower. You burn fuel and need to put new fuel in it next time. It's simple a tool that you put inputs into to manage pasture.  On a long term resiliency and fragility scale a mower based system is fragile, it's a problem.  What if you take that problem, a too much grass problem and turn it into a solution.  Maybe, or you get an animal to mow it for you... specifically a ruminant like a cow.  Today Darby lays out the basics of what raising on cattle on grass is really like.  He discusses his cattle operation, how he selected his breeds, what advice he would suggest for beginners, and how much land you actually need to raise cattle. And it may surprise you, because it's probably not as much as you think.  Let's start at the beginning and talk about how Darby got started with cattle in the first place. READY TO START YOUR OWN LIVESTOCK FARM? The Farm Business Essentials Online Course is here, and it’s not just a piece of the puzzle. FBE is a complete step by step A to Z system to plan, market, and grow the farm enterprise that’s right for you. Built by a farmer for farmers just like you - https://www.farmbusinessessentials.com  Profitable Pastured Poultry Course: https://www.farmbusinessessentials.com/poultry Lots more free content at Grassfed Life: http://bit.ly/2D5gRJX Subscribe: https://apple.co/2hayYod

Let's say you start raising chickens on grass, pastured poultry. You're rotating the chickens around your land and as you do that the chickens leave behind nitrogen rich fertilizer packets at every stop. Something that the grass will respond to but growing, a lot... The more that you do this, the more grass that you grow. Now you are stuck with a lot of grass, and it's getting to the point where the grass is too tall for the chickens... You have a grass problem. How do you manage that grass? You can mow it. That's one solution. Not everyone's favorite solution, but an effective solution that for sure works. But mowing grass is a cost tat the end of the day. You can't mow it and sell the mower. You burn fuel and need to put new fuel in it next time. It's simple a tool that you put inputs into to manage pasture. On a long term resiliency and fragility scale a mower based system is fragile, it's a problem. What if you take that problem, a too much grass problem and turn it into a solution. Maybe, or you get an animal to mow it for you... specifically a ruminant like a cow. Today Darby lays out the basics of what raising on cattle on grass is really like. He discusses his cattle operation, how he selected his breeds, what advice he would suggest for beginners, and how much land you actually need to raise cattle. And it may surprise you, because it's probably not as much as you think. Let's start at the beginning and talk about how Darby got started with cattle in the first place. READY TO START YOUR OWN LIVESTOCK FARM? The <a href="https://www.farmbusinessessentials.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Farm Business Essentials Online Course</a> is here, and it’s not just a piece of the puzzle. FBE is a complete step by step A to Z system to plan, market, and grow the farm enterprise that’s right for you. Built by a farmer for farmers just like you - <a href="https://www.farmbusinessessentials.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.farmbusinessessentials.com</a> Profitable Pastured Poultry Course: <a href="https://www.farmbusinessessentials.com/poultry" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.farmbusinessessentials.com/poultry</a> <a href="http://bit.ly/2D5gRJX" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lots more free content at Grassfed Life: http://bit.ly/2D5gRJX</a> <a href="https://apple.co/2hayYod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe: https://apple.co/2hayYod</a>

Grassfed Cattle Basics - An Introduction to Raising Cattle on Grass - Part 1 [GFL19]

Running a profitable pig enterprise on just 1 acre, is it possible, and if so, what is possible? What’s that operation going to look like, what are the trade-offs and the costs, and how much could you make? It's an operation which could bring some nice cash flow into a homestead or diversify a farms revenue streams, and the time inputs and profits will surprise you. Because a lot is possible on just one acre. Get exclusive content each week with the Grassfed Life Insider.  Learn more at https://www.grassfedlife.co/insider Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses

Running a profitable pig enterprise on just 1 acre, is it possible, and if so, what is possible? What’s that operation going to look like, what are the trade-offs and the costs, and how much could you make? It's an operation which could bring some nice cash flow into a homestead or diversify a farms revenue streams, and the time inputs and profits will surprise you. Because a lot is possible on just one acre. Get exclusive content each week with the Grassfed Life Insider.  Learn more at <a href="https://www.grassfedlife.co/insider" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.grassfedlife.co/insider</a> Grassfed Life Courses: <a href="https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses</a>

Profitable Pigs for the Farmstead, Homestead or Small Farm (GFL68)

