>It's how it was done in the past, people were self-sufficient when it came to food.
Everything I've read or heard says there was quite a bit of malnutrition and hunger.
Everything I've read or heard says there was quite a bit of malnutrition and hunger.
I know people who have chickens, ducks and vegetable gardens and work full time - indeed, only possible because they simply buy animal feed and have an automatic irrigation system.
It's still and extra hour of work a day, though, not counting harvest and slaughter time.
Of course, that's nowhere near enough to cover their needs.
But in this context, simply getting rid of the garden and having just an animal farm, while buying everything else from big farms makes a lot of sense.
You still get enough food, you still eat eggs and meat, and the animals live happier, longer lives.