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chook tractor

chook tractor  n.— «The “chook tractor” is a time old permaculture concept as far as i can tell. it can be as complex or simple as you like. but the basic principle is enclose the chooks where you want to plant a garden, feed...

potunia

potunia  n.— «Hats off to the plant breeders at Dummen! They’ve bred a variety of petunias specifically for containers and pots, and I’m quite impressed with them. They are called potunias (huge surprise!) and produce a mass of both purple...

three-sister planting

three-sister planting  n.— «Imitating a traditional Iroquois practice called “three-sister planting,” the farm plants corn, beans and squash together. The beans fix nitrogen into the soil that corn depletes while the corn’s stalk enables...

wooly booger

wooly booger  n.— «Only a couple of weeks ago, on a visit home, I saw what at first looked like a redneck—he had him a tall wooly booger of a high-rider pickup and that job had more spotlights on it than the entire Plant City police force...

whipsaw

whipsaw  v.— «For example, Ford plans to close 16 plants by 2008. Whether or not the company keeps a plant open often depends on whether a union local will accept concessions, and the company routinely pits workers at one plant against...

ice cream plant

ice cream plant  n.— «There are certain ice cream plants, as we like to call them, that camels focus on and they probably have the ability to possibly eliminate some of the species from particular areas.» —“The World Today; Amorous...

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