When you start a farm, what's one of the most important things that you need to do... Hint… it’s not growing the food... It's selling the food that you do grow. I hear this time and time again from seasoned farmers, and I most recently heard it from a long time USDA loan agent when she said... "Growing is the easy part. In California we can grow almost any crop, the hard part is selling that crop." Biology supports that. Plants and animals are genetically pre-programmed to grow and reproduce. As much as we think that we need to be involved, in a large way, we are just ushering along biology. And for many people it's the growing of food or the raising of livestock that's the fun part. Not the selling or the marketing. But without the selling and marketing and cash flow coming in, you're not a farmer, you are homesteader or a gardener, there's simply no business. Given that it's critical to get some cash flow going right away when you start the business.. One way to do that, is to pre-sell some of your product, even before you raise it, through a CSA. That's what we're talking about today.. Darby's going to be sharing his experiences and insights running a chicken CSA. It's a program that brings in a lot of cash early in the season when a lot of cash is going out of the business to pay expenses. Overall the program has worked well, and his business wouldn't be the same without it... READY TO START YOUR OWN LIVESTOCK FARM? The Farm Business Essentials Online Course is here, and it’s not just a piece of the puzzle. FBE is a complete step by step A to Z system to plan, market, and grow the farm enterprise that’s right for you. Built by a farmer for farmers just like you - https://www.farmbusinessessentials.com  Profitable Pastured Poultry Course: https://www.farmbusinessessentials.com/poultry Lots more free content at Grassfed Life: http://bit.ly/2D5gRJX Subscribe: https://apple.co/2hayYod

When you start a farm, what's one of the most important things that you need to do... Hint… it’s not growing the food... It's selling the food that you do grow. I hear this time and time again from seasoned farmers, and I most recently heard it from a long time USDA loan agent when she said... "Growing is the easy part. In California we can grow almost any crop, the hard part is selling that crop." Biology supports that. Plants and animals are genetically pre-programmed to grow and reproduce. As much as we think that we need to be involved, in a large way, we are just ushering along biology. And for many people it's the growing of food or the raising of livestock that's the fun part. Not the selling or the marketing. But without the selling and marketing and cash flow coming in, you're not a farmer, you are homesteader or a gardener, there's simply no business. Given that it's critical to get some cash flow going right away when you start the business.. One way to do that, is to pre-sell some of your product, even before you raise it, through a CSA. That's what we're talking about today.. Darby's going to be sharing his experiences and insights running a chicken CSA. It's a program that brings in a lot of cash early in the season when a lot of cash is going out of the business to pay expenses. Overall the program has worked well, and his business wouldn't be the same without it... READY TO START YOUR OWN LIVESTOCK FARM? The <a href="https://www.farmbusinessessentials.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Farm Business Essentials Online Course</a> is here, and it’s not just a piece of the puzzle. FBE is a complete step by step A to Z system to plan, market, and grow the farm enterprise that’s right for you. Built by a farmer for farmers just like you - <a href="https://www.farmbusinessessentials.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.farmbusinessessentials.com</a> Profitable Pastured Poultry Course: <a href="https://www.farmbusinessessentials.com/poultry" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.farmbusinessessentials.com/poultry</a> <a href="http://bit.ly/2D5gRJX" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lots more free content at Grassfed Life: http://bit.ly/2D5gRJX</a> <a href="https://apple.co/2hayYod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe: https://apple.co/2hayYod</a>

How to Create Cash Flow Early In the Season Using a CSA Program [GFL43]

Greg Judy

Greg Judy joins me to talk about turning his farm around from one that lost money to one that was very profitable.  Greg's Books: http://www.greenpasturesfarm.net/   Get exclusive content each week with the Grassfed Life Insider.  Learn more at https://www.grassfedlife.co/insider Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses

Greg Judy joins me to talk about turning his farm around from one that lost money to one that was very profitable.  <a href="http://www.greenpasturesfarm.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Greg's Books: http://www.greenpasturesfarm.net/</a> Get exclusive content each week with the Grassfed Life Insider.  Learn more at <a href="https://www.grassfedlife.co/insider" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.grassfedlife.co/insider</a> Grassfed Life Courses: <a href="https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses</a>

Going from Near Bankrupt to Debt Free and Owning 15 Farms, Grazing Cattle on Leased Land with Greg Judy (GFL91)

Gabe Brown

Gabe Brown joins me to talk cover crops, no-till, and building soil that can sustain lush pastures.  All topics from his new book Dirt to Soil. Connect with Gabe: BrownsRanch.us SoilHealthConsultants.com    Get exclusive content each week with the Grassfed Life Insider.  Learn more at https://www.grassfedlife.co/insider

Gabe Brown joins me to talk cover crops, no-till, and building soil that can sustain lush pastures.  All topics from his new book <a href="https://amzn.to/2BMB7BF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dirt to Soil</a>. Connect with Gabe: <a href="http://www.brownsranch.us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BrownsRanch.us</a> <a href="http://www.soilhealthconsultants.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SoilHealthConsultants.com </a> Get exclusive content each week with the Grassfed Life Insider.  Learn more at <a href="https://www.grassfedlife.co/insider" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.grassfedlife.co/insider</a>

Thoughts on Growing Lush Perennial Pastures with Farmer Gabe Brown (GFL127)

