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Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Overcast Support the Show. Get the NEW AudioBook! AudioBook: Audible| Kobo| Authors Direct | Google Play | Apple SummaryHey everyone. As Always, Stay tuned to the end of the interview where I'll give you some actionable insights that I learned from my guest. These insights are also in the show notes. As always, thanks for listening.  Now on to my guest for today, Tim Young, CEO of Naturally Grateful, Small Farm Nation, and Techmar Communications and author of several books, including Accidental Farmers and Start Prepping.  Tim first built a career in marketing, first as a division head for a Fortune 500 company and then as founder and CEO of his own marketing services firm for tech companies. After 22 years, though, he realized he had a longing to do something else, and finally settled on trying his hand at farming. He and his wife bought land in Georgia and started a livestock farm; Tim even learned to make artisan cheese and earned awards for it. But when he and his wife had their daughter, they decided they wanted to have more time to focus on her. They scaled back, turning to homesteading and homeschooling.  Tim describes how he and his daughter have a daily practice of writing something they are grateful for on a gratitude tree. It was one day after doing this, when Tim and daughter began talking about ideas for a business as a learning project, that they came up with the idea of an apparel company featuring slogans about gratitude. That grew into the family-run company they now call Naturally Grateful.  Now, let's get better together. Actionable Insights Practice gratitude. Nothing can help lift your spirits and give you perspective like stopping and reflecting on what you have to be grateful for.  Ask, what will make you happy? Any project you embark on should be in service of making yourself happy, Tim says.  Embrace the chaos - and be prepared. Young shows how, as a “chaos creator” entrepreneur, it's important to jump in and take risks. At the same time, he advises looking ahead and being prepared for what may come that is out of your control. Work on becoming both resilient and self-sufficient.  Links to Explore Further Naturally Grateful  Blog post on making a gratitude tree  You can find more information about Tim's book, Start Prepping, and his other books at his website, Author Tim Young. Tim Young on LinkedIn Keep In TouchBook or Blog or Twitter or LinkedIn or JSYPR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tim Young is a passionate marketer and entrepreneur. He has written 10 books (and counting). His books cover diverse topics ranging from business strategy to personal preparedness to self-sufficient farming. He has also launched several businesses, including one that earned a spot on the INC. 500 list as the 130th fastest growing company in America. Most recently, Tim launched Gratitude Garb with his wife and daughter. Gratitude Garb's slogan is “spreading gratitude by wearing gratitude.” Their mission is to inspire people to incorporate gratitude into their daily lives. In today's episode Tim shares his story from a poor rural homestead, to the highs of corporate America, to realizing what his dream was. Quitting his corporate job didn't make sense on paper, or to others, but what he really wanted was freedom. Freedom meant starting his own business, and he bootstrapped a marketing services business. Within five years, his startup grew from just him to 415 employees, offices in six countries, and Inc. Magazine named them 130th fastest-growing privately-held company in America. But there was a problem, he couldn't explain to anyone what he actually did. He realized that his corporate dream wasn't the dream he longed for. He walked away from it all. Tim and his wife Liz then started a sustainable livestock farm, and in 2015 they sold the farm business. He didn't stop farming and his work today is running Small Farm Nation where he helps farmers with their marketing, writing, and building and creating Gratitude Garb with his wife and daughter. Together they're on a mission of “spreading gratitude by wearing gratitude.” The story behind the start of the business, the gratitude tree, and how they brainstormed the idea together, is a powerful reminder that we can live joyfully on our terms, that life is meant to be lived with gratitude, and that we have the freedom to choose our path. To learn more about Tim visit gratitudegarb.com and http://authortimyoung.com/ and on Facebook @timsmallfarmnation and LinkedIn here Stories of Inspiring Joy is a production of Seek The Joy Media and created by Sydney Weiss. To learn more and submit your story, click here. *Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this episode are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Stories of Inspiring Joy.

Tim runs Small Farm Nation, where he helps farmers with their marketing and he's written books for Emergency Preparedness so people can Survive Any Disaster, but his passion is living gratefully.We talked among others, about why he think it's so difficult for people in western countries to be grateful.Gratitude Garb, Tim's apparel shop is on a mission of spreading gratitude by wearing gratitude.Resources:Heal your relationship to food. For good: http://wavelength.live/gratitudeGive a unique gift of appreciation: https://georgianbenta.com/woohooGratitude Apparel by Tim Young: https://georgianbenta.com/garb or use promo code: georgian for 10% off :)Intro by Cristina Muresan-Toth:https://www.instagram.com/p/CLHlus5Jwj3/

What if there was a way to infuse gratitude into all aspects of your life? Tim Young and his family are doing just that. Tim is a successful entrepreneur as the founder of Small Farm Nation, a website that offers books and marketing resources for the farming community, as well as a podcast with over 700,000 downloads. He and his wife Liz have chosen to homeschool their daughter and Tim decided that he would teach Maisy how to become an entrepreneur like dad! Together they came up with the idea for Gratitude Garb, an online clothing store with a mission of ‘spreading gratitude by wearing gratitude'. Tim & I had a lot of fun together and I promise we'll be back again with another episode. https://gratitudegarb.com/ https://gratitudegarb.com/make-a-gratitude-tree-for-kids/  Free Gratitude Meditation download: http://bit.ly/GratitudeLoveLetter Visit my shop: https://wakeupwithgratitude.com/ YouTube video: Post-production Audio by Paul Tedeschini https://campsite.bio/juliecmboyer  

