Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

There are many ways to farm that can protect and develop the land. It's just a bit more labor intensive and requires a lot of knowledge about differing farm products and systems.

A diversified farm like that one requires knowledge about how to handle different species of livestock along with pasture and other vegetable farm management requirements. Then there is water management and soil nutrients for each type of plant they are trying to farm.

That's why corporate and factory farms usually focus on just one or 2 farm products. There is less need for proven knowledge of diverse products. Monocrop or mono livestock farming only requires knowledge of that one or two items you sell. No need to worry about how the livestock interacts and what their different grazing requirements are. The corporate farm only needs to consider a limited range, then streamline that one system.

Corporate farming is more efficient but way more destructive to the land.