Think about your life and your work situation. Is it one that consumes a huge majority of your time? And is that by choice or because that’s just the way that it’s always been. If you don’t like it, you can always change it. That’s what this episode is about, designing a life that works for you. READY TO START YOUR OWN LIVESTOCK FARM? The Farm Business Essentials Online Course is here, and it’s not just a piece of the puzzle. FBE is a complete step by step A to Z system to plan, market, and grow the farm enterprise that’s right for you. Built by a farmer for farmers just like you - https://www.farmbusinessessentials.com  Profitable Pastured Poultry Course: https://www.farmbusinessessentials.com/poultry Lots more free content at Grassfed Life: http://bit.ly/2D5gRJX Subscribe: https://apple.co/2hayYod

Think about your life and your work situation. Is it one that consumes a huge majority of your time? And is that by choice or because that’s just the way that it’s always been. If you don’t like it, you can always change it. That’s what this episode is about, designing a life that works for you. READY TO START YOUR OWN LIVESTOCK FARM? The <a href="https://www.farmbusinessessentials.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Farm Business Essentials Online Course</a> is here, and it’s not just a piece of the puzzle. FBE is a complete step by step A to Z system to plan, market, and grow the farm enterprise that’s right for you. Built by a farmer for farmers just like you - <a href="https://www.farmbusinessessentials.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.farmbusinessessentials.com</a> Profitable Pastured Poultry Course: <a href="https://www.farmbusinessessentials.com/poultry" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.farmbusinessessentials.com/poultry</a> <a href="http://bit.ly/2D5gRJX" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lots more free content at Grassfed Life: http://bit.ly/2D5gRJX</a> <a href="https://apple.co/2hayYod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe: https://apple.co/2hayYod</a>

Farm Transition - Being a Great Employee, so You Can Be a Great Business Owner [GFL18]

Is it possible to make $10,000 in PROFIT raising pastured poultry on just 1 acre?  Can you make $50 an hour raising pastured poultry?  It's the topic of today's episode with farmer Darby Simpson. Growing Your Farm Business Mastermind - March 22 &amp; 23 at Primal Pastures - Learn More https://grassfedife.co Become an Insider! Get even more as a Grassfed Life Insider.

Is it possible to make $10,000 in PROFIT raising pastured poultry on just 1 acre?  Can you make $50 an hour raising pastured poultry?  It's the topic of today's episode with farmer Darby Simpson. Growing Your Farm Business Mastermind - March 22 &amp; 23 at Primal Pastures - <a href="https://grassfedlife.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Learn More https://grassfedife.co</a> Become an Insider! Get even more as a <a href="https://www.grassfedlife.co/insider" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Grassfed Life Insider</a>.

$10,000 An Acre Pastured Poultry (GFL125)

The person buying Darby's turkeys isn't focused on the sticker - they have other reasons to buy a turkey from him, reasons that are strong enough for them to look past the price.  Reasons like being locally raised, being raised in better conditions, being raised by a farmer that they know, and them as a customer being able to support a farmer and a method of agriculture that they believe in, and one that's preciously opposite the methods being used by the Butterballs of the world.  It's these factors that have made growing turkeys an attractive niche business for Darby.  And it might be a business that fits you and your enterprise, especially if you already have an established customer base.  Think about that as we go through this episode, because today, it's a turkey day. READY TO START YOUR OWN LIVESTOCK FARM? The Farm Business Essentials Online Course is here, and it’s not just a piece of the puzzle. FBE is a complete step by step A to Z system to plan, market, and grow the farm enterprise that’s right for you. Built by a farmer for farmers just like you - https://www.farmbusinessessentials.com  Profitable Pastured Poultry Course: https://www.farmbusinessessentials.com/poultry Lots more free content at Grassfed Life: http://bit.ly/2D5gRJX Subscribe: https://apple.co/2hayYod

The person buying Darby's turkeys isn't focused on the sticker - they have other reasons to buy a turkey from him, reasons that are strong enough for them to look past the price. Reasons like being locally raised, being raised in better conditions, being raised by a farmer that they know, and them as a customer being able to support a farmer and a method of agriculture that they believe in, and one that's preciously opposite the methods being used by the Butterballs of the world. It's these factors that have made growing turkeys an attractive niche business for Darby. And it might be a business that fits you and your enterprise, especially if you already have an established customer base. Think about that as we go through this episode, because today, it's a turkey day. READY TO START YOUR OWN LIVESTOCK FARM? The <a href="https://www.farmbusinessessentials.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Farm Business Essentials Online Course</a> is here, and it’s not just a piece of the puzzle. FBE is a complete step by step A to Z system to plan, market, and grow the farm enterprise that’s right for you. Built by a farmer for farmers just like you - <a href="https://www.farmbusinessessentials.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.farmbusinessessentials.com</a> Profitable Pastured Poultry Course: <a href="https://www.farmbusinessessentials.com/poultry" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.farmbusinessessentials.com/poultry</a> <a href="http://bit.ly/2D5gRJX" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lots more free content at Grassfed Life: http://bit.ly/2D5gRJX</a> <a href="https://apple.co/2hayYod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe: https://apple.co/2hayYod</a>

