Subsistence Farming

How to grow your own food, Subsistence farming strategies, Subsistence farming investment opportunities etc.

What you'll learn

How to grow your own food

Subsistence farming strategies

Why homesteaders should practice subsistence farming now

Turning subsistence farming into an investment opportunity

Best foods to grow for survival

Requirements

Desire to understand farming methods

No special requirement

Description

Subsistence farming occurs when farmers grow crops to meet the needs of themselves and their families on smallholdings. Subsistence agriculturalists target farm output for survival and for mostly local requirements. Planting decisions occur principally with an eye toward what the family will need during the coming year, and only secondarily toward market prices. Despite the self-sufficiency in subsistence farming, most subsistence farmers also participate in trade to some degree. Although their amount of trade as measured in cash is less than that of consumers in countries with modern complex markets, they use these markets mainly to obtain goods, not to generate income for food: these goods are typically not necessary for survival and may include sugar, iron roofing-sheets, bicycles, used clothing, and so forth.All cultures need ways to produce goods and distribute them for consumption. This is the essence of an economic system. The forms these takes vary across the globe and make involve with family or non-family. It may involve work from the home or it may be corporation. Some economic systems support the independence of families while others result in a greater, albeit oft unacknowledged, interdependence. Most people like to grow plants that look good as well as some that taste good. But when you're doing survival garden, your goal is literally to survive. Every plant in your garden should have a sue that reflects that goal.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 What is subsistence farming

Lecture 3 History of subsistence farming

Lecture 4 Types of subsistence farming

Lecture 5 Poverty alleviation

Lecture 6 Top best foods to grow for survival

Section 2: How To Grow Your Own Food

Lecture 7 Growing food in your climate

Lecture 8 Planting crop

Lecture 9 Managing and harvesting your crops

Section 3: Turning Subsistence Farming Into An Investment Opportunity

Lecture 10 Introduction

Lecture 11 Challenges subsistence farming face

Lecture 12 Turning challenges into investment opportunities

Section 4: Subsistence Farming Strategies

Lecture 13 Mode of production

Lecture 14 Foraging

Lecture 15 Types of foraging groups

Lecture 16 Pastoralists

Lecture 17 Horticulturalists

Lecture 18 Intensive agriculture

Section 5: Why Homesteaders Should Practice Subsistence Farming Now

Lecture 19 The practice of self-sufficiency

Lecture 20 Characteristics of subsistence farming

Lecture 21 Advantages of subsistence farming in your homestead

Lecture 22 How big a backyard do you need to live off of the land

Section 6: Conclusion

Lecture 23 Conclusion

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