Integrated farming

Integrated farming is a good strategy for survival because it maximises the output of products while minimising input in terms of expenses. A good way of achieving this is by building a chicken cage above a fish pond so that the rich droppings from the chicken will feed the fish. Water from the fish pond can then be used to irrigate vegetables in the vicinity during water recycling. Many other strategies can be used to achieve this. Which method or system of integrated earning do you use?

 

I've followed integrated farming for some time now. Everything has a bi-product and that bi-product can be used to feed and fertilize other plants, species, even a generator for your house via bio gas. Everything that we think is a waste and thrown away, we could be using to sustain ourselves for a life without utility bills.

Hers a simple pic of what you are talking about.

 

It sounds simlar to aquaponics, a tank of fish,which feeds some plants. But this goes much further. A very interesting idea. We are gonna get it all figured out eventually.

 

I don't know if my idea of integrated farming is correct. We are aspiring to buy a small farm that we can make into an orchard. It's just a dream though but sometimes me and my husband would talk about it lengthily. Aside from the fruit trees, the ideal 1-hectare land would have a small fish pond to supply us with fish. And another benefit of the fish pond is the fertile water that can be used to irrigate the vegetable plots. In return, some crops like corn can be converted into fish food. I cannot fully explain it but my husband has a complete blue print where the plants and the animals would be co-existing and benefiting from each other.

 

A lot of thought, planning, and money goes into starting an integrated farming system. I wonder how expensive it is to maintain it after it is up and running. Does anyone know?

 

I really like the idea of an integrated farm.
It makes a lot of sense and would be very practical, especially post-apocalypse.
It might be costly and I am not
familiar with how much animals cost or even how much a piece of land costs.....
but if you start out with two of each animal (chickens, fish, goats, etc.) so they can breed
you will have enough food for a long time.

 

Integrated farming will certainly help any farmer save cost and reduce losses. Am currently doing this on my farm. My maize farm produces alot of wastes that can be used to feed my cows. while i sell the maize cobs for profit