Joel Salatin on Starting a Homestead Business | Pantry Chat Podcast

Many of us want to start a homestead that will sustain our livelihood. That usually comes in the form of some kind of homestead business. So, how do we go about starting a homestead business that’s not only profitable but also sustainable?
Join me in this podcast episode with Joel Salatin as he shares his years of experience.
For more details and any links mentioned, visit the blog post here: homesteadingfamily.com/starti...
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[@Metal915]

What an incredible interviewer you are, Josh. You let him talk and didn't interrupt him. Thank you so much for sharing this! I'll definitely be searching out more of your interviews! :)

[@blossomthymehomestead6176]

Josh is an informed business man as well, and IMHO that knowledge made this interview all the more interesting and valuable. It's not just on homestead business, but running/starting a small business. Thanks to you both!

[@smiley8881239]

I agree! I love that he let his guest speak instead of interrupting him like so many interviewers do!

[@ritad.franklin6372]

ONE THING WE ARE FACING TODAY I IS THAT WE HAVE BILLIONAIRES WHO ARE BUYING UP LAND BY 300 THOUSAND ACRES AT A TIME PER PURCHASE. SO A LOT OF THE LAND IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE AS IT WAS IN OUR PARENTS AND SOME OF OUR LIFETIMES. THIS IS A SPOILERL AND GAME CHANGER FOR THIS GENERATION.

[@ChrisWilliamsREI]

That’s not necessarily true. These huge hedge funds have to buy at scale, so they are purchasing from established LARGE producers, NOT buying up “Mom & Pop” farms. They have to buy hundreds to thousands of acres at a time for it to make sense as a long-term purchase. They are generally not gobbling up the 5, 10, 50 acre plots that make homesteading a feasible business.

[@mariamaria-mq9il]

​@@ChrisWilliamsREI they started from those types of property you mentioned, but in communist countries the gov ends up been the owner of all and decide what can be done or not with the land. And you may had not realized yet that this contry is going in that direction but is a fact.

[@brandonjackson1434]

That is one of the challenges,take on the challenge

[@tinavenn1645]

I had an offer of 98k for 16 acres of nothing but trees and Rock's. No natural water, no farming...

[@cherylpresleigh6403]

I’ve never heard Joel give a bad speech or when participating in an interview or part of a panel discussion. He is rich in knowledge and experience! His books are also wonderful and often life changing. Thanks Josh for doing this interview.

[@kcsunshine777]

Thank you both so much! I am so thankful for Joel! We started our farm and first chicken tractor in TN in 1998 and love the farm life! We left city, homeschooled, and never looked back! It IS living! God bless all those just starting. Hang in there! It’s worth it!

[@pamelab.4731]

I never get tired of listening to Joel speak. Such great info!! 👍🏻

[@athomewithdorothy]

“The yearning of the human spirit” he mentioned to be on the land, working that way is such a strong pull!

[@KMx108]

I'm a self-employed tax accountant CPA in Virginia. I recently bought a small farm and can relate to Joel's dad's dream. I won't be giving up my accounting profession, but maybe I'll be helping the next generation get started in farming. Enjoyed the talk.

[@marge3157]

Got any book keeping advice?

[@fourdayhomestead2839]

Its a slow start, but usung cottage food laws (I think each state is different) & knowing what your community needs can work into a homestead success.

[@charleneayers3608]

I am not a “farming “ newbie. This was a VERY helpful interview for my current situation. Excellent questions, and of course, invaluable answers. Thank you!

[@WithstandTheStorm]

If you guys created a step-by-step course, mostly aiming towards an audience of city/suburb folks wanting to get out and homestead and then leading to a homesteading business, I would buy that course. More and more people are opening their eyes and wanting to get back to the land.

[@scentsbyemebathbody3161]

Always a great learning experience with Joel ..! Such a wealth of knowledge & experience. He’s a true leader of showing you can grow from a small nest to a large farm with hard work & patience. Thanks Josh for all you do as well …I always enjoy your channel of learning. 👍💕🏡. We are all grateful for our family of homesteaders .

[@CedarSpokeFarm]

Thanks to both of you for an amazing interview! I can't tell you how many of Joel's interviews I have listened to and I always, always learn something new. I was excited to hear you talk about other streams of income at the end. I have a learning center for home school children at our farm and it is the best thing I have ever done in my life! Students come two or more days a week. (Kelava Freedom at Cedar Spoke Farm) We have structured/classroom activities, farm chores, play in the creek and work in the kitchen... They love it and they learn so much. Today we will make butter 🧈 😊 I am blessed to live in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley of Virginia just an hour or so away from Polyface and it's such an inspiration to see everything they do 💚

[@marywysocki6641]

I used to buy PolyFace farms chicken and beef when I lived in Richmond Virginia

[@joanneward9324]

So many ideas, I love the acknowledgement of the healing care that can take place on a farm. We foster and the children benefit enormously from being outdoors and caring for animals. They build self-esteem from succeeding, it's easy to do from growing radishes right up to raising animals.

