The Homestead Year Binder
A full year of chicken logs, garden plans, monthly reviews, quarterly check-ins, and a year-end wrap — all in one printable 60-page binder.
No app required. No spreadsheets. No shame if you skip a week.
Small-batch printable product from Homestead Daily. Download as PDF, print at home or any office supply shop.
I kept a binder on my own homestead for two years before I built any of this software. It was the thing I actually reached for in the barn — not because paper is magic, but because it already knew where my flock numbers, feed costs, and close-out notes lived.
When we started Homestead Daily, I figured other folks might want the binder too — cleaner, tighter, and designed so year two is easier than year one.
That's what this is.
— Kyle, Homestead Daily
Here's what you'll actually print.
Three pages pulled straight from the PDF. No mockups, no stock photos.
Monthly spread
Priorities + weather + weekly chore planner
Feed-cost worksheet
The single most useful number on a small homestead
Quarterly review
30 minutes with the binder each season
One-time purchase · 7-day refund · Instant PDF download
A year of structure you can print tonight.
Sixty pages. Nine sections. Every page designed to get filled in, flipped back to, and marked up.
Welcome + legend + year setup
Three rhythms (weekly, monthly, quarterly), a handful of quiet principles, and a one-time January setup checklist so the binder runs itself after day one.
Year at a glance
Twelve-month spread for goals, seasonal markers, and the big moves — chick orders, garden starts, culls, major expenses.
Twelve monthly spreads
Three pages per month — priorities + weather notes + weekly chore planner, daily logs (eggs, expenses, income, observations), and a 15-minute close-out to catch what worked before it fades.
Four quarterly reviews
Thirty minutes with the binder each season. Numbers, what worked, what struggled, one thing to change next quarter.
Year-end wrap
Year in Numbers, Year in Stories, Carrying Forward — the three-page look back that turns twelve months into a year you can actually learn from.
Feed-Cost Worksheet
Four steps to the single most useful number on a small homestead — cost per dozen eggs — and what to do with it.
Decision Rules
The quick answers for “something's off” — flock, garden, money, and you. Not rules exactly. More like what the binder would tell you if it could talk.
Pairing with the app
One page. How the binder works alongside Homestead Daily if you use both. Zero pressure if you don't.
About + Notes + Index
First-person note from Kyle, two blank notes pages for margin-scribbles, and a full index so you can find anything in under 15 seconds.
The whole thing
60 pages · US Letter · single-sided
The back of every page is blank on purpose — room for margin notes, coffee rings, the occasional muddy thumbprint.
- ✓Backyard flock keepers with 3–40 birds
- ✓Market gardeners and vegetable-first homesteads
- ✓Small mixed homesteads (chickens + garden + a few goats or sheep)
- ✓Anyone who wants the numbers without living in a spreadsheet
- –Commercial producers with accounting software already dialed in
- –Folks looking for a niche single-topic workbook (bee records, dairy schedules)
- –Anyone who wants a pre-filled calendar — the binder is a framework, not a how-to
Two ways to start. Pick the one that fits.
Starter Pack Free | Year Binder $29 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pages | 10 | 60 |
| Time horizon | A week or a month | A full year |
| What it gives you | Five isolated tools — enough to try the habit | A complete year-long system with monthly, quarterly, and year-end rhythms |
| Chore planner | One week | Twelve months, week by week |
| Egg / flock logs | 30-day grid | Twelve monthly grids + quarterly totals + year-end summary |
| Garden | One seasonal planning page | Monthly space + grow records |
| Money | Simple expense tracker | Full monthly cash-in/out, feed-cost worksheet, year-end line items |
| Decision rules | — | Included — quick answers for the stuff that actually comes up |
| Quarterly & year-end review | — | Four quarterly check-ins + three-page year-end wrap |
| Index | — | Full index so you can find anything fast |
| Best for | First-time tracker, testing the habit | Anyone committing to a full year of records |
The Starter Pack is a quick way to try the habit. The Year Binder is the full system for keeping it up.
Most folks use the Starter Pack for a month, figure out which tools they'll actually reach for, and then grab the Binder when they want the rest of the year mapped out.
Honest answers
If yours isn't here, email support@homesteaddaily.app and I'll answer it myself.
How do I print it?
Home printer or any office supply shop. US Letter, single-sided. Three-hole punch for a standard one-inch binder, or spiral-bind it for about five dollars.
Do I need the Homestead Daily app to use this?
No. The binder is complete on its own. If you use the app too, there's a one-page guide showing how they fit together — but it's optional.
What if I don't start in January?
You don't have to. The binder doesn't care what month it is. If it's July when you open this, start in July.
Can I print this every year?
Yes. One purchase, personal use, print as many copies as you need. Please don't share the PDF — send folks to homesteaddaily.app/binder if they want their own.
Refund policy?
Seven-day refund window. Full policy is just below this FAQ — short version: email support@homesteaddaily.app within 7 days of purchase and we'll work it out.
Is this a subscription?
No. One-time purchase. Lifetime access to this edition plus any v1.x updates.
Try it. If it's not a fit, get your money back.
We want Homestead Daily products to feel useful, practical, and worth paying for.
If the Homestead Year Binder is not a good fit for you, email support@homesteaddaily.app within 7 days of purchaseand we'll make it right. Include the email address you used at checkout so we can find your order.
The binder is delivered as a PDF the moment your payment clears, so refunds are handled case-by-case within the 7-day window — we aim to be customer-friendly. This policy applies to purchases made directly through HomesteadDaily.app.
If you have trouble downloading the file or accessing your purchase, email us and we'll help — that's a delivery issue, not a refund issue, and we'll fix it without touching your refund window.
Full policy: homesteaddaily.app/refund.
Start your year on paper
60 pages. $29. Yours forever.
One-time purchase. Instant download. Seven-day, customer-friendly refund window.
7-day refund · Single-sided, print at home · Made in the barn, not an office