When we say "self-sufficient", we look back to the golden age of American farming, the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Many American families lived on a farm, or had relatives that did. Most of these farms were small, only averaging about 150 acres.
These farms produced dairy products, meat and vegtables for the farm family. Food was preserved to get through the off-season. Surplus farm products, including livestock, were sold for extra income.
Horses, mules and oxen powered these homesteads, their manure providing fertility for the fields that grew food for humans and livestock. There was an elegant simplicity in how farm machinery was built, so that it was easily maintained and repaired by the farmer.
American agricultural publications of the day extolled the virtues of dunging fields for fertility and crop rotation for maximum soil health, since they had not yet been seduced by the empty promises of a chemical based agriculture.
Essentially, these farms were closed loop fertility building ecosystems, each part dependant on, and nourishing the other.
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Lane & Ricki Linnenkohl 100 Hamilton Heights Rd. Summer Shade, KY 42166