In this episode, you'll learn the biggest mistakes farmers make with creating their websites. To master farm marketing, join the Small Farm Nation Academy whenever you're ready. To share your thoughts: Leave a comment on my Facebook page. Share this show on Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn To help the show: PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW for Small Farm Nation on iTunes. Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play or TuneIn Thanks for listening. Until next time! OTHER WAYS TO ENJOY THIS EPISODE Download on iTunes

Most farmers don't prioritize marketing from the start. Marketing is an afterthought -- something they think of doing at the last minute. This is often because for many of us, we're not sure what we're even supposed to be doing. All we know is that we don't have enough time to do it. Enter today's guest. Tim Young of Small Farm Nation has just released a new book for farmers called "The One Page Marketing Plan." In it, he shares his simple strategy for how to build a marketing system that works.

Today we are joined by Tim Young from Small Farm Nation. Together, we’ve got an incredible interview about a recent book he’s published The 1-Page Strategic Plan: A Step by Step Guide to Building a Profitable and Sustainable Farm Business. We walk through what it means to think strategically in building your farm business, how your vision and mission are essential, how to navigate distribution channels, and much more.Show Notes:https://intellectualagrarian.com/young21

SHOW NOTES KEY IDEAS:  In 2011 when we purchased our farm we had a long, long way to go.  We bought 25 acres of weeds with a house on them.  There were no fences, no irrigation, and the land had not been cultivated in years.  I had a small, John Deer tractor with an 8' disk on the back, and I worked the ground with that. Tons of rocks came up while I disked, and they all had to be removed and deposited elsewhere.  Progress was slow, and at times it seemed like this place would never resemble a farm.  During all of that time on the tractor, I listened to farming podcasts.  They inspired me, gave me the motivation to keep going, and helped me visualize what our place would be like someday. One of those podcasts that I listened to was hosted and produced by today's guest, Tim Young.  Tim and his wife Liz were operating a farm in Georgia and selling cheese as their main product.  They had a variety of livestock, and I really enjoyed hearing about their day to day farming exploits. Fast forward to today.  Tim and Liz have moved on from that farm, and Tim is now trying to help other people succeed in their farming endeavors through his website and podcast, Small Farm Nation.  The main thing that Tim learned about succeeding with his small farm was how to market products and sell directly to customers. In this episode, Tim and I talk about marketing your farm products, and how to develop a following that will patronize your farm business.  Also, Tim discusses his Small Farm Nation Academy which he has built to help folks really perfect this process.  He also has offered 20% off of the coast of the academy to anyone listening to this podcast and entering the code "matt20" at checkout. This is definitely worth checking out. CONTACT TIM YOUNG AT: Website: Small Farm Nation Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timsmallfarmnation Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/smallfarmnation/

SHOW NOTES KEY IDEAS:  In 2011 when we purchased our farm we had a long, long way to go.  We bought 25 acres of weeds with a house on them.  There were no fences, no irrigation, and the land had not been cultivated in years.  I had a small, John Deer tractor with an 8' disk on the back, and I worked the ground with that. Tons of rocks came up while I disked, and they all had to be removed and deposited elsewhere.  Progress was slow, and at times it seemed like this place would never resemble a farm.  During all of that time on the tractor, I listened to farming podcasts.  They inspired me, gave me the motivation to keep going, and helped me visualize what our place would be like someday. One of those podcasts that I listened to was hosted and produced by today's guest, Tim Young.  Tim and his wife Liz were operating a farm in Georgia and selling cheese as their main product.  They had a variety of livestock, and I really enjoyed hearing about their day to day farming exploits. Fast forward to today.  Tim and Liz have moved on from that farm, and Tim is now trying to help other people succeed in their farming endeavors through his website and podcast, Small Farm Nation.  The main thing that Tim learned about succeeding with his small farm was how to market products and sell directly to customers. In this episode, Tim and I talk about marketing your farm products, and how to develop a following that will patronize your farm business.  Also, Tim discusses his Small Farm Nation Academy which he has built to help folks really perfect this process.  He also has offered 20% off of the coast of the academy to anyone listening to this podcast and entering the code "matt20" at checkout. This is definitely worth checking out. CONTACT TIM YOUNG AT: Website: Small Farm Nation Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timsmallfarmnation Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/smallfarmnation/ Where Off-Farm Income And Matt Brechwald Can Be Heard:   Member Of The National Association Of Farm Broadcasters  

Okay, so it’s strategy week here on the Small Farm Nation podcast. And nothing says “strategy” more than business planning, so that’s the focus this week. Now, the first thing you're told to do when starting a business is to write a business plan. But should you? Do traditional business plans help? Or is there a better way. Yes, there is a better way, and in this episode I'll walk you through how to create an actionable one-page business plan.

