Small Farm Harvests that earn $4,000/week on 1/2 Acre of Land

[@FarmLife-k7f]

I never realized how much hard work goes into farming. Huge respect for farmers!

[@farmtablewest5991]

its a journey for sure!

[@diggin4thepony]

Thanks for this. I'm getting started, have been personal gardening and learning for 3 years now. Jumping to our first property over an acre to add some livestock, but gardening is our retirement revenue and it's difficult to find anyone that will actually talk real dollars and timing and whatnot. I'm not in your market by 5000 miles, but this is how to think. Many thanks!

[@farmtablewest5991]

You can do it!

[@PureEarthGardens-r9t]

I absolutely love how well-organized the tutorials are-every step is so easy to follow!

[@farmtablewest5991]

Got a lot more coming

[@truthalonetriumphs6572]

What a smart narrative - "it's complicated, buy my course"

[@farmtablewest5991]

Thanks for the compliment!

[@salemthorup9536]

Barely halfway through the video and went to the description to see if you have courses! Yay!!!

[@farmtablewest5991]

YES! The course is for turning your back yard into a grocery store using similar techniques to my farm but even less work!

[@DhSapar]

garden looks so lush and beautiful

[@farmtablewest5991]

Thank you!

[@DhSapar]

@@farmtablewest5991 😘

[@KorvidRavenscraft]

Your point about having draw cross like tomatoes, is duly noted. Great point

[@farmtablewest5991]

Yea it's like a loss leader in a grocery store only it's a huge profit!

[@Rymorin4]

My market garden is very similar crops and size and production. Nice work!

[@farmtablewest5991]

So nice of you

[@auroranuridonbem2341]

I noted 'what is being accomplished (by others) to see what is possible' - a good bit of practical wisdom. thanks for the interesting vid.

[@farmtablewest5991]

My pleasure!

[@FarmLifeSimplified-k2w]

Your vegetable garden looks so lush and beautiful; it's truly inspiring for viewers

[@farmtablewest5991]

Thank you so much 😊

[@doinacampean9132]

26:33 - for your Eastern European customers, you may want to offer dill that has gone to seed and also dill stalks. They know. You try.

[@farmtablewest5991]

It sells perfectly like this so probably cant.

[@Mikedigital32]

Borscht

[@RicardoGallegos-i6m]

Different varieties of tomatoes look cool. Wonder how the ketchup of those are.

[@farmtablewest5991]

Lol. Great pun.

[@Hanna-DailyLife]

I really enjoyed this video. You have such a fun and engaging style!

[@farmtablewest5991]

Oh thank you!

[@barbaraellis194]

Well done Ms farmer. Thank god for what you do.

[@farmtablewest5991]

You can grow too!

[@noahmukisa1234]

Your garden is so lovely ❤. Good job

[@farmtablewest5991]

Thank you so much 😊

[@pradrev]

Does it make sense to have a greenhouse? Wouldn't the tomatoes grow under the sky equally well?

[@farmtablewest5991]

Not at all. In our climate it's nearly impossible.

[@mathgasm8484]

Thanks. I produce about 100k a year in honey and bee products but I want to cut costs and use my land more to get good food. I have a 3000 sq ft protected by deer fence and use no till methods.

[@mockingbird991]

I had been reading about honey production and lots of people were saying it's hard to make a profit, just lots of expenses, do you find that true? Do you mostly earn through the products you make instead of just the honey?

[@mathgasm8484]

@@mockingbird991 I make bee related products like lotion bars and soaps to cash flow currently. I am on my 3rd year so we shall see. other side in Texas I can rent out my hives as well. honey is just one factor others are queen and nucs.

[@farmtablewest5991]

Sounds like a future revenue source.

[@mathgasm8484]

@@farmtablewest5991 people go nuts over my lotion bars. I was an army chemist years ago so I can make a lot of cool things if needed with my bee by products. Right now growing food is to cut on food costs then expand from that.

