Low external-input technology (or LEIT) is an increasingly prominent subject in discussions of sustainable agriculture. There are growing calls for self-suffici

Start a mini farm on a quarter acre or less and provide 85 percent of the food for a family of four and earn an income."

The problems related to the process of industrialisation such as biodiversity depletion, climate change and a worsening of health and living conditions, especia

Continued population growth, rapidly changing consumption patterns and the impacts of climate change and environmental degradation are driving limited resources

Self-sufficiency doesn't have to mean getting off the grid entirely. That level of independence isn't practical for most people. A backyard farm can provide an