Starting All Over with Nothing — Key Takeaways
Buy older dairy cows for meat when local prices are low — a Brown Swiss worth $2,000 on Craigslist yielded $6,500 in grass-fed ground beef value alone.
Key takeaways
An old dairy cow's beef value far exceeds its live-sale price
An old dairy cow's beef value far exceeds its live-sale price
- Josh valued a Brown Swiss cow at ~$6,500 in grass-fed burger meat alone, versus only $2,000 on Craigslist.
- Dairy cow prices are depressed right now because buyers don't associate dairy breeds with good beef.
A well-composted garden can yield $7,000 of vegetables in year one
A well-composted garden can yield $7,000 of vegetables in year one
- Josh and Carolyn produced $7,000 of vegetables in one season on heavy clay soil by investing in heavy organic fertilizer.
- They added 3–4 inches of compost and cover crops to simulate a garden that was already several years old.
Eat beans, rice, and oats now so you can build your food system later
Eat beans, rice, and oats now so you can build your food system later
- Carolyn recommended buying the largest bags of beans, rice, and oats possible to slash initial grocery costs and free up cash for bulk storage and tools.
- She emphasized sacrificing 'boring' food for months to afford cows, grain mills, or canning equipment that compound food production value.
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