When you search for rural land you’ll find all sorts of places that look promising. But how do you know if you’ve found your dream property? Today, I’ll share what we’ve learned and cover the 23 questions you should answer before buying that rural property. Listen to the Podcast Subscribe to Small Farm Nation on iTunes, Stitcher Radio or TuneIn So, Liz and I have bought rural property twice now. It’s both an exciting and exhausting time, Before you plunk down that deposit on the first rural property that screams your name, consider this: you are planning to make a move there for life. A new life, a better life and, perhaps, not only the rest of your life but a homestead that future generations will cherish.  So, yeah, it’s appropriate to take time and weigh the decision against criteria that are important to you and your family. With that in mind, I’ve come up with a list of 23 important questions you should ask and answer when looking for rural property. But, really, these 23 questions are more like 23 categories. As you’ll hear, each question…or category…has many sub-questions, so it’s way more than 23 questions. So, having said that, let’s get going on our list of 23 questions to ask when looking for rural property. 1. How much land do you really need? This gets to the issue of land lust, as we all seem to want more land and more privacy. But the question you’ll need to answer is how much land do you actually need to achieve your goals or dream? I mean, if you simply want to have a garden and some chickens you can certainly homestead on less than an acre.  Many people do. But what if you want livestock, such as cows and horses?  How about orchards? Do you want to be able to hunt on your own land…do you want a lake or pond for recreation and fishing? The risk here is that you, like us, will say…yeah, I want all that, and more. But of course, all that comes at a cost, both financially and in terms of upkeep. So you have to be clear on your goals because keeping chickens and rabbits require very little land, sheep and goats require a little more and cows require, at a minimum, one or two acres of dedicated pasture each… and that is IF you are in good pasture/rainfall areas typical of the eastern United States. In much of the western parts of the U.S. more land is usually required, often much more. And if you are thinking about having horses, get far more rural property—10 acres per horse (in the east) in addition to your house, driveway, garden, etc. Okay, moving on. Question # 2. Can you COMFORTABLY afford the land? Only you know how much you can afford for the home and land. Can you purchase your rural property and be debt-free?  You’ve heard me talk about this before so you know I think this is a really important milestone to achieve. But, if you’re not there yet, can you comfortably afford the down payment with plenty of financial reserves left over to deal with the unexpected? And I mean plenty because there’s always a need for money out here. For instance, how much will any improvements to the land or buildings cost? Then there’s the cost for livestock, trees and garden beds and so on. So make sure your purchase leaves you with financial reserves. # 3. How is the water? Does the land have excellent water? (I encourage you to make this a very high priority.) Does the water come from a natural spring or has a well been drilled? If it is a spring, is it located above the elevation of the house and garden so you can use gravity for water distribution? If the water is from a well, how many gallons per minute does it produce AND what is the static water depth? For example, on our last farm, we had two wells, each 300 feet deep that produced over 45 gallons per minute, but the static water depth is less than 40 feet. On my current homestead, we only have one well that produces about 5 gallons per minute, but that’s plenty. Besides,

Join our Closed Facebook Group HERE We had the great pleasure of interviewing a fellow podcaster and standout farm-marketer, Tim Young. Tim has an incredible story, from having a successful career in corporate America to leaving it all to start a farm while focusing on his family. As it turns out, Tim was rather successful farming and has since transitioned to build an online academy that helps farmers build and grow their small farm and direct-to-consumer products, not to mention a great podcast. We talk through Tim's career and he shares a ton of valuable insight along the way. You don't want to miss this one! Connect with Small Farm Nation  Website | Twitter Connect with The Modern Acre Website | Instagram | Twitter

