The Profitable Homestead: Real Numbers for Small Farm Income

The Profitable Homestead is an unflinchingly honest, number-driven guide for anyone considering small-scale farming as a business venture. This book cuts through the romantic agrarian fantasy to provide real financial analysis of what it actually costs to start and run various farm enterprises, what you can realistically earn, and under what conditions small farming can be profitable. It’s neither a cheerleading manual nor a discouragement—it’s a clear-eyed business analysis that helps readers make informed decisions about whether and how to pursue farming as an income source.