[@kcsunshine777]

That is awesome!

[@OnSiteTrav]

$45,000 in 1961 gold value is 2,800,000 today. So it wasn’t super cheap

[@Greens5511]

Oh my goodness!! I am so excited for this!!! What a wonderful chat to listen to over my coffee

[@busker153]

I rejected the normal ways of starting and running a business the same sort of way his father did with farming. Now I have an amazing mixture of business and farming (urban food forest, to be precise: Yard Farm).

[@twc9000]

What a great discussion with so many topics.

[@derekclawson4236]

I'm currently working on our homestead business. I'm more on the side of fruit tree and other edible plants nursery. Getting there now. Hopefully by the end of this summer we'll be fully financially stable on our own. We raise animals but generally only for ourselves on that front. I'm a plant geek mostly by nature. Have had a small edibles nursery for around a decade now but still have to work part time at another nursery and or for my bee keeper buddies part of the year at least. This year I want to only have to work for myself in the next few months. The organic edibles nursery is our personal dream.

[@AlexaHeung]

awesome!

[@ruthmcbride1778]

Wow. This is what I really need. I lack the confidence that I can do this. But wow-this this is a step in the right direction. Thank you

[@LazeeLoper]

Great content!! Thank you, Josh & Joel.

[@eduardoHMYT]

So inspiring! I wish in the future You can stablish farms in Latin America

[@adelegower834]

We need to react to what is happening in Oregon and nip this thing policy wise in the bud........

[@lynnrussell6736]

Thank you, Josh and Joel, for a lot of information!

[@TheWoodlandOrchard]

Great interview. Joel is always an inspiration.

[@user-nj3mi7gj5z]

I would love to "follow that rabbit hole" sometime! This interview is fantastic! Thank you both for all of this fantastic information!

[@irmabrizuela1293]

Thank you this is great information and advice 🙏

[@99Atana]

Love this interview. Thank you!

[@shaneadams9143]

Why you gotta call out the California's moving to Tennessee? Great info, thanks for sharing.

[@kcsunshine777]

Tennessean’s not liking the crazy politics many are trying to bring with them. They best try the lightening bug and gardening entertainment like Joel suggested & leave that political stuff that failed Cali behind. Love Cali but the ridiculous politics ruined it for us there.

[@jennbasil]

Thanks, Josh and Joel. Excellence discussion. Appreciate you both! ❤

[@kerrihiggins2106]

This is some great information!! My husband retires from the military later this year and our dream has been to buy some property and start a homestead/farm with my parents for quite some time. I come from a long line of farmers, but my dad's generation moved away from that and now my generation there are a few of us wanting to get back to our roots. The family farm was sold years ago, so I'd love to create a new one. One that can be in the family for many, many, many decades like the one before. I know very little, though, so I'm doing A LOT of research and trying to learn before we dip our toes.

[@nrocobc581]

This is valuable info. Thanks for sharing.

[@desire4liberation]

So many great ideas. Thank you Gentlemen

[@bubbaredneck75]

main thing thats scaring me now is what pennsylvania is doing to amos miller and his amish organinc farm.if their policies go national then it will get really hard for homesteaders wanting to sell stuff they grow themselves.

[@annejennings8568]

we are working on self sustaining/ sufficiency.. whats left will be a small business. Its only going to get worse. The elite want us dependent upon them and own nothing… all these homesteaders have a bullseye on their backs! Glean what you can now because the elite are coming for them because they are teachers of our future, teachers of independence and both are against the elites agenda

[@narrowpathfarm]

Then we barter:) no laws to follow with that

[@adelegower834]

Check out what is going on in Oregon right now.. ......we must fight back policy wise and nip this in thebud!

[@willbass2869]

I'm not extremely familiar with the details but I think that guy just decided to be obstinate and TOTALLY disregard long established regulations. Instead of working "within" the system that hard headed Amish man decided to play the role of martyr. Many of the Amish have a built in "out" for not following ESTABLISHED rules by saying it's against their faith to vote or to sue or go to court. Like I said, I don't know the in-depth details & twists & turns, just a cursory understanding.....so let the squawking about "picking in the Amish" begin...

[@templeprogramming3579]

​@@willbass2869The mainstream media is not fairly explaining the situation so it looks like he is being obstinate. The government even made claims that he killed someone with raw milk, then it came out from the family that the woman died of cancer did not drink milk. Joel Salatin has criticism for what Miller did wrong in terms of legal strategy, but Miller made a fool out of the department and now they are retaliating and pretending like they are giving him a way out.

