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[Shintaro Fago]

What skills and which things should I take to start a farm which will evolve into the greatest human city?

[IndonesiaWarMinister]

Err...
Probably belongs to the Dwarf HUMAN MODE sub-fora.

But... I mis-read the title as... Farming humans? (As in, breeding them for PROFIT)

[Shintaro Fago]

breeding humans

My next project is involving a city miniature walled with clear glass inside the actual fortress

[Danarca]

No, put a human antfarm on display in every bedroom!

[Cruxador]

Yeah, my perception was the same as the Minister's. I was pleased. Then I opened the topic and was disappointed.

As to your actual question: Carpentry is important. If it's a farm, you should have growers, as well as a butcher and tanner. Other than that, what ever you feel like will fit well.

[Sir Finkus]

Err...
Probably belongs to the Dwarf HUMAN MODE sub-fora.

But... I mis-read the title as... Farming humans? (As in, breeding them for PROFIT)

I thought the same thing when I read the title.  I wonder what that says about our mental states.

[Danarca]

Err...
Probably belongs to the Dwarf HUMAN MODE sub-fora.

But... I mis-read the title as... Farming humans? (As in, breeding them for PROFIT)

I thought the same thing when I read the title.  I wonder what that says about our mental states.

Dwarf Fortress Addiction Personality Disorder

[Duke 2.0]

 And onto the original topic, note a Human Town is not as difficult as one would think. Just imagine a dwarven fortress, only aboveground. Most of the challenges here would have to be self-imposed, such as how much you will depend on the underground and what dwarven features you will let stay.

 As far as farming goes, you don't need farms any larger than normal dwarven fortresses. As it stands your population can be sustained by a 5x5 plot for under 50 citizens and a second plot will satisfy whatever population you want. This is assuming you won't brew, as humans only need water.

[Cruxador]

Ah, but Duke, this town could become the breadbasket of the entire nation world!

[Stargrasper]

Ah, but Duke, this town could become the breadbasket of the entire nation world!

Don't the dwarves already hold a monopoly on prepared meals?

To the original question; if you REALLY want to sustain a strong rural community for an extended period, bring all of the agriculture professions(Butchery, Tanning, Farming, Dyeing, Milling, Brewing, Plant Gathering, Cooking) and not much more...maybe some carpentry and woodcutting.  You'll need a miner for purposes of channeling water for irrigation and the like.  An engineer wouldn't hurt, you'll be growing a lot of stuff that needs processing...

[Nexii Malthus]

Make a proper quarry, so you have stone for making archery towers and a basic perimeter wall.

[Duke 2.0]

Make a proper quarry, so you have stone for making archery towers and a basic perimeter wall.

And damn near everything.
 Quarrying stone is ten times more convenient than chopping trees, as it doesn't take three years to get a new layer to use as material.

[The Navigator]

And damn near everything.
 Quarrying stone is ten times more convenient than chopping trees, as it doesn't take three years to get a new layer to use as material.

One thing I'll do if I'm really set on having those wooden buildings is create a reaction to smelt logs into 5 planks each. "Plank" would simply be a rock type with the ignition point of lignite. This is really useful for extending wood supplies for construction and making mechanisms if you'd rather not mar the landscape with massive quarries.

[Kilo24]

Damnation.  I had hoped to open a page about a fortress named Soylent Glassgreen, dedicated to trading with its sister fortresses Mermaidgrabbed the Seller of Totems and Elfhanged for only the best in being beverages.

As for the OP... well, basically the same things that dwarves want.

[Bricks]

My feeble attempts to shoehorn this into a "How do I mine for fish?" joke aren't working.  But you get the idea.

Thread title gives me a total "Rats In the Walls" flashback.