[@JenMarco]

That’s crazy, that’s the size yard I had when I was a kid. I couldn’t imagine growing that much food

[@farmtablewest5991]

It's not as hard as you think! I have a garden course explaining how to your own food on MUCH LESS land than that! Link in description. 😁

[@ThatBritishHomestead]

It's amazing what you can do in a small area

[@farmtablewest5991]

EXACTLY! Imagine if you used these techniques to grow in your back yard! (FREE GARDEN STARTER GUIDE in description can show you how.)

[@AishaGoni-47]

the description to see if you have courses! Yay...

[@farmtablewest5991]

Yep. The course is for at home growing. I also started a free skool community to connect growers around the world would you like to join? If so shoot me an email [e-mail] and I'll send you link.

[@farmtablewest5991]

Here's the link www.skool.com/backyard-gardening-101-5702/about

[@thomhodgson2721]

Cody is my birthplace and 2nd home. I miss Wyoming.

[@farmtablewest5991]

It's a great place!

[@FarmForwardTech]

i love farm & harvest

[@farmtablewest5991]

Nice!

[@Tuanhair19]

You grow tomatoes so well, there are so many fruits ❤

[@farmtablewest5991]

Grafting feeding and lots of other stuff.

[@Tuanhair19]

@@farmtablewest5991 ok 😁

[@doinacampean9132]

15:36 - I bet you'd have more yield if you harvested the lettuce by picking the outer-most leaves, Charles Dowding style.

[@farmtablewest5991]

Yes more yield but much higher labor cost and yield is already almost twice any other crop.

[@KettlerObenchain47]

I'm getting started personal gardening 🙌

[@farmtablewest5991]

Nice!

[@KettlerObenchain47]

@@farmtablewest5991 Get motivated from you...

[@FarmsteadLiving21]

I always feel inspired after watching your videos 8:14

[@farmtablewest5991]

THANK YOU!

[@agentbarron9768]

Goals man , I got 1 25x25 bed and I'm going to master it then build another, it's hard tho I'm putting $0 into it , a large tarp or some plastic for solarization would be worth its weight in gold tbh I got way more than 1/2 acre so I'm going to build slowly over time hopefully I can create some very good soil by time I'm a reasonable size , I crush a bag of charcoal each week and make as much compost as time permits , eventually it will all get into a bed and get covered by somthing

[@farmtablewest5991]

Sounds like a plan

[@Omegawerewolfx]

@3:33 I noticed your fence behind you. I know it can be time consuming but have you considered making a pallet wall to grow strawberries on the fence line? That is a serious amount of vertical space you can use. I had one built as a test bed and it was pretty good. My problem mainly comes down to a very large tree branch fell on it and broke the top section and I am in a never ending war with ground hogs. I have not found it yet, but I am pretty sure there is a portal in the forest that leads to world of billions of ground hogs and they're leaking into this realm. I grow radish in the summer in shade. Just a small 2 x 2 bed, I use a shade cloth. I think it's a 60% shade cloth. I like the wasabi radish and it takes a while to grow.

[@farmtablewest5991]

Lolz. There are DEFINITELY portals to other realms all over the place.

[@farmtablewest5991]

Yea I'm gonna grow them I n a greenhouse next year during the summer because it'll be way more shaded. I am definitely interested in vertical strawberries I think that would be a game changer. How do you grow them vertically?

[@JausTine]

​​@@farmtablewest5991I'm not the original commenter, but I believe it has to do with stacked pots or boxes, arranged so the edges of the planter where the crop grows are exposed. It seems to work but with alot of work and extra soil or difficult set up and maintain.

[@Omegawerewolfx]

@@farmtablewest5991 You tube has plenty of variants you can try. I tested the build that would stand straight up. But there are lean to types and others were you cut the pallets into planters. You're just using the frame as structure and adding some boards to retain the soil.

[@firehorsewoman414]

LOL. Had a Caddyshack flashback

[@ClearWater7.62]

I have land and can grow but its hard to find buyers. What are some tips to find buyers? I want to be part of the new frontier in farming

[@farmtablewest5991]

Start with a small farmers market and build relationships with every person that walks to your booth. Get to know their name and life and watch opportunities grow with time. Most importantly become the best grower at that market.