[@killitngrillit922]

Hello from Nebraska ✌️❤️🙏 just subbed excellent content

[@NatureAdventureHomesteadFamily]

Great insightful interview. Well done. We are "homestead refuges from California" now living in North Carolina. 😅

[@kathleenredick275]

You can have an LLC or an LLP depending on whether it is yours alone as a person/family, or maybe friends wanting to partner.

[@tejanikerroumi9633]

Thank u for that great channel ❤❤❤❤❤❤ Love u guys

[@haou132]

Blessings +++!!!

[@SolarSolaceFarms]

Nice hat, my place is right across the road from Redmond mineral. Joel, Josh, loved the listen, I have been contemplating the business side of the farming.

[@northerngirlhobbies]

This was excellent. Thank you.

[@kathleenredick275]

Another way to buy is to put 1/2 of the purchase price down. With your $400K example, buy a $400K piece of property with $200K down. You will have payments, but you will also have expenses that you can take off your income taxes, and money to improve your farm. I got this advise from one of the realtors I worked for. Ask your accountant or a trusted realtor to be sure it meets your needs.

[@RHFarms]

Idk if thats realistic for most folks. If i had that much money i would be able to be 100% self reliant lol.

[@bobwilliams4528]

Here's a book idea for Joel , The financial Bible for the homestead. Step by step strategies and tools for dirty pants dummies.

[@ka6148]

Thank you

[@rochrich1223]

I'd love to hear more about Joel's "tried-but-failed" enterprises. Part of developing a feel for what works is to hear why something doesn't. BTW, were those pheasants fancy restaurant birds or for hunters?

[@jakebredthauer5100]

Rabbit abd pork are "unclean". Don't eat.

[@rochrich1223]

That's true only for Muslims, Vegans and Jews, it's untrue for nearly everyone else.

[@JMK_Fam]

So if my LLC rents my land. The LLC has an expense How do we avoid that looking like a personal income as individuals?

[@karenholsopple6388]

Valuable info as always, but the crazy increase in ads lately is really off-putting. Enough that it's making me less likely to watch.

[@jakebredthauer5100]

*comparative advantage"

[@dalerking1]

What accounting software does Joel recommend? I haven't had quickbooks track income into detailed catagories to show a balance of multiple funds all under 1 umbrella account.

[@linyuchueng7228]

So where you located?

[@HomesteadingFamily]

We are in north Idaho.

[@adelegower834]

What does "ask forgiveness not permission" mean Joel?

[@pamhunter8836]

It means don’t ask if you can, especially if you’re sure the answer will be no. Just do it, then when they fuss at you for doing it, say, “Oops, sorry.” 😉

[@rachaeloverman7848]

It means that it's easier to ask for forgiveness (after the deed it done) than to ask for permission. Just do it and see what they say. 😂

[@linnelindquist]

Date video and location either visually or verbally.

[@busker153]

If you grow things customers request, they basically do your sales for you. LOL I love it!

[@petrinafolsom4376]

What size enclosure would you recommend for 20 birds? Thank you 😊

[@jodiplock4784]

👍🏼

[@galeparker1067]

If your government hasn't totally focused on attracting land speculators from around the world, to come and secure their monies through long term tax breaks that local citizens can not take advantage of, YOUare truly fortunate!!! 🥰. Be cautious about YOUR government's policies. STAY VIGILANT!! The inability to purchase land is TRAGIC!!! 👃👃👃✌️🇨🇦

[@charminghollowforge1109]

Being born into and inheriting 550 acres helps a bit too I wager… 🙄😔

[@pamela8644]

Did you hear him say he started paying for equipment and repairs from the get go of restarting the farm? I’m sure they put much capital into the property over the years.

[@willbass2869]

When "improving" a rundown, junky overgrown piece of ground (or even a 'basic' house) *DO NOT* make that project "perfect". DO NOT groom everything so it looks like a magazine photo shoot. You have to leave "space" for the next buyer to realize THEIR dream! YES....every property should be regarded for future sale Dont spend multi thousands for granite countertops...use FORMICA. Dont plant hundreds of ornamental trees. Dont build a state if the art workshop or barn. Just DON'T!

[@KMx108]

I turned quite a profit on my house with granite countertops. The grounds looked like a magazine shoot because that's what made me happy when i lived there. My new place looks like a magazine shoot just with keeping the grass and hay fields mowed. Someone before me had an eye for painting the landscape and did an excellent job with tree selection. I definitely respect your message, though. I'm planning on passing this place on as inheritance.

[@dancudworth4940]

So much for freedom when you have to be a fictional entity!!!!

[@nevinkuser9892]

I'll have grassfed for breakfast, bison for dinner. 🦬