permaculture
noun[U]
uk/ˈpɜː.mə.kʌl.tʃər/us/ˈpɝː.mə.kʌl.tʃɚ/systemsforgrowingcrops,plants, etc. thatcauselittledamageto theenvironmentand canthereforecontinuefor alongtime:
（对环境影响小的）持久农业Permacultureaimstodevelopalandscapethat will be self-sustaining andproductiveforgenerations.持久农业的目的是发展一种能够世世代代自我维持、富有成效的景象。
A permaculturegardencan be assmallas abalconyor manyhectaresinsize.一个持久农业园可以小到一个阳台，也可以大到占地很多公顷的土地。
- Whenpracticalpermacultureprinciplesareexplainedtofarmers,gardeningistransformedfrom ataskto acraft.
- Hediscoveredanagriculturaltechniquecalled permaculture thatcreatesself-sustaininggardeningdesigns.
- But permaculture is all about thelaid-back, low-maintenanceapproach,includingextensiveuse of self-seedingplantsandperennials.
- Ultimately, permacultureoffersavisionof howhumanitycanparticipateinratherthandamageourplanet'secosystems.
Farming - general words
- agroecology
- agroforestry
- arable
- biodynamic
- biodynamics
- grain
- harvest
- haystack
- hungry gap
- hydroponic
- landless
- landrace
- monoculture
- non-farm
- PYO
- soil
- terrace
- the Agrarian Revolution
- thresh
- yield