The second part of the encyclopedia of self -sufficiency follows the successful first part (family garden). This time you will get basic information about what to prepare for if you are planning ecological farming or sustainable management on larger lands from one hectare higher. You will learn about the methods of growing plants without industrial fertilizers and pesticides, with suitable procedures for the care of meadows and pastures, in production setting and also in breeding the most popular livestock. You will have an overview of the current legislation and possibilities to draw subsidies. Great attention is paid to methods and products particularly suitable for small ecopharges such as growing medicinal, aromatic and root plants or cattle breeding without market production of milk. For those who want to embark on truly innovative methods, the authors have prepared passages about permaculture farming nearby nature. In this volume you will also find passages about ponds, ecological winery, breeding bees or mushroom growing. In the end, the book offers a varied range of examples of good practice.