Vocabulary List
- Lite Farm
- Crystal Arsenault (Unlicensed)
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Agroecology | the application of ecological principles to designing agricultural systems in a way that respects diverse sociocultural contexts and attends to power dynamics. As a science, a practice, and a social movement, agroecology has been put forth as a promising pathway for transitioning to more sustainable, resilient, and just agri-food systems |
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GDF | Grassroots Development Framework | IAF (Inter-American Fund) term |
Bed | Raised area in a field. |
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Crop Type | Species, A species can have many different types of varieties e.g. of species/crop type= Tomato or Cucumber. |
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Varietal | Variety is a taxonomic rank used to classify plants. The comparative term for variety in the animal kingdom is subspecies. Most varieties are true to type, which means that they produce offspring which are similar to the parent plant. eg. Beafsteak Tomato, boston pickling cucumber |
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IFOAM | The International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements is the worldwide umbrella organization for the organic agriculture movement, which represents close to 800 affiliates in 117 countries. | |
Genetic (Seed) |
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Stunting |
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Wasting |
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Hybrid (Seed) | produced by companies through careful pollination of two specific varieties. Normally, this highly selective plant breeding is done to bring together two traits in each of the chosen varieties so that the resulting seed has both of the traits. |
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Plot trial |
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Sheet & Rill Erosion |
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Wind Erosion | wind removing soil from an area. Most often occurs on flat land in dry or sandy areas |
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Leeching | loss of water-soluble plant nutrients from the soil, due to rain and irrigation. |
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Tillage |
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Cover Crops | A specific crop grown for the benefit of the soil. suppress weeds, stop erosion, fix N or provide nutrients when tilled in. not harvested. eg. clover, rye |
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Conventional Till |
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Reduced Till |
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Strip Trial |
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CPG | Consumer Packaged Goods |
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CPG Premiums |
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CRP |
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Fieldprint |
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Soil type |
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Soil texture | 12 classes based on Relative percentages of Clay, Silt, Sand | 
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WWOOFERS | (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms.) generally labour exchanged for room and board |
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pick sheets | amount of each crop to harvest on a specific day, determined by pre-orders or desired market quantities |
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GH | Greenhouse |
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NRCS | National Resources Conservation Service | https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/site/national/home/ |
Infiltration (Soil) | Soil infiltration refers to the soil's ability to allow water movement into and through the soil profile. ... Infiltration rates are a measure of how fast water enters the soil and are typically expressed in inches per hour. |
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Aggregation (Soil) |
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Status - Organic | Certified Organic (CO)- has completed the application process of a recognized Certifying Body (CB) and completed the necessary transition time | can market products as ‘Organic’ using their CB logo |
Status - Transitional | has applied to an organic certification program and is currently documenting and complying with necessary standards for a defined period of time until deemed eligible for organic status | in Canada it generally takes a minimum of 12 month to 3 years of organic management practices and inspections before an operation is considered ‘eligible’ for organic status |
Fertilizer NPK | NPK fertilizers are three-component fertilizers providing nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K). | NPK is a rating system describing the amount of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium in a fertilizer. consisting of three numbers separated by dashes (e.g., 10-10-10 or 16-4-8) . eg A 50-pound (23 kg) bag of fertilizer labeled 16-4-8