I've often wondered about returning to more rural, subsistence-farm living. I'm very likely naive about a number of factors involved, but with the massive agric

I've often wondered about returning to more rural, subsistence-farm living. I'm very likely naive about a number of factors involved, but with the massive agricultural advances of the last 100 years it seems like setting up a subsistence farm for a moderate sized family/community should be do-able. The Amish do it fairly well, and they even "handicap" themselves by not employing many of the modern farm automation capabilities.