Today’s Peaceful Heart FarmCast is about how we came to live the homestead life and how we decided to create a small artisan cheese business. TODAY’S TOPICS: What happened last year, where did I go? Peaceful Heart FarmCast Updates on the farm and creamery Preview of upcoming topics Homestead Recipe What Happened Last Year, Where Did I Go? First, I want to address what happened last year and where I am at the present time. I was podcasting regularly, twice a month. And even though the recorded podcasts were 45 minutes to an hour, it took more than an entire day to make that happen. Once spring came on in full force, I was overwhelmed with caring for animals and the garden. There was no time left for anything that did not contribute to furthering of the farm enterprise. That included my podcast hobby. So, I just stopped it and took care of what was in front of me. I’ve spent the winter catching up and getting better organized. So here I am, back at it again, this time with a better plan for using my hobby as part of the farm business plan. I’ll talk about the topics I plan to cover a little bit later. For my current subscribers, I hope you’ll decide to stay with me, but if not, I appreciate our time together and wish you the best. You have an open invitation to revisit and rejoin anytime. Peaceful Heart FarmCast Now I’m pleased to launch the Peaceful Heart FarmCast. I’m excited about what I have lined up for you guys. If you are a regular subscriber, you may have noticed that the intro with the purpose of the podcast has changed. While I enjoyed talking about the crazy stuff that is going on in the world, it added little to my life goals on the farm. In fact, it is quite removed from my life on the farm. As I mentioned, publishing a podcast takes quite a lot of time and effort and I need to optimize my time. The farm pushes on and waits for no one. You better be ready. I’ll be sharing more stories about what that means as we go forward. Perhaps you’ve thought of making the rural life happen for you and your family – or perhaps you’re thinking about a homestead in suburban America. I hope to help you with ideas and encouragement. It truly is a fabulous lifestyle, filled with ups and downs, but well worth it. Or perhaps you don’t want to make that kind of commitment to gardens and animals yourself, but you want to partake of the benefits of what other land and animal caretakers produce. Perhaps you want to learn to cook from scratch or add variety to your current recipes using the great seasonal products you buy at your farmer’s market. That’s great too. Much of what I will talk about can be done in even the smallest household, the smallest kitchen, no land and animals required. Just a desire to learn how to care for your family with your own two hands. Technology is great. I’m using it right now. But there is something deeply satisfying in creating safe and wholesome food for your family. There is an inner peace that comes from personally crafting the dishes with ingredients you can trust. That’s why I’m focusing on tradition and traditional techniques that will enhance our lives and bring a deeper fulfillment to everyday life. The way that happens is creating and/or passing on a tradition. That entails knowing the words to convey to bring wisdom or having skill with a particular technique or method of creating an end product, and passing it on. But more importantly, it means knowing why we do it that way and passing that along as well. A tradition can turn into dogma without passing along the reason why it is done that way. Why did the tradition start? Is it still relevant for you today? If so, we learn it, do it, and pass it on. That is how tradition is built. There is a reason that things were done a certain way. And if circumstances change that require altering a tradition, it is important that changes are thought about deeply and then incorporated as necessary. These are difficult questions. Just because new technology comes along doesn’t mean it will replace a tradition. These are individual choices that you will all make based on your own set of core values. I hope to provide thought provoking ideas to help you with making some of those decisions. If you love trivia and history, this is going to be both educational and entertaining for you. If you are looking to live the homestead life or already are, I’ll be sharing my day-to-day learning experiences and ideas to help you with working through the long list of tasks, problems and solutions that you will encounter. At the end of each podcast I’ll give an overview and description of a recipe that may become part of your tradition. There will be corresponding download link to the recipe in the show notes. Updates on the Farm and Creamery Now I want to better introduce myself, my husband and a little bit about our history of how we came to be farm homesteaders after professional careers in medicine and information technology. Present Let’s start with the present time. We have 62 acres in the Blue Ridge mountains. We are building a creamery to make artisan farmstead cheese. Our cheese is handmade using traditional methods. That requires cows. We also have sheep for meat, goats for fiber and donkeys for livestock protection. We raise a traditional breed of cow. They are Normandes, bred and raised in the Normandy region of France. Normandes are a dual breed cow. That means they provide lots of milk but also make really, really good beef. I’m going to be talking much more about these cows as I talk about our cheese. That’s our homestead in a nutshell. But how did we get here? Scott spent 20 years as a chiropractor before entering into the electronic medical records IT field. I was an IT professional for just about my entire career. So again, how did we get here? I know you’re asking because you might want to get here someday as well. And why did we make that decision? I mean, isn’t having a successful career the be-all, end-all of life? Nope. It’s not. Or at least not for us. Our life experiences led us to a desire to get in touch with the land directly. It wasn’t enough to look at the mountains from afar. We needed to connect to the roots of our spirit. We wanted to go outside at night and gaze in awe at the Milky Way. After years of dreaming, planning, and saving we are here. We watch the birth of animals and are continually amazed at creation. Sure, there is loss and sadness when an animal dies. It happens often in nature, but there is also life and joy. Past We began our dream back in 1999 in Western North Carolina. That’s 20 years ago as of this publication. We met, became friends, and started talking about our dream life. We spent hours reading and talking and pouring over articles and books by Joel Salatin. I think he is the gateway for a lot of people. We began to dream our dream out loud with each other and with our friends and family. But like for most of you, I’m sure, life happens. It was a great dream, but we had to make money to live, right? It takes a lot to make a small farm profitable enough to support a family. So, the dreams were sidelined for a little while – but not forgotten. We kept talking about it. And we kept dreaming about it. We kept planning what we would do. And in 2003 we bought our first piece of land. In 2005 we married and moved onto that land. At this recording, that first purchase was 15 and a half years ago. During 13 of those years we continued to work for others. We were making really good money. We were determined to make the journey debt-free. We persevered in pretty radical circumstances. Perhaps I’ll talk about that at some point also. Buying additional land in 2008 set us back in our timeline to be full time homestead farmers, but in January 2016 we made our last payment on the land and in December 2016, we left working for someone else in the rearview mirrors. We Made It From 2003 to 2016 is 13 years. I know a lot of you plan to just sell the house in the city and move to the country and make a living off the land. And maybe you will. Maybe you’re one of those that risks it all and just dives in. You’ve got that entrepreneurial spirit strong and you go for it. Not for us. We took the longer road. Our priority was to be able to enjoy the life.  