Can you be more specific about where you've seen people in eastern Oregon and modoc/siskiyou living on local subsistence agriculture? These areas are mountainou

Can you be more specific about where you've seen people in eastern Oregon and modoc/siskiyou living on local subsistence agriculture? These areas are mountainous, high altitude, and incredibly arid, not exactly prime agricultural land. That's a big part of why they're so lightly populated. As for jobs, their main employers are typically some combination of tourism, ranching, and most of all, government. Often it's colleges and medical facilities that are the largest employers overall, which critically rely on state funding. I've definitely heard people in these areas who say they don't need doctors, schools, or roads, but hopefully we can agree that it's a silly position and not an argument most people would make.