Subsistence farming means growing crops or raising animals to produce just enough food to survive and meet the needs of your own family or community, without any extra to sell or trade. Full definition
James Castle was deaf artist who lived much of his life on subsistence farms in rural Idaho and neither pursued nor received recognition for his remarkable art during his lifetime. (brooklynrail.org)
There are billions of people living in subsistence farming communities, and displaced because of human caused wars and subsequent famines. (wattsupwiththat.com)
For example, the shift from subsistence farming to agribusiness throws many peasants off the land. (religion-online.org)