6 Acre Farmstead Income! Homesteading vs Farmsteading

In this video we break down what each of our main farm operations income. We look at the expenses and the income and give a grand total of what it cost us to farm 6 acres in 2023.

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About Sweet Briar Farm
We are a Small Farm located in Central/Northern Michigan. We farm every inch of our 6 acres. We breed Registered Dairy Goats, Dexter Cattle, and Heritage Hogs.

Clean healthy food is important to us and we like to produce the majority of our food on the farm and we grow and raise enough to sell to local customers.

In 2019 we added honeybees to the farm and have had as many as 30 active hives producing honey for us.

Our goats include Nubian goats, Mini Nubian, and Nigerian Dwarf goats.

Our Heritage Hogs include: Hereford

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[elvisestevez]

homesteading since 2009! So you've been at it for a good amount of time. Congrats!

[CharlesDavid-kkqlrjv]

You guys are inspiring! Thanks for being vulnerable and sharing your experience.
May Lord Jesus Christ bless you and your family!

[whitestone]

Farmers have my utmost respect, admiration, and prayers. You are teaching and passing on priceless skills and investing in the health and welfare of your family and others.

[TimBinns]

I like upfront profit, loss farm videos. And also like Mikes attitude about more room for cows.

[gloriaoscar]

Y’all are so sweet. I think your wife is wonderful. Y’all as a couple are a good example to your children. If you had any more land you would wear yourself out. You both work so hard. Love to follow y’all. God Bless!

[munozlittlefarmjourney]

One day guys! We’ll get there. For now we take care of our chickens and goats. Great video! 👍🏻

[thelittlethingskate]

I’m learning that you definitely have to keep it all in perspective and be honest with yourself about what your goals and motives are. I sell milk for less than the cost of producing it. Oops. I’m selling bread and sourdough starters and things like that. It helps take the edge off the money we hemorrhage here. Here’s to the hope of a profitable 2024!

[guyhickson]

You all are doing great! Wish we lived closer to your farm so we could buy some of your goods! We just got started with some painted desert sheep

[jamiedeer]

I’ve laughed and learned from your videos. Keep it up:) wishing the best for 2024! And your baby is due soon (I think February, sorry if I forgot)🚼.

[TreasureFiend]

Another great video, 2024 will be a stellar year!

[DJ-ukmm]

Love you guys. Just got y’selves a new sub

[kittyrichards]

You should start doing farm accounting on the side for extra income. You already have a perfect system established. Receipts in a plastic bag works!

[diannemiller]

Farming is a great lifestyle. I loved being a farmer's daughter. Wish I was young enough to farm, too. I'll stick to growing a garden, raising bee's and chickens 😊 you have a great farm. Thanks for sharing
The space under your bedroom window will fit your new arrival 😉

[peteshields]

Mike you might want to give pumpkin some thought they are money makers. They’re our second best seller, handmade Christmas wreaths are #1 . Good vid 👍🏻

[PaulJWong-ykuw]

Thanks for sharing your numbers. were up in ontario canada and january is when i make sense of our numbers. we run a 7 acre farm of sheep, pigs, chickens and goats with similar numbers.
im sure next year since you're holding onto those cattle you just bought it'll start to pay off in the years to come. we broke even with our kune kune pigs with our first litter but that doesnt equal profit. were in year 4 of sheep and finally starting to see a return.
farming is a long game for sure!

[carolynmoody]

Great information for us who are just becoming a homestead ❤

[aquadrops]

Your investing in your future. Good job.

[denisebrady]

Hey I am back on board & and may have some Binge watching to do- Pinched my Sciatic nerve 2 weeks ago in my lower back & have been in such pain like nothing else(hopefully recovering slowly). Great video as always very interesting & the truth. Kelsey I hope you are putting your feet up as much as possible as not long now 🥰🥰. Cheers Denise- Australia

[redlanternhomesteadcathym]

Great work you two! Whenever you post to social media from the produce stand I'm sad I'm too far away, I'm sure your customers love the quality and the affordability!

[Matthys-ehew]

Im still just running a total loss, all expenses and no income but im only starting up. What is your cattle head count now? And estimated total weight of them? Because only 10 bales a month thats not bad or im overestimated your head count. You seem to be doing good.

You all are such inspirations to me. This channel showed me its possible and I'm not totally crazy.