My 11-year-old son spent several days this week making tote bags to sell at the farmers market next season. He’s planning to have his own booth selling eggs, chicks, herbs, vegies, and whatever else he can come up with. And I’m encouraging him all I can. How it all started In fact, all of my kids learned from a young age how to make money for themselves. It started when the … [Read more...] about Teaching Entrepreneurship to Our Children
Lessons from the Homestead
Lessons from Fairs, Large and Small
This month our lessons from the homestead came from the Mother Earth News Fair. Most of our family returned from there last evening laden down with stuff, sales ideas, physician and motivation to try new things. I have found that learning can come from a variety of places. But I especially like those places that are akin to our lifestyle. Last year we attended the Blue Ridge … [Read more...] about Lessons from Fairs, Large and Small