Dirt & Drive
Turning a small homestead into a real business.
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Latest Episodes
13: Is Your Homestead Actually Covered? Insurance for Farms, Farm Stands & Markets
If you sell eggs at the end of your driveway, bring your products to a farmers market, or have people visiting your property, are you actually covered?In this episode of Dirt & Drive, I sit down with insurance broker Cheri Martinen t...
12: From Craft Fair Vendor to Store Owner: The Dixie Delight Story
At what point does a vendor selling candles at craft fairs decide it's time to open an actual store? For Janet, owner of Dixie Delight Country Produce Store in Hiram, Georgia, that leap came after years of building her candle business one festi...
11: She Wanted Goats. She Got Alpacas. Now She Runs a Rescue.
She was looking for goats. Instead, someone online was trying to give away a few alpacas... and Laura said yes. That one decision turned into L&R Alpaca Haven Farm, a full-blown alpaca rescue and breeding operation in Douglasville, Georgia....
10: From a Few Cows to a Full Business: Ithica Beef, Villa Rica, GA
What does it actually take to turn a handful of backyard cows into a real, licensed, USDA-inspected beef business?In this episode of Dirt & Drive, I sit down with the woman behind Ithica Beef, a small farm in Villa Rica, Ge...
9: They Bet Their Retirement on Jojo's Fresh Market - And It's Finally Paying Off
Three years ago, a husband and wife team took their entire retirement savings and bet it all on a small local market. The first two years weren't even profitable. Today, Jojo's Fresh Market in Paulding County, Georgia is finally starting to tur...
