How many acres do you need for subsistence farm?
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How many acres do you need for subsistence farm?
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How many acres do you need for subsistence farm?
avery
About 1 acre of good land is enough for such purposes. But if the family wants to keep a cow and plans to buy the necessary winter feed, 2 acres of good pasture land, in addition, should be enough, and the extra work will not be excessive.
aron
Where the entire subsistence homestead operation is limited to an acre at least one-half of the area should be devoted to the garden and small fruits, but whenever the plan includes 3 to 5 acres, 1 1/2 to 2 acres can be profitably used for the production of fruits and vegetables.
John Wick
Usually, the land used for subsistence farming is very small, only 1 to 3 hectares since the main goal is only to produce consumption for the family.