March 07, 2023

33: How to Plan Your Dream Farm with Shelby DeVore

26 minutes

Our guest today, Shelby DeVore, Founder of the Garden Thrive Farm Academy, is a multigenerational homesteader with 20+ years of experience gardening, raising chickens, and practicing traditional skills. She has a B.S. in Animal and Dairy Science, as well as a M.S. in Agriculture. She spent 6 years teaching high school and college agriculture classes before starting her online business. She's got a ton of hands-on experience from working in a veterinary school, a meat science lab harvesting and packaging animal products, to running a commercial greenhouse.

In this episode we cover:

How much land you need to start farming (Hint: It's much smaller than you think!)

The first step someone should take once they decide that they want to farm

A common mistake to avoid that people make when they decide they want to farm

Shelby's go-to recommendation for how beginners should get started

Burnout with farming and homesteading: Is that a real thing? How can it be avoided?

Advice Shelby would give to someone that is interested in starting a farm but isn't sure if it's the right decision for them or not

Links mentioned in this episode:

Where you can find Shelby: Website

Shelby's Free Gift: Planning Your Farm Guide

Podcast show notes

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