Ep. 7 - Cider, Meat, and Medicinals: Homestead Enterprise Design w/ Curt Henry

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Curt Henry joins me on the podcast to discuss his framework for choosing homestead enterprises and how he went about selecting a homestead site for his family.

Curt is a mentor of mine. Someone I want to be like everyday. He is a wonderful family man, accomplished athlete, and astute businessman. 

 

The main takeaways we learned from Curt in this show are:

1. His target customer avatar - Double income, health/eco conscious, weekend warriors who are willing to spend money on good food and want the experience of knowing where it comes from.

2. His framework for selecting enterprises to fit in the family homestead. 

a. Span Multiple Generations
b. Business to Consumer
c. Community Building
c. Multiple Revenue Streams
d. Value Added
e. Recession Proof

3. His approach to educating himself on this journey. Hint: It's not about what you know, it's about who you...

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Ep. 5 - Raising Pastured Pigs w/ Luke Groce

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Luke Groce, of Groce Family Farm joins me today to discuss the details of pastured pork production. Luke started with a market garden and has grown to added pork to his offerings. In this episode we get into the economics of how much you can expect to earn from one pig and the associated costs with it.

We touch on briefly why pastured pork is superior to dirt lot pig farming, but in all honestly, we could devote a whole show to this subject. The short of it is that you are raising better pork and paying less in feed while actually adding value to your land. 

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Resources Mentioned:

Groce Family Farm

Have Questions for Luke? - Email him - [email protected]

See Luke's farm on Instagram- instagram.com/grocefamilyfarm

Project Pig Planner - (basic hog feed conversion table)


Hog carcass yields...

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