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sustainable agriculture [sə‚stān·ə·bəl ′ag·rə‚kəl·chər] (agriculture) An integration of traditional, conservation-minded farming techniques with modern scientific advances that maximizes use of on-farm renewable resources instead of imported and nonrenewable resources, while earning a return that is large enough for the farmer to continue in an ecologically harmless, regenerative way. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Some people are suggesting 'food-mile' labels," said Jeff Schahczenski, a spokesman for the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service. Through the Eastern South Dakota Soil and Water Research Farm, the facility's research projects are concerned with clean water, clean air, soil stewardship and sustainable agriculture. The news that Espitas, a restaurant in Dresden, Germany, has lines around the block for its maggot ice cream and maggot salad was no surprise to entomologist Marc Kenis from Switzerland's CABI Bioscience, a nonprofit group that works on sustainable agriculture projects. |
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