[@firehorsewoman414]

@@farmtablewest5991presentation is definitely key

[@ethankolodny8654]

Could you expand on freezing tomatoes to sell later? are you thawing then selling, or selling them frozen? This is a great video, thanks for putting this out.

[@farmtablewest5991]

Selling frozen. See my Prepper Pantry Video I explain there.

[@KorvidRavenscraft]

You said your beds are 50' long; what would make you change to 100' beds, if anything?

[@farmtablewest5991]

Basically the most versatile for the variety of crops we crop and the market demand. If you can grow 600 bunches of cilantro on 50 feet why grow 1200 on 100 feet if you can't sell it. If you need 100 feet of carrots just plant 2 rows.

[@classicrocklover5615]

Depending on what type of irrigation he uses, most common hoses are 50' long. That's a common length for many things. Standardization just makes things easier

[@zacharybuchel9024]

@@classicrocklover5615 I use 25' hoses for the sprinklers because that is their watering area.

[@preparing4miracles]

How many weeks out of the year do you get $4k each week and is that profit or gross?

[@farmtablewest5991]

4 weeks and that is production value each week. That actual sales come in amortized in the following weeks so actual sales/week average $3k/week July-August. It is NOT profit. I'll have a video at the end of the year explaining the total bottom line for my business this year full transparency.

[@preparing4miracles]

@farmtablewest5991 love it thanks so much for being so open and honest! We are fellow farmers trying to find the balance between year round growing, seasonal outdoor production, and operating cost / labor etc. Always a fun juggling act hah! Would love to bounce some info back and forth if your into it!?

[@franko3006]

I can't believe how expensive your produce is in America. I'm here in Australia our produce at the farmers Markets are half that price.

[@farmtablewest5991]

It's a lot easier to grow there than wyoming.

[@adrianthomas6899]

Honestly growing food isn’t complex. How do you ensure you can sell it? Where I live everything ripens same time so locking in buyers is more important than being able to grow.

[@farmtablewest5991]

It is quite complex to stagger it being ready throughout the year. That is my strategy. This video is about peak production. Now production is closer to $1000-$1500 / week.

[@FromGardentoTableV]

Great point

[@farmtablewest5991]

Thanks!

[@5kittens]

Thank​ ​for​ shair​ good​ idea​

[@farmtablewest5991]

Thank you too

[@Dciupeiu]

Do you do any CO2 enrichment in the greehouse????

[@farmtablewest5991]

No.

[@doinacampean9132]

8:29 - congrats on the amazing production you are having. However - I notice a LOT of bare earth. I can think of so many things that could green up that space... Easiest thing I can think of is herbs.

[@farmtablewest5991]

You need pathways and mine are 10 inches which is very small compared to most.

[@classicrocklover5615]

Where do you buy your veggie rubber bands?

[@farmtablewest5991]

Uline

[@joriooliveirafilho5180]

Thanks for sharing. I have a doubt, how to find the market?

[@farmtablewest5991]

Research. No other way.

[@mrrandominternetdude]

Any advice for a beginner wanting to get started in the business?

[@farmtablewest5991]

Start as small as possible and do part time for a year to see if you like it. I'm 4 years in and still probably won't pay myself yet.

[@jamesrichey]

7x8=56. FYI. Lol 😊. Thank you for the video.

[@farmtablewest5991]

Thanks for that!

[@michaelkus8869]

Where do you sell all your stuff

[@farmtablewest5991]

Farmers market restaurants and veggie box

[@doinacampean9132]

19:36 - I bet those carrots would grow faster if out of the wind... just a little bit of protection...

[@farmtablewest5991]

Yes they would. Pretty expensive to build right now.

[@thanateros71]

Where are you located at that can sell frozen tomatoes at $4 a pound?

