How do Janie and Tea Cake support themselves while they are in the Everglades?

Janie and Tea Cake in the novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston support themselves through various jobs while they are in the Everglades. Firstly, Tea Cake is a skilled hunter and fisherman. He uses these skills to catch food for himself and Janie. They often eat swamp rabbits, squirrels, and fish. Tea Cake is also able to sell some of the animals he catches to other people in the Everglades to make money. Secondly, Janie and Tea Cake both work on the muck farms in the area. They work long and hard hours, often from morning till night. They plant and harvest beans, potatoes, and other vegetables.

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