Starting a Farm When You Didn’t Grow Up on One | Jess Sowards of Roots and Refuge Farm

Many people think that beginning a farm or homestead requires you to have previous farming experience, but this isn’t necessarily true. Even if you have never set foot on a farm yourself, it is possible to begin living the homesteading lifestyle. In this episode, Jess shares how her lifelong dream of owning a farm became a reality, one step at a time. We also delve into the topic of making money on a homestead. Whether you have a goal of replacing your full-time income or of simply allowing your homestead to pay for itself, Jess has some really interesting entrepreneurial ideas! In this episode, we cover: Starting to live a homesteading lifestyle even without acreage Nurturing a healthy food culture in your home The connection between food and homesteading Exciting upcoming developments for Roots & Refuge Farm How a homestead can pay for itself Thank you to our sponsor! Toups and Co Organics uses nourishing, organic ingredients to create simple and safe skincare products. Toups and Co is offering my listeners 10% off any one purchase with the code FARMHOUSE. Visit ToupsandCo.com to order today. Check out some of my current favorite products: seabuckthorn cleansing oil (https://toupsandco.com/products/seabuckthorn-cleansing-oil?_pos=1&_sid=1312874e3&_ss=r&variant=39590451151015), frankincense face balm (https://toupsandco.com/products/tallow-frankincense-face-balm?_pos=1&_sid=9284c1491&_ss=r&variant=5023938281502), activated charcoal face bar (https://toupsandco.com/products/activated-charcoal-face-bar?_pos=1&_sid=09e4163d2&_ss=r&variant=13651652214874) GUEST BIOGRAPHY Jess Sowards is a homesteader and gardener who shares her journey through social media. She and her husband, Jeremiah, are raising their six children on a small hobby farm. They share their lives on their YouTube channel, Roots and Refuge Farm. She offers the insights they have gathered along the way in her books, The First-time Gardener: Growing Vegetables (March 2021) and The First-Time Homesteader (September 2022). Jess is passionate about gardening, growing food, and equipping others to do the same. RESOURCES Making Money on a Homestead | How a Hobby Farm Can Help Pay for Itself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1q6fcgwjgY CONNECT Jess Sowards of Roots and Refuge Farm Website: https://rootsandrefuge.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/rootsandrefugefarm Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roots_and_refuge/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rootsandrefugefarm/ Lisa Bass of Farmhouse on Boone Blog: https://www.farmhouseonboone.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FarmhouseonBoone Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farmhouseonboone/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@farmhouseonboone Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/farmhouseonboone/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/farmhouseonboone/_created/ Join us in the Simple Farmhouse Life Facebook community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/748012922264552 GET MORE FROM THIS EPISODE Listen to this podcast episode: https://anchor.fm/simple-farmhouse-life/episodes/127--Starting-a-Farm-When-You-Didnt-Grow-Up-on-One--Jess-Sowards-of-Roots-and-Refuge-Farm-e1grk4k View full show notes and transcript on the blog: https://simplefarmhouselifepodcast.com/2022/04/07/episode-127-starting-a-farm-when-you-didnt-grow-up-on-one-jess-sowards-of-roots-and-refuge-farm/ MORE RESOURCES Want to start your own blog? Get my FREE blogging success masterclass: https://www.farmhouseonboone.com/masterclass-registration Get your Berkey Filter with the Simple Farmhouse Life podcast discount: https://www.berkeyfilters.com/collections/simple-farmhouse-life?a_aid=5b2cf1884101a&a_bid=d2a30b6f Watch my Berkey review video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8CaB1n31iI&t=0s Download my updated ebook with ALL of my sourdough recipes: https://withered-breeze-7467.ck.page/9aea28a530