We wanted to live without the threat of adverse weather or disease derailing our business plan. When the loan comes due, the bank wants its money. We didn’t want that hanging over our head every, lurking in the back of our minds every day. The delay provided us the opportunity to learn how to become farmers and homesteaders as well as to develop the entrepreneurial spirit. Did you know that could be learned? Well, we are still learning. It doesn’t come naturally. But if you have the dream and you want to make it work, you need to learn how to make money on your homestead. It’s the slow, sure path for us. I want to give a shout out to Tim Young at Small Farm Nation. He is offering his vast experience in marketing as well as the needed technological tools to help you build a profitable farm. Link in the show notes. Deciding to build the creamery also set us back in our time line goal to stop working for others. It is a great way to make the homestead profitable, but requires tremendous infrastructure and that means a lot of monetary investment. But like any dream you are committed to, you keep at it until it becomes your reality. All in all, as I mentioned, it was 13 years from first purchase to homestead living. And 17 years from conception of the idea. But we are here now. The last 2 years have been all that we imagined and more. I can’t convey in words how peaceful and contented we are now that we are fulltime homesteading. It’s a lot of work, no doubt. And it is worth every drop of sweat, every sore muscle, every exhausted night of sleep. There are a lot of those days. And there are a lot of other days filled with awe and wonder at, not just looking at nature from afar or from your house on the side of the mountain, but days filled with awe and wonder at being IN that life. That’s all I’m going to say about that for right now. Let me know if you have questions about how you might make that journey and what your plans are. I talked about our path but yours will be different. It’s unique for everyone. Preview of Upcoming Topics I’ll provide you with more information about our specific journey and the current homestead enterprises we manage in future podcasts. Updates on the status of the creamery will be front and center. There will be lots of information on cheese – and specifically the history and tradition around this artisan craft. I’ll also include other historical traditions related to living the homestead life. Some upcoming topics are: how did cheese get started in the first place? how a lot of the different cheeses were developed and where. What were the life conditions present that led to the development of that particular cheese in that area? Other topics I’ll touch on are: How was food cooked and preserved in the past? Today’s modern preservation – Food preservation is important. How women cooked at the founding of our country. Let’s talk about hearth cooking. Cooking with cheese on a wood stove. We have a wood stove that even has an oven. These things bring appreciation for what we have today, do they not? Podcast Recipe With each episode I’ll offer a new recipe. Either making cheese, cooking with cheese, or making some other homestead recipe from scratch. The link for the recipe is in the show notes. The recipe for today’s podcast is: how to make bone broth. We really need this winter to keep us warm. Health Benefits Let me first address some of the health benefits of bone broth. There are a lot of technical words out there like glycosaminoglycans, glucosamine and hyaluronic acid. What I want to talk about is the bottom line without big words. Bottom line, it’s highly nutritious. Bone broth soup is rich in nutrients. One word I will throw in here is collagen. It’s the basic building block of connective tissue. Bone broth is a source of collagen building gelatin. Think joint health. may protect the joints. may help fight osteoarthritis. may help reduce inflammation and heal the gut. may aid sleep. may support weight loss.   It has a whole lot of benefits. Additionally, it’s really tasty and is easy to make. How Much Do I Drink? How much should you drink in a day. You might drink 8 ounces a day. But some people drink much more – 16 to 32 ounces daily. Usually that is for a short period of time, perhaps to halt the progression of inflammation. Typically, 8 to 12 ounces is a maintenance kind of program that you might try first. Or you may drink it only occasionally and use it mostly in soups and stews. Where Does One Get Bones and What Kind? Where can you find the bone ingredients? Your local farmers markets are the best resource assuming there are meat producers selling at your market. If you don’t see it on their price boards, ask. They will have them. What kind of bones should you use? I’ll be talking about lamb today, but any meat bones will do to make the recipe I am sharing today. Beef, chicken, lamb, and goat are examples. Go with whatever you like and what is available at the market. Bone Broth Now on to the recipe. This particular recipe has herbs added to it which is a little bit different than some other recipes I have used. I’m going to give you the instructions on how to make the broth, but some of the ingredients are not required. You can experiment with those. You can even leave them all out. You may drink it daily or only occasionally. You may use it in soups and stews. If you are drinking it heated right out of a jar or freezer container, you may want all the spices. I use mine a lot in soups and stews. Consequently, I season my stew rather than seasoning the broth. What You Need Let’s look at the ingredients in this recipe. A pound of bones of your choice, a tablespoon of olive oil, a large chopped onion, three medium carrots cut into chunks, and three sticks of celery roughly chopped. Three cloves of minced garlic, 3 sprigs of fresh rosemary, and five sprigs of fresh thyme. You could use dried as well. In that case, I’d go with ½ tsp of the rosemary and a tsp of thyme. You’ll also need water. Approximately 1 to 3 gallons. The amount will vary depending on the bones you use and the time you simmer the broth. Salt to taste is an optional ingredient. Onion, garlic, carrots, and celery are a typical base for flavoring any soup or stew. Keep that in mind if you are just learning how to cook. There is so much about cooking that is not really complicated and is used over and over in various recipes. There are two ways that you can prepare the bones. 1. Thaw them out and throw them into the pot or 2. you can roast them in the oven prior to putting them in the water. I’ll give those instructions and feel free to leave off that second step as needed. What To Do Place the bones in a roasting pan and bake them for 30 to 40 minutes until they are browned. With either method, in a large stock pot add the oil and heat on medium. Next add the onion, carrots, celery, garlic, thyme and rosemary and sauté them for about five minutes. Add the bones and scrape any fat and juices from the roasting pan (if you did the roasting method) and put that into the pot. Add a gallon of water or enough to cover the bones. Allow it to come to boil before reducing the heat to low. Simmer anywhere from 8 to 24 hours uncovered. The longer you simmer, the more nutrients are extracted from the bones. Add more water as the water level drops. The amount of water you use will depend on how long you choose to cook it and how many bones you have in the pot. After the broth is cooked for your desired length of time, strain the broth through a fine mesh strainer. You can use a tea towel or an old T-shirt. You are looking for that clear liquid that can be enjoyed hot or cold. Likely you will have more than you can use right away. It’s easy to freeze it. Or, if you’re skilled with pressure canning, that’s an excellent method of keeping a larger amount on hand. So, there you have it. That’s the basics of making a very healthy bone broth. I hope you’ll give that a try. Again, the recipe link is in the show notes. You can print it right from my website. I hope I’ve simplified it for you. Not only is it easy to make, but there’s a lot of variety and personal creativity you can incorporate as you gain confidence. Perhaps you will make a family tradition around bone broth. The entire family sitting around the fire in the living room on a cold winter evening, sharing what brought you peace on that day is a fine vision. SUMMARY: That’s it for this podcast. It really is all about the journey, the dream. Dream the dream. Talk the dream. Take baby steps everyday toward the dream. Our baby steps, over 15 years, brought us to where we are today. And don’t be afraid to try a new recipe or a new cooking method. Next week I’m going to talk about how the fermented food called cheese came about. If you’ve got a specific topic you’d like me to cover, please post on our Facebook page, @peacefulheartfarm. As always, I’m here to help you “taste the traditional touch.” Thank you so much for listening and until next time, may God fill your life with grace and peace. Recipe Link: Bone Broth with Herbs To share your thoughts: Leave a comment on our Facebook Page Share this show on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram To help the show: PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW for Peaceful Heart FarmCast on iTunes. Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play Music, TuneIn or Spotify Donate on Patreon Website www.peacefulheartfarm.com Patreon www.patreon.com/peacefulheartfarm Facebook www.facebook.com/peacefulheartfarm

