How To Make A Living From Your Garden

A garden can be a very valuable commodity. Often, a garden can be used to grow at least some of your own food and can also provide a number of other useful resources for use in your home. If you have a larger garden, you may even be able to monetise your growing efforts. Here are some ideas to help you make a living from your garden:


Leafy greensTips for Growing Food Commercially


Growing food for sale commercially can be a challenging business. But go about things the right way and growing food at home can be a potential revenue stream for your household. In order to maximise financial yields, however, it can be a good idea to do more than simply harvest and sell your produce. Higher earnings can be achieved by processing food – consider making preserves, baked goods or Jamsmeals in order to make the most of the growing space at your disposal.


Research the market in your area and carefully consider the products from your garden produce that it would be best for you to sell. It is also important to cut costs as much as possible when growing commercially. Use best-practice organic gardening techniques, make the most of natural, renewable resources at your disposal, and do your best to save your own seeds and use reclaimed materials to grow your plants.


CuttingsSowing Seeds and Propagating Plants for a Plant Nursery


Another way to make money from the plants that you grow is to sell excess plants to other gardeners. A small-scale plant nursery business could be a good way to make money from your garden. Use space wisely, plant seeds that are suitable for where you live and save seeds to create excellent strains for sale locally. Consider plants that are easy to propagate to grow your business and increase your yields.



Homemade soapsOther Business Ideas From Home-Grown Plants


There are plenty of other excellent business ideas for home gardeners with enough space to expand beyond catering to their own needs. You could grow and sell flowers, for example, or work with herbs and flowers to create essential oils, soaps, or scents. You could create beauty or cleaning products for those who want natural, sustainable solutions, or create beautiful floral displays...


Willow basketsArt and Crafting Enterprises


Creative, artistic endeavour offers a wide range of other potential business options. Use your skills in this field to turn plants or resources from your garden into attractive artworks that could be sold online or in local independent shops.



These are just some of the many ways that you can create a more sustainable life for you and your family by making use of your garden to the fullest.