[fargle]

yeah, it's pretty sad, right? but that's what they do.

mostly it's subsistence farming - e.g. they raise enough food for themselves. and of course, every able bodied family member works for minimum wage somewhere, when they can. but that does NOT make it a hobby farm.

yes, in fact people in the US make the equivalent of less than 10K a year and still live.

[lazide]

That’s using the farm mostly to feed themselves, and then supplementing with a bit of income here and there for ‘hard currency’ - which is very different in my mind at least from supporting themselves with the farm (as a business). But I see your point.

That’s definitely subsistence farming, and common the world over in some form.

And agree, not a hobby farm at that point.