Homesteading for Cash

Remember that house and land that we bought and owe $80,000 on? Well, I'm going to help that land help to pay for itself to some degree. I've thought long and hard about the things that I want to do in this regard, and I have a reasonably sound plan. Here's the rundown:

1. Get into Bee Keeping. Yes, you read that right. I want to keep bees. Who knew that they could be so profitable?

2. I grow herbs, and will be selling them at our local farmer's market. You may think everyone does that - but they really don't. Regardless of that fact, I am selling my herbs in the form of miniature gardens: miniature tea garden, miniature kitchen garden, miniature medicinal garden, etc.

3. While it has absolutely nothing to do with the homestead, I sew and quilt, so it makes sense to sell the things that I make at the farmer's market as well.

4. Along with everyone else, I'll be selling jams and jellies. We are not allowed to sell goods that we can other than those two types of things. Without a health certificate, the only prepared foods that we can sell are baked goods. Hey, I didn't make the stupid rules. I know that I have to set my jams and jellies apart from everyone else's, but I'm kicking around ideas for that.

5. Obviously, I will be selling any excess vegetables from our garden, but I'm thinking about planting wheat and lavender next year. Nobody seems to be selling wheat berries or lavender products, so those are two needs that I can fill.

Well, there it is. My Homesteading for Cash plan. We will see how it all goes.