Fall Feast or Famine

For farmsteads and homesteads fall is one of the most productive times of year for income. It is harvest time after all and it’s when we take our goods to the market. While this is a tried and true method of income generation, to focus only on this is cutting yourself out of a huge market.

Fall is also a time when mentalities shift in the people around us and let us be honest, in ourselves as well. Something happens with the shortening of days and the cooling of the weather that triggers us to change our desires from the summer months. We move indoors, we begin desiring pumpkin pie and turkey.

Trick or treating is right here and we start breaking the lighter jackets in preparation for the chilly mornings.

One thing I have noticed over the years is that what shoppers are looking for changes as well. Almost as if it’s instinctual to buy preserved foods, I see a lot of home-canned goods get sold. I can jar and sell jelly and jam all year long but sales definitely take off late September through Christmas.

This is also a time of the year where people are buying more crafts, so if you are into woodworking, knitting, sewing, or any other things with your hands, this is a perfect time of year for selling those goods as well. My wife and I spend March through September making different things specifically for the fall markets.

What I am trying to say is if this is your first or second year homesteading and you are trying to make some money off of your land, this is the time of year for you!

Get after it. Get creative. Produce something high quality and you will make a name for yourself. My year-round customers are almost always found in the fall. This is the time of year that it is easier to make new connections and build your customer base.

I consider it to just be a part of the magic that is the fall season. Get crafting and makes some money everyone. If interested in learning marketing and selling your canned goods legally, I will be sending out an in-depth email on this to my paid subscribers.