How Harold works
- 1. You keep your records. Log eggs, harvests, feed, batches, and maintenance the way you already do — a few honest minutes at a time.
- 2. Harold reads them. When you ask a question, he looks at your actual numbers — this week against last week, your frost window, your spend by category — plus your live local forecast.
- 3. You get advice you can act on. Specific, seasonal, and grounded in your own data — with the numbers cited so you can check his work.
What Harold watches for you
You don't have to remember to ask. The advisor page highlights what he's watching — before it becomes a problem.
A lay-rate dip
Production slides 30% week over week? Harold connects it to the cold snap, the shorter days, or a molt — and tells you what to try.
Frost tonight
He reads your live local forecast. When a cold night is coming for your tender plants or unheated waterers, he says so before it hits.
A jam about to expire
Best-by dates on your preserved batches are on his watch list, so the pantry gets eaten instead of tossed.
A tractor overdue for service
Maintenance intervals you set become reminders he raises — before something fails in the middle of haying season.
A budget tipping over
Set a monthly spending target and Harold flags the category that's creeping — like a feed bill on its way to becoming the year's biggest line item.
An open health alert
Log a health concern on any animal group and Harold keeps it in view until you close it out.
Things folks ask Harold
- “How are my hens doing this week?”
- “Why did production drop?”
- “What should I plant this week?”
- “Is frost coming? Should I water today?”
- “What does a dozen of my eggs actually cost?”
- “Which animal group is costing me the most?”
- “What's about to expire in the pantry?”
- “Am I on track against my budget this month?”
Built on respect for your data
The advisor only works because you trust it with your records. Your data is never used to train Harold or anyone else, you can export everything to CSV in one click, and you can leave anytime. Details in our Privacy Policy.
Questions & answers
What is a smart homestead advisor?
A homestead assistant that reads your own records — production logs, frost dates, feed costs, pantry dates, maintenance intervals — and gives advice grounded in those numbers, rather than generic tips off the internet. Harold answers questions and proactively flags what needs attention across livestock, garden, preservation, and equipment.
How is Harold different from ChatGPT or a generic chatbot?
A generic chatbot knows nothing about your place. Harold answers from your actual records: this week's lay rate, your frost window, your feed spend, your budget. His answers cite your real numbers and dates, and he raises issues before you think to ask.
Does Harold train on my data?
No. Your records are never used for training — not by us, and not by our technology providers. A snapshot of your relevant records is used only to generate your answer, then it's yours alone.
What animals and areas does Harold cover?
Any species you track — poultry, goats, rabbits, bees, and more — plus the kitchen garden, preservation and pantry, equipment and maintenance, and the money side: budgets, cost to produce, and cash flow.
How much does Harold cost?
Every account gets a taste: 5 consults a month on the Free plan. Pro ($7/mo or $49/yr) includes daily Harold advice (fair use). Max ($12/mo or $99/yr) adds priority Harold. The 14-day trial includes full access, no card required.
Put Harold in your corner.
Set up your place in minutes, log what you've got, and let Harold take it from there. Full access for 14 days — no card required.
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