So it’s branding week here on the Small Farm Nation podcast. And we’re going to talk about not just branding, but how many farm brands you should have. So this isn't a super long episode but it is super important. Because farming lends itself to multiple enterprises and multiple products more than any industry I know of. I mean, imagine you raise cows and only cows. Sounds like you have one product, right? Well...

So it’s marketing week here on the Small Farm Nation podcast. And one of the challenges I hear most often expressed from small farmers (really any small business, actually), is how difficult it is to create an email list of potential customers. In this episode we'll discuss three keys to putting your list-building efforts on autopilot so you can grow your email list.

It’s online marketing week here on the Small Farm Nation podcast. And this week we’re talking websites, or, more specifically, what website design tool you should use. And we have plenty of options, right? There’s lots of website builders out there—you know, Squarespace, Wix, Weebly, GoDaddy, and WordPress. I'll walk you through all the options and help you decide what's right for your farm business.

Once a farm has started, there’s an inevitable point where sales need to start. Our guest today is Tim Young, a marketing and branding expert who decided one day to start a farm with his family. After selling their farm in 2015, Tim’s focus became mentoring and teaching farmer’s to learn how to market their products effectively. Our conversation today will revolve around why Tim started farming, how to stop random acts of marketing and what self-reliance can mean on the farm. Shownotes: Choosing a farm name can be based on your mission, geography, etc. If you pick a name based on your product, such as “Cows” then it can limit your marketing Remember, make a name that’s easy to pronounce and easy to remember Tim didn’t grow up on a commercial farm, but had a family with a self-sufficient lifestyle After running in the rat race as a marketing executive, Tim found himself questioning where his food came from Cheese making started with a goal to minimize off farm inputs Cheese is an inspiring and intellectual pursuit Find more shownotes at https://intellectualagrarian.com/42-tim-young Tim's Links: https://smallfarmnation.com/ https://www.facebook.com/timsmallfarmnation/ Our Links: https://intellectualagrarian.com https://www.instagram.com/intellectual.agrarian https://www.facebook.com/intellectualagrarian  

Okay, so it’s strategy week here on the Small Farm Nation podcast. And nothing says “strategy” more than business planning, so that’s the focus this week. Now, the first thing you're told to do when starting a business is to write a business plan. But should you? Do traditional business plans help? Or is there a better way. Yes, there is a better way, and in this episode I'll walk you through how to create an actionable one-page business plan.

Okay, so it’s Online Marketing week here on the Small Farm Nation podcast, and we’re gonna discuss the dirty dozen...the 12 Fatal Flaws of Most Farm Websites. I'd say at least 90% of farm websites commit these sins. Do you?

