Dirt & Drive
Turning a small homestead into a real business.
Episodes
9 episodes
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...
8: The Farm That Became Hawkins: Stranger Things, Christmas Trees, and a Family That Never Stops
Before "Stranger Things" made it famous, this farm was already a legacy in the making.In this episode of Dirt & Drive, I sit down with the sisters behind Sleepy Hollow Christmas Tree Farm - the real-life corn maze and farmland where...
How We Almost Lost Everything (And Found Our Farm's Purpose with Tallow)
Before there was Dragon Creek Ranch, there was years of grinding... eBay flipping, estate sales, a brutal home sale, and a closing that almost didn't happen twice. And even after we finally got here, a family setback nearly made us lose it all ...
6: How To Get Started Selling At Markets & Vendor Events (Step-By-Step)
Thinking about selling at farmers markets, festivals, or vendor events? This episode walks you through every single step: from getting your business license and the right insurance, to setting up your booth, prepping for weather, taking payment...
5: From Plant Sale to Farm Stand: The White Barn Farm Story
In this episode, I talk with Jessica Bowman from White Barn Farm about transitioning from a 7-year plant sale to their very first farm stand. We dive into what actually sells (hint: honey is #1), lessons from years of plant sales, and what it r...
4: I Asked 15 Farmers Market Vendors Their #1 Tip... Here's What They Said
At the local farmers market I asked 15 different vendors one simple question: What's your #1 tip for selling at farmers markets? Their answers were honest and practical. This is real advice from real vendors on what actually works ...
3: The 1-Acre Income Plan: Flowers, Farm Stands & Making Your Homestead Pay with Greenhorn Grove
What would you actually do if you had just 1 acre of land and needed it to start paying for itself?That's exactly the question Matthew Guager of Greenhorn Grove answered in a video that recently went viral...and in this episode, we took...
2: Selling Sourdough in a Saturated Market (How She's Growing)
In this episode of the Dirt & Drive podcast, we’re talking about a question a lot of small business owners are quietly asking right now… is sourdough too saturated to sell anymore?I’m joined by Joane Moran, founder of Breaki...
Dirt&Drive: Turning a small homestead into a real business
In this very first episode, I’m sharing the real story behind Dragon Creek Ranch - how we started, to building a tallow soap and skincare business, to why I’ve decided to learn as much as I can from fellow farmers, homesteaders, and business ow...
