merely producing exactly enough for you and those you support, sustainably, without outside interaction.
Subsisting solely means requiring a supply of only one thing for continued existence.
Existing insurance
The habitual eating of eggs; subsisting largely on eggs
The noun forms of the verb to subsist are subsistence and the gerund, subsisting.
living, breathing, animate, subsisting, existing, functioning, active, alert
The Spotted Bat is a relatively specialized feeder, subsisting almost entirely on moths.
insisting, resisting, desisting, de-listing, enlisting, persisting, subsisting listing, trysting
Mountain lions are carnivores, subsisting on flesh. Deer and smaller prey like rabbits or wild turkeys, etc.
Pandas are known to be very picky eaters, subsisting primarily on bamboo shoots and leaves.
Wolves are primarily carnivores. They may eat some plant materials but their teeth and digestive system are not very well suited for subsisting on a plant diet.
Of the two species of African rhino, the white rhino is a grazer, eating mainly grasses while the black rhino is a browser, subsisting on shrubs, bushes and leaves.
J. Sutherland has written: 'Shakespeare's world' 'Preface to eighteenth century poetry' 'Sketches of the relations subsisting between British Government in India and different native states' -- subject(s): Politics and government