agriculture

ag*ri*cul*ture

noun

{bc}the science, art, or practice of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock and in varying degrees the preparation and marketing of the resulting products

com*mu*ni*ty-sup*port*ed agriculture

noun

{bc}a system in which a farm is supported by local consumers who purchase prepaid {d_link|shares|share:2} in the farmu0027s output which they receive periodically throughout the growing season

subsistence farming

noun

{bc}farming or a system of farming that provides all or almost all the goods required by the farm family usually without any significant surplus for sale