Tag Archives: Survival

Living haystack

If you find Keeping animals alive on bought fodder means “buying the animal twice” OR Fodder conservation takes time, effort and money OR Fodder conservation contributes to soil acidity while robbing the soil of fertility OR Input costs cut into … Continue reading

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Survival first

If you find It can be tempting to focus on the expansion of the business side of farming without looking adequately at the survival of the family and the environmental underpinnings of that same business AND Without a solid base … Continue reading

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Kitchen garden

If you find Many farmers earn a farmer income and pay a city dweller’s shopping bill AND Modern farming is a far cry from the old mixed farming. We tend towards monocultures or highly specialized farms Then, Grow food for … Continue reading

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