Join our Closed Facebook Group HERE We had the great pleasure of interviewing a fellow podcaster and standout farm-marketer, Tim Young. Tim has an incredible story, from having a successful career in corporate America to leaving it all to start a farm while focusing on his family. As it turns out, Tim was rather successful farming and has since transitioned to build an online academy that helps farmers build and grow their small farm and direct-to-consumer products, not to mention a great podcast. We talk through Tim's career and he shares a ton of valuable insight along the way. You don't want to miss this one! Connect with Small Farm Nation  Website | Twitter Connect with The Modern Acre Website| Instagram| Twitter

Each month, I conduct a mastermind interview for members of the Small Farm Nation Academy. They’re video calls between me and an expert in matters that relate to growing a profitable farming business, and they tend to be an hour long, give or take. In this episode, I’m gonna share some highlights of my discussion with Greg Gunthorp of Gunthorp Farms in Indiana. 2018 marks Greg’s 20th year as a successful sustainable farmer. This year he’ll raise and market well over 100,000 poultry in addition to 2,500 pigs. Tune in as Greg and I discuss: how to process and wax ducks, what poultry processing equipment to use, how to sell farm products to restaurants, how to pitch products to chefs, what chefs look for in terms of consistency, building a meat smoking/curing facility, financing a farm business, managing the wholesale order process, the most profitable farm distribution channels, much more! So listen in, now. Thanks for Listening! To share your thoughts: Share this show on Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn To help the show: PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW for Small Farm Nation on iTunes. Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play or TuneIn Credits/Resources Relevant to This Episode Farming for You lyrics by Tim Young Buy the rock classic, Stuck in the Middle With You by Stealer's Wheel on Amazon Thanks for listening. Until next time! OTHER WAYS TO ENJOY THIS EPISODE Download on iTunes

Each month,I conduct a mastermind interview for members of the Small Farm Nation Academy. They’re video calls between me and an expert in matters that relate to growing a profitable farming business, and they tend to be an hour long, give or take. In this episode, I’m gonna share some highlights of my discussion with Jordan & Laura Green of J&L Green Farm in Virginia. The Green's have built a fast-growing pasture-based meat business and, get this...they don't even own a single acre of farmland. We discuss: how they started their farm farm investors, partners and contractual relationships the pros and cons of selling at farmers markets why J&L Green Farm hasn't aggressively pursued selling to restaurants logistical issues shipping frozen meat products delivering farm products via drop sites (or metropolitan buying clubs) and so much more that relates to marketing and running a farm business So listen in, now. Thanks for Listening! To share your thoughts: Share this show on Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn To help the show: PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW for Small Farm Nation on iTunes. Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play or TuneIn Credits/Resources Relevant to This Episode Farming for You lyrics by Tim Young Buy the rock classic, Stuck in the Middle With You by Stealer's Wheel on Amazon Thanks for listening. Until next time! OTHER WAYS TO ENJOY THIS EPISODE Download on iTunes

Each month,I conduct a mastermind interview for members of the Small Farm Nation Academy. They’re video calls between me and an expert in matters that relate to growing a profitable farming business, and they tend to be an hour long, give or take. In this episode, I’m gonna share some highlights of my discussion with Curtis Stone. Curtis is well known for maximizing farming profits on small, urban lots, and has helped lots of folks to do the same thing. Whether you’re interested in urban or rural farming, I think you’ll get a lot out of this. So listen in, now. Thanks for Listening! To share your thoughts: Share this show on Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn To help the show: PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW for Small Farm Nation on iTunes. Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play or TuneIn Credits/Resources Relevant to This Episode Farming for You lyrics by Tim Young Buy the rock classic, Stuck in the Middle With You by Stealer's Wheel on Amazon Thanks for listening. Until next time! OTHER WAYS TO ENJOY THIS EPISODE Download on iTunes