[@farmtablewest5991]

Cody, WY. Is you do the math on organic canned tomatoes (12oz for close $3) at the store its about the same price. www.amazon.com/Muir-Glen-Tomatoes-Organic-Roasted/dp/B000VK4AEQ/ref=asc_df_B000VK4AEQ/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=693377740051&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4038258264762054535&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1026990&hvtargid=pla-651867337382&psc=1&mcid=8b39632e85c739f9adc180fbb473ec9c

[@krustysurfer]

The hardest job ......... No one knows the energy expenditures disappointment that time full time farming involves.

[@farmtablewest5991]

Amen.

[@krustysurfer]

@@farmtablewest5991 🙌

[@dolanlehen1917]

is 4000 a week year round or is it just for your summer season?

[@farmtablewest5991]

Summer. Winter were going to shoot for $2000/week but we'll see.

[@dolanlehen1917]

@@farmtablewest5991 really awesome. I wish you all the best!

[@chefdlturner9056]

Hello found your channel today I'll be 68 next month retired Chef and have 7 acres in SW Missouri I want to start growing and selling locally do you save your I wn seeds? And if not where do yoy buy from? Thank you

[@farmtablewest5991]

Johnnys almost exclusively. The best hybrid varieties for production. I will be honest 68 is a tough age to get into this. It takes years to get into this and make any money at all. Unless you're planning on just some small side income I wouldn't recommend spending too much up front on infrastructure till you get a feel for what you're getting into. Gardening/Homesteading is wayyyy easier.

[@Nhanonghaugiang]

Hay, tuyệt vời

[@farmtablewest5991]

Thanks!

[@Blue1Sapphire]

When i say u yield 4000 a week, is that net of expenses? If not have u a figure u net after all expenses are averaged out over the summer period?

[@farmtablewest5991]

No that is revenue not net profit. I will probably come out with a video explaining profit at the end of this year.

[@hygienist007]

How many days a week do you do the market?

[@farmtablewest5991]

Just Saturday but I have restaurants and a veggie box program.

[@steveo_o6707]

4k before expenses. After all operating costs how much does it come out to. :)

[@farmtablewest5991]

I'll do a video on that in December at the end of the year. It's complicated because I'm basically reinvesting all profit right now into infrastructure. Gross Profit is very roughly 70% after labor and expenses.

[@sebleblan]

How big is your crew?

[@farmtablewest5991]

Was 2 part time in summer only. I only needed 1 part time though. Long story.

[@sebleblan]

@@farmtablewest5991 Thanks for answering :)

[@michaelkus8869]

Do you really make 4 k a week all year around ?

[@farmtablewest5991]

No only in summer. This is production number that lasted about 6 weeks and sales amortized throughout the year. I'll explain in video end of year

[@TheSimpleFarmLife11]

verry good

[@farmtablewest5991]

Thanks

[@Otong-o2i]

Sir, is possible to get discount on course?

[@farmtablewest5991]

Not right now. The course will teach you how to grow $1200 worth of Veggies on 250 square feet your first year.

[@kennethmatthews853]

Is that 4000/wk profit?

[@farmtablewest5991]

No not at all. $4000 in production value. I'll explain in detail in end of year video.

[@janemuiruri487]

Watching from Kenya, do you have farm jobs? I need it .

[@farmtablewest5991]

Not right now. The season is almost over. What do you grow there?

[@Agstrian]

Organic?

[@farmtablewest5991]

Not certified but better than organic.

[@Agstrian]

@@farmtablewest5991 what fertilizer do you use?

[@johnamacio4905]

Where you sell it?

[@farmtablewest5991]

Farmers market restaurant and online

[@Homesteadturcke]

Sorry, not buying the $4k per week. Monthly would be a stretch. Please…,

[@farmtablewest5991]

Namaste. See my video next week.

[@tannenbaumgirl3100]

Wishful numbers....if you have mployees that's not a lot...make sure you pay fair wages and health insurance and you have nothing left, cost of green houses too, unless you had tax payers pay for them, infrastructure. Do try to be honest, because ppl aren't stupid!

