Your property may have the natural resources needed to generate new sources of income. Here are just a few ideas.

Watch our video introduction to the Natural Resource Income Opportunities series (2:30)

Natural Resource Income Opportunities videos

  • Starting Your Business

  • Growing Shiitake Mushrooms

  • Fee Fishing

  • Logging

  • Portable Sawmill

  • Woodworking

  • Bed and Breakfast

  • Shooting (Fee hunting, sporting clays, etc.)

Natural Resource Income Opportunities publications

Introduction

  • Forest Landowner's Guide to Evaluating and Choosing a Natural Resource-Based Enterprise

    University of Maryland Extension

  • Woodland Management: Alternative Income Enterprises Resource List

    University of Maryland Extension Fact Sheet #626

  • Natural Resources Income Opportunities on Private Lands Conference

    University of Maryland Extension

Shiitake Mushrooms

  • Shiitake Mushrooms - An Edible Product Example

    Virginia Tech & University of Maryland Extension

  • Best Management Practices for Log-Based Shiitake Cultivation in the Northeastern United States

    Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences & University of Vermont Extension

  • Rural Enterprise Series - Shiitake Mushrooms

    University of Maryland Extension

  • Rural Enterprise Series - Shiitake Mushrooms Budget Worksheet

    University of Maryland Extension

Aquaculture

  • Rural Enterprise Series - Aquaculture

    University of Maryland Extension

  • Rural Enterprise Series - Aquaculture Budget Worksheet

    University of Maryland Extension

Christmas Tree Farm

  • Rural Enterprise Series - Christmas Tree Farm

    University of Maryland Extension

  • Rural Enterprise Series - Christmas Tree Farm Budget Worksheet

    University of Maryland Extension

Fee Fishing

  • Developing a Fee-Fishing Enterprise: An Opportunity in Recreational Tourism

    University of Maryland Extension Fact Sheet #754

  • Rural Enterprise Series - Fee Fishing

    University of Maryland Extension

  • Rural Enterprise Series - Fee Fishing Budget Worksheet

    University of Maryland Extension

Ginseng

  • Rural Enterprise Series - Ginseng

    University of Maryland Extension

  • Rural Enterprise Series - Ginseng Budget Worksheet

    University of Maryland Extension

Holiday Greenery

  • Rural Enterprise Series - Holiday Greenery

    University of Maryland Extension

  • Rural Enterprise Series - Holiday Greenery Budget Worksheet

    University of Maryland Extension

Hunting Lease

  • Rural Enterprise Series - Hunting Lease

    University of Maryland Extension

  • Rural Enterprise Series - Hunting Lease Budget Worksheet

    University of Maryland Extension

Logging & Sawmill

  • Developing a Custom Portable Sawmill Enterprise

    University of Maryland Extension

  • Rural Enterprise Series - Custom Portable Sawmill

    University of Maryland Extension

  • Developing a Custom Portable Sawmill Enterprise Budget Spreadsheet

    University of Maryland Extension

  • How to Produce and Market Paulownia

    University of Maryland Extension Bulletin #319

  • Marketing Forest Products: Understanding the Sales Process

    University of Maryland Extension Bulletin #367

  • Enterprise Budget for a Family Firewood Business

    University of Maryland Extension Brief #EBR-43

  • Enterprise Budget for a Family Firewood Business Spreadsheet & Worksheet

    University of Maryland Extension

Woodworking & Basketmaking

  • Rural Enterprise Series - Traditional White Oak Basketmaking

    University of Maryland Extension

  • Rural Enterprise Series - Traditional White Oak Basketmaking Budget Worksheet

    University of Maryland Extension

Vacation Cabin and Bed & Breakfast

  • Rural Enterprise Series - Vacation Cabin

    University of Maryland Extension

  • Rural Enterprise Series - Vacation Cabin Budget Worksheet

    University of Maryland Extension

  • Rural Enterprise Series - Horse Boarding

    University of Maryland Extension