This week I was a guest on the popular Peak Prosperity podcast. It was a great pleasure speaking with Adam Taggart, who co-founded Peak Prosperity with Chris Martenson. You can listen to the episode here on the Peak Prosperity website, here on iTunes or here on YouTube. We discussed many aspects of starting and running a successful small-scale farming business. If you'd rather read than listen, you can read the entire transcript of the episode, below. Episode Transcript Adam: Hello, and welcome to the Resilient Life podcast. Resilient Life is part of peakprosperity.com. It's where we focus on practical and actionable knowledge for building a better future. I'm your host, Adam Taggart. Many of those looking to live with greater resilience dream of owning productive farmland that's managed sustainably. Now, in the past we've profiled funds like Farmland LP that enable folks to become directly invested in farmland like this, but many aren't interested in simply being passive investors. They want to become farmers to work the land themselves, to grow food to feed their families and their local community. From firsthand knowledge, having in the past being a part owner of a CSA, it's rewarding work and a worthy pursuit, but it's hard. Farming demands more time and toil than most jobs out there, and mother nature's unpredictability always finds a way to up end your best laid plans. So how does one succeed at running a successful small farming operation? Today, we're joined by Tim Young, founder of Small Farm Nation, which offers farmers proven, practical guidance for growing their farm businesses. His first and most important advice: successful small farming is 20 percent about growing and 80 percent about marketing to customers. From his firsthand experience, Tim has observed that is the business side that farms live and die by. And from my own work with small producers in California's Sonoma County where I live, I 100 percent agree with this. But most farmers, especially new ones, are undereducated and under experienced in key business skills. Tim's mission is to correct this knowledge deficiency which is why he created the Small Farm Nation Academy, a curriculum and knowledge center that teaches farmers key skills like marketing, accounting, customer management pricing, handling insurance, sales strategy and more. Tim knows what he's talking about. He built and operates and award-winning artisan cheese business, but before doing that he spent 25 years closing large marketing deals in the tech industry. Then he founded an Inc. 500 company. He has learned firsthand which business fundamentals are necessary for small farms to thrive. Tim, thanks so much for joining us today. I think a lot of folks are going to be interested in what you have to tell us. Tim: Thanks, Adam, it's my pleasure. Thanks a lot for having me. Adam: Oh, gosh, it's a real pleasure. And I know that you interviewed Chris for a podcast for the Small Farm Nation, and I know that he really enjoyed that experience, so we're very happy to return the favor today. Tim: Yeah. That was one of our most popular episodes last year. I encourage everyone to check that out. I think a lot of us really admire what you guys are doing in terms of helping people to become more resilient and take preparedness a little bit more seriously. Adam: Well, thanks. I think it's a little bit of a mutual admiration society here because we're big fans of what you're doing too. Tim, why don't we start here by giving our readers a little bit more background into how you transitioned from the world of high tech into becoming an expert on small scale farming. Tim: Yeah. Farming's not in my background at all. I didn't grow up on a farm. I have never really, for the most part, I've never petted a cow or seen a chicken too much close up. I lived in North Georgia growing up and had seen some of that from afar.

  Tim Young of Small Farm Nation joins the show to discuss business, marketing, and farming. Tim is one of those guys who left a successful corporate career to farm full time. After successfully building that business, he's made yet another transition that more closely reflected his family's life goals. Today, he's a homestead food producer who teaches farmers about business and marketing. Here is a sampling of the tidbits in this show: Why people fall short of what Joel Salatin has achieved? What does scale and efficiency look like? Don’t romanticize small. Romanticize what small is and small is handcrafted. Marketing is intimidating. The point of marketing is to lower the cost of selling. There are many different parts to marketing, but they all have a common goal. Every farm needs to have a brand. Marketing is an afterthought for many people. Are you running a farm as a business or a hobby? You are an entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs burn their bridges behind them. Lose that day job. Working through the side hustles of an agrarian life. We admire the farmers who are entrepreneurs. Tim’s take on the ideal customer and why it’s not his focus. Get your message out and share your passion. Tim was selling trust on his farm. Farmers as marketers have a chance to be much more positive about their message. Tim takes us inside the Small Farm Nation Academy. Conversion ratios are not just for feed; your website has one too. And other website optimizations. Does podcasting work for local farms? Favorite resource: Canva. Favorite books: Omnivore’s Dilemma. Soil Health by Sir Albert Howard. Old books, pre-industrial agriculture. Advice: “Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good.” Stay in Touch: Tim Young's Small Farm Nation Academy and Podcast. Subscribe to the Pastured Poultry Talk: iTunes | Google Play | Stitcher

Moving to a new homestead you get to start with a clean slate. So how do you decide what you need? This week, Liz and I share what animals and infrastructure we settled on for our new homestead. Listen Now! Subscribe to Small Farm Nation on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play or TuneIn Welcome to Episode 19! This week Liz and I candidly discuss how we settled on what we needed on our homestead. Listen in as we discuss our animal and food choices: What breed of pigs we settled on, and why Cows, both dual purpose and specific breeds for beef and milk Meat chickens Hens German Shepherds versus Anatolian or Great Pyrenees Top bar hives and bees Garden area requirements We also cover all the infrastructure and building we've done in the past year, including: Raised bed Hugelkultur garden (click here for pics) Building a tall fence to keep deer out of the orchard/garden Integrating a play area into the garden space (click here for pics) Creating a medicinal herb garden Adding a metal building workshop Milling lumber and building a barn with hay feeder (click here for pics) Building deer blinds Building a dual dog house with center "warm" area Building shelves (so many shelves!) for pantry, craft area and homeschool room Building a homeschool room with bookcases, tables, etc And building a woodland trail and survival practice area (click here for pics) It was a fun discussion and I hope you enjoy it and find that it gives you a lot to think about as you prepare for your self-sufficient life. So grab some coffee and pull up a chair! Subscribe to the Small Farm Nation Podcast Make it easy on yourself and subscribe to the show, and you’ll never miss an episode:     Thanks for Listening! Thanks so much for joining me this week for Self-Sufficient Life. If you enjoyed this episode, please SHARE it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post. Also, PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and I greatly appreciate it! Finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates! Resources Relevant to This Episode How to Make Money Homesteading by Tim Young Start Prepping by Tim Young The Accidental Farmers by Tim Young Production Credits Story written by Tim Young Music Credits Theme Song - Opting Out Today - Lyrics by Tim Young Other royalty-free music by www.bensound.com, Kevin MacLeod, Nicolai Heidlas & Audionautix