The Shepherdess

CLICK HERE for the Profit Check Worksheet! Today's Episode talks about all of the expenses associated with my sheep farm to date.  It covers my costs and revenues to date.  This podcast is an audio version of my latest youtube video titled: "My Financial Reality in Sheep Farming". I am a small scale sheep farmer raising Dorpers in upper East Texas.  It is my goal to be profitable on...

This is the Live Q+A from the Farm on the Web Pilot Series!  For more information regarding the next enrollment slot, visit farmontheweb.com Send the Shepherdess your feedback about this episode! Support the show

4 reasons why I believe small regenerative farming is important... which turned into 2 reasons I was compelled to farm and 2 principles I carried into regenerative farming. -the Shepherdess Send the Shepherdess your feedback about this episode! Support the show

ShepherdessDorpers.com Here is a Harmony Farms update!  I am talking about what is happening on my sheep farm.  I am talking Dorper Sheep,  rotational grazing, parasite management in sheep, buying new sheep! -the Shepherdess Send the Shepherdess your feedback about this episode! Support the show

Today's episode is a LIVE Q+A with Rory Groves of Durable Trades.  You can buy your copy of Durable Trades at ShopShepherdess.com!  Join us for the next LIVE SMALL FARMER MEETUP at FarmerMeetup.com. -the Shepherdess at Harmony Farms "Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture." Psalm 100:3 Send t...

LOCAL LINE FREE WEBSITE BUILDER 4 ORIGINAL PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING WORKSHEET SHEPHERDESS NEWSLETTER Today's episode of the Shepherdess Podcast talks about how I am Marketing my Dorper Sheep farm.  I talk about farm business marketing, business planning for farms, and how to build a website for your farm. I hope you enjoy this podcast from the sheep farm! the Shepherdess Send the Shepherdess y...

FARM ON THE WEB WORKSHOP Today I am talking business marketing and branding in the context of farming.  This is a LIVE Q+A from my Farm on the Web Workshop.  I talk about choosing a name for your farm business, how I met Joel Salatin, as well as how I am am marketing my sheep farm on the internet using the Shepherdess persona in marketing. Thanks for listening! -the Shepherdess Send the Shepherdes...

JOIN ME AT THE NEXT SMALL FARMER VIRTUAL MEETUP! Today's episode of the Shepherdess podcast covers a variety of regenerative, small farming topics!  Starting small with a farm business, starting a hatchery for heritage breed chickens, disaster on the sheep farming pasture, the 4 original principles of marketing, and farm business planning.  This episode has a little something for everyone! -t...

SHEPHERDESS NEWSLETTER Today's episode of the Shepherdess Podcast is with Joel Salatin of Polyface Farms.  It was a LIVE Q+A with small farmers across the nation.  Joel Salatin talked about sheep farming, Broiler Chicken profit margins, creating a grazing plan, and his new book. I hope you enjoy this podcast with Joel Salatin! -the Shepherdess "Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he t...

FARM ON THE WEB: HELPING FARMERS TO BE MARKETERS In this episode of the Shepherdess podcast I talk about the importance of having a website for our farm businesses.  A website is one of the cheapest employees you can employ for your small farm business.  The website I teach you how to build in the Farm on the Web Workshop works for just under $8 per month! On the Shepherdess Podcast I talk about s...

SMALL FARMER VIRTUAL MEETUP Karl Ebel is a 20 year regenerative rancher.  He runs beef cattle and meat goats in upper East Texas.  Karl Ebel has worked extensively with land management practices and rotational grazing to restore portions of his 900 acre ranch to native tall grass prairie. I hope you enjoy this episode! -the Shepherdess www. HarmonyFarms. Blog Send the Shepherdess your feedback abo...

Small Farmer Virtual Meetup: https://bit.ly/ShepherdessMeet  SHIRT: http://bit.ly/DONTQUITtee  I run a small-scale Dorper Sheep Farm in Texas. Today I am sharing with you the results of spring lambing season on my small farm. I had 16 ewes give birth. I am sharing how many lambs these Dorper ewes had during lambing season, how many sheep lived, and how many sheep died. I am sharing my small farm g...

 FARM ON THE WEB WORKSHOP: https://bit.ly/FarmBIZMarketing  Email: shepherdess@harmonyfarms.blog  The Four Original Principles of Marketing apply to any business you are starting... including farm businesses! These Marketing principles are ones that I am applying to my farm business startup. I encourage you to download the worksheet and do the same thing for yourself as you set out towards a profi...

$100K Farm Business Plan Worksheet: https://bit.ly/farmprofit Farm on the Web Sample Workshop: http://bit.ly/FarmBizSample FREE Small Farmer Virtual Meet: https://bit.ly/SmallFarmers Here is a list of 6 things that I have done so far to build my farm business. When I jumped into farming I jumped in with the intent of creating a small farm for profit. I created a farm business plan and began using...

$100K Small Farm Business Plan WORKSHEET Are you looking for a Small Farm Business Plan? I have created an easy to follow $100K Farm Business Plan Worksheet that will get you on your way to profitable farm life!  When I ran a poll on the Harmony Farms Instagram page I was excited to find that 83% of voters want to make farming their full-time job and 100% of voters were interested in knowing how I...

PDF HANDOUTS HERE .  More at www. HarmonyFarms.blog . The principle of Diversity is a corner pillar in Regenerative Agriculture. As regenerative farmers we should pursue the principles of diversity in every area of farming. So doing will maximize not only efficiency, but also profitability.  In this podcast episode with Eli Mack of Mack Farms, we delve into some practical ways we can implement div...

$100K Farm Business Plan Worksheet Eli Mack of Mack Farms in Pennsylvania is a young farmer who is serious about Regenerative Agriculture. He small-farms Highland Cattle (grass fed beef), Katahdin Sheep, pigs, meat chickens, Turkeys, and more on 20 acres in Pennsylvania.  Eli Mack practices varying levels of rotational grazing on his farm.  Eli is pursuing further education on holistic management...

Today we are talking with Joel Salatin about regenerative farming for profit.  Joel Salatin is owner at Polyface farms and a founding father of the regenerative farming movement in the USA. Joel Salatin answers questions like: What are the general differences between regenerative farming and conventional farming? Is regenerative agriculture scalable? How and where do small farms get their first cu...