Increasing Farm Profits by Raising Turkeys [GFL34]

During the workshops and via email, we've gotten a lot of questions on one subject which we have never really covered before, until today, fencing. If you have listened to the last 5 episodes on sheep, you will know that there are a lot of different opinions on fencing and a lot of different approaches to using those fencing systems. Today we will take a look at fencing from a 10,000 foot view discussing how to approach establishing permanent fence if you are a new farmer and/or are putting fence onto new land. What type of fence should you go with, and why?   Should you install it yourself, or pay someone to do it. When you are starting out are a lot of scenarios which could play out when it comes to fence, and like most things on the farm it comes down to… What's your context? Where do you want to go with your farm? How much money and time do you have to spend? Once you know those then the specifics fall into place. Today’s episode will be a high level look at permanent fencing.   Next week we'll have someone from Premier One on to talk specifically about the ins and outs of portable electronic fencing.  Then, down the line we'll follow up on this subject with a more specific look at the hardware, materials, and specs that go into producing Darby's preferred type of fence - hi-tensile.   Get exclusive content each week with the Grassfed Life Insider.  Learn more at https://www.grassfedlife.co/insider Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses

During the workshops and via email, we've gotten a lot of questions on one subject which we have never really covered before, until today, fencing. If you have listened to the last 5 episodes on sheep, you will know that there are a lot of different opinions on fencing and a lot of different approaches to using those fencing systems. Today we will take a look at fencing from a 10,000 foot view discussing how to approach establishing permanent fence if you are a new farmer and/or are putting fence onto new land. What type of fence should you go with, and why?   Should you install it yourself, or pay someone to do it. When you are starting out are a lot of scenarios which could play out when it comes to fence, and like most things on the farm it comes down to… What's your context? Where do you want to go with your farm? How much money and time do you have to spend? Once you know those then the specifics fall into place. Today’s episode will be a high level look at permanent fencing.   Next week we'll have someone from Premier One on to talk specifically about the ins and outs of portable electronic fencing.  Then, down the line we'll follow up on this subject with a more specific look at the hardware, materials, and specs that go into producing Darby's preferred type of fence - hi-tensile. Get exclusive content each week with the Grassfed Life Insider.  Learn more at <a href="https://www.grassfedlife.co/insider" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.grassfedlife.co/insider</a> Grassfed Life Courses: <a href="https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses</a>

A Beginners Look at Fencing for Livestock (GFL57)

Darby and I go through planning a pastured poultry enterprise in Excel - including what costs are more important than others and how you use those costs to price your final product.   Get exclusive content each week with the Grassfed Life Insider.  Learn more at https://www.grassfedlife.co/insider Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses

Darby and I go through planning a pastured poultry enterprise in Excel - including what costs are more important than others and how you use those costs to price your final product. Get exclusive content each week with the Grassfed Life Insider.  Learn more at <a href="https://www.grassfedlife.co/insider" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.grassfedlife.co/insider</a> Grassfed Life Courses: <a href="https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses</a>

How to Create a Startup Budget for a Pastured Poultry Business (GFL109)

This BEST OF GFL episode is a replay of a previous episode. Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses   Ronan' story is so simple, so common, yet uniquely inspiring; IT IS GREAT.This is a real story from a real person. Starting with 75 chicks eight years ago and growing that to over 10,000 today. Going from the corporate world to full-time farmer; Ronan didn't start as a farmer, he became a farmer.In a world of negativity, there are a lot of people out there doing absolutely great things. People just like you. People that listen to this show. Ronan is one of them. These are the stories that inspire me to keep doing what I do and give me hope in a better future. The change is happening out there. You might not see it yet, but it's happening. Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses

This BEST OF GFL episode is a replay of a previous episode. Grassfed Life Courses: <a href="https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses</a> Ronan' story is so simple, so common, yet uniquely inspiring; IT IS GREAT.This is a real story from a real person. Starting with 75 chicks eight years ago and growing that to over 10,000 today. Going from the corporate world to full-time farmer; Ronan didn't start as a farmer, he became a <a href="http://farmer.In" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">farmer.In</a> a world of negativity, there are a lot of people out there doing absolutely great things. People just like you. People that listen to this show. Ronan is one of them. These are the stories that inspire me to keep doing what I do and give me hope in a better future. The change is happening out there. You might not see it yet, but it's happening. Grassfed Life Courses: <a href="https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses</a>

75 Chicks to 10000 - No Experience to Full Time Farmer

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