AY Honor Subsistence Farming

Subsistence Farming

Skill Level

2

Year

2001

Version

21.08.2026

Approval authority

General Conference

Overview

While similar to Agriculture and sharing some things with the AY Honor Gardening honor, this honor is specifically for learning how to grow a garden of sufficient size and crops to create enough food to feed a family year-around. Many tribal cultures use these same methods to survive! Now you can learn -- hands-on -- how to follow their example!

The Challenging Part

The most challenging requirement of this honor is probably this:

1. Participate in the preparation of a food garden nine meters square. Cover the following points.

a. Choosing the site

b. Clearing the bush

c. Cleaning the area

d. Preparation of the soil for planting