[@farmtablewest5991]

No it's not a lot. Check out my good bad and ugly video and I will have a video st end of year explaining the big picture that isn't a lot for me at the end of the day. Keep in mind KZbin pushed this video not me. I'm trying to teach people how to grow at home not how to farm. Farming is brutally tough and I've explained that in much less "viral" videos.

[@tannenbaumgirl3100]

@@farmtablewest5991 now blame Utube...you prepared and listed the video. If you want to be credible you need to fill in all the gaps, who financed your venture, as in the tax payers as I mentioned. Who are your employees and what do you pay them, benefits etc. Everybody can be successful on be backs of others.

[@tannenbaumgirl3100]

@@farmtablewest5991 Your advertising farming and how you can monetize growing and your program. Stop lying.

[@ericupchurch6167]

Debbie downer lol

[@MikeKemp-m7i]

I would like to see proof...4k a week. This is bs click bait.

[@farmtablewest5991]

You'll see proof at the end of the year. And that's production not sales.

[@thecanadianfishfinder60]

Do you wanna know a secret 😅 there is one more thing to boost productivity that I don’t really know if ppl are very aware of.

[@farmtablewest5991]

Ok

[@thecanadianfishfinder60]

@@farmtablewest5991 using small amounts of ethylene gas pumped from a 5 gallon pale to the stem of the plants it will increase the amount of fruiting points and increases root growth as well

[@josephwilliams1915]

​@@farmtablewest5991seems like it will remain a secret, eh? Haha

[@navajo6931]

$4,000 a week a lot of money

[@farmtablewest5991]

This is production not sales.

[@erikkkkkkk914]

Fake comments.

[@farmtablewest5991]

Huh?

[@erikkkkkkk914]

@@farmtablewest5991 many fake comments. Some are word for word same as your other videos

[@publicdomain3378]

After chicago is burned down by dems it could be farmed. Who tf is thinking lets move to chicago and farm? Sorry 😂

[@farmtablewest5991]

I'm from there so that's why I thought of it. The point is you can farm like this in lots of cities. And Actually lots of people are. Even though it will be burned down by the dems anyway.

[@publicdomain3378]

@@farmtablewest5991 Im sorry your home town is. Your right though we need many more urban and suburban farmers.

[@haldavnekar]

That's the exact idea I have for Detroit. Convert the blocks into bio-diverse farms cuz it already is burned down.

[@GardenerJon]

@@farmtablewest5991 how fucking rude. Continue to spread hate and more misinformation. Not surprised though.

[@classicrocklover5615]

I just sold a 1950 Farmall Basic H tractor to a nice young couple who are farming in the suburbs of Warren, MI. Not far from Detroit. As buildings are coming down they have bought extra lots and are farming/ homesteading in the city!

[@valtertrader1167]

A bunch of B.S.

[@farmtablewest5991]

Namaste

[@DestinationJapan95]

Low IQ redneck

[@MickyBellRoberts]

I am thrilled I came across your channel, awesome. I have just subscribed to stay in touchS

[@farmtablewest5991]

Thanks, I hope you'll find the videos helpful!

[@paulespinoza974]

You get what you voted for.

[@farmtablewest5991]

Huh?

[@paulespinoza974]

@@farmtablewest5991 Oops, posted on the wrong article. Apologies to you and thnx for catching it.

[@SaaidAdi]

Please, brother, I follow you on KZbin and Instagram. Please help me find a job contract on a farm. May God bless you.

[@farmtablewest5991]

Thanks man!

[@SaaidAdi]

@@farmtablewest5991 ??

[@DestinationJapan95]

Shut up you low IQ mohammad worshiper

[@HAdventureFarm]

6:07 Like

[@farmtablewest5991]

You grow tomatoes too?

[@uncle-arubby]

@arubby new subscriber, you came randomly on my page. You are a real motivation. Can give me a shout out too. Thx

[@farmtablewest5991]

Thanks