1. Spinning homemade yarn and knitted goods:
This
is my newest adventure! Recently, I decided to take up knitting. When I
made the trek to the nearest yarn shop I was very disappointed. The
yarn they had was just your ordinary, ugly, skinny, bland yarn. I had
visions in my head of wild, full, vibrant, crazy yarn. I knew I had seen
it somewhere but it definitely was NOT in this yarn store. When I asked
the clerk about it she didn't seem to know what I was talking about. So
I picked up some half-ways decent yarn (because that was all I could
find) and started looking online for the yarn of my dreams. Well I found
it! It was homemade, homespun yarn that I had seen and it was AWESOME! I
had found a new hobby and with a little luck maybe even a new job! Not
only is homespun yarn more beautiful than the ugly stuff you get in the
stores but it is so much fun to make and really quite addictive.
Immediately I started thinking about how I could purchase my own goats
and sheep to supply my new endeavor!2. Selling Organic Fruits, Nuts and Vegetables:
This is a given if you are living off the grid. When I had my boarding house in Portland, Oregon I had two apple trees. One I never had to do anything to and it provided the most wonderful, the most perfect apples I've ever had. The other was so awful that had I not moved I would have cut down that tree. So, the lesson here is plant things that grow easily in your area. That way you wont have to do anything to your trees but collect the fruit and prune them every once in a while. Of course there is a bit more work to growing vegetables but the lesson still applies: plant things that grow in your area. It will cut down on the amount of work and you can get by with little or no pesticides. Eat from your farm, can some things and sell the rest.3. Freelance Writing:
Well, anyone who has had any experience at all with freelance writing knows that they will never get rich doing this. However, having said that, you don't need to make a lot of money when you are living off the grid...so what you do make stretches further than if you were living somewhere else with real bills. So, freelance writing can contribute to your income and with a little effort might mean the difference between making a tax payment or going into foreclosure. Besides all that, it's fun!4. Raising and Selling Animals:
Look, you have all that land so you might as well make good use of it! Breeding animals can also be a wonderful experience and a lucrative small business. I have a friend who bred seeing eye dogs for the blind, she did this for many years and found it very fulfilling. There are all kinds of animals that you can breed and sell, farm animals, seeing-eye dogs, police dogs, if you like certain breeds you can breed them or you can even venture out into birds. If you already have farm animals you might as well breed them and sell the off-spring. And while were on that topic you might as well milk the cows or sheep and sell the cheese too! Raw milk is delicious and becoming quite the rage. I drink raw milk and I will NEVER go back to drinking swill milk again. Each state is different but to "sell" raw milk you might have to sell cow-shares which is just a legal machination in order to make it legal. The upside is that you don't have to be licensed by the state in most states (again check your state). Selling raw milk is actually cheaper and easier than selling the crap you buy in the stores. Now, I can hear some of you saying that you don't have the space to raise and sell animals, well have you ever thought about raising rabbits? Rabbits can be raised even inside a building, they are quiet and the breed..well like rabbits! Also, let's not forget about fish, if you have a decent sized pond you can raise catfish, tilapia or trout. And even without a pond you can build an aqua-ponics greenhouse and have as many fish as you want! Another idea was put out there by fellow hubber Billybuc and that is raising and either eating or selling quail. Quail are quite delicious, they are quiet so you could have them even in a city and they are ready to be... umm dispatched... is the word, in 5 weeks. I have included a link to his article about raising quail below. There are so many possibilities here that I couldn't possibly address them all.Raising Rabbits for Profit
5. Selling Eggs:
Depending on how many chickens you have selling eggs can be an industry all it's own, especially if they are free range organic eggs. Most chickens lay one egg a day, at around $3.00 a dozen, it's possible to make some extra cash just selling eggs, if you don't want to go full hog (or chicken) then you can just sell eggs to your neighbors to make a little here and there.Continue reading this post at http://www.offgridquest.com/handmade/19-off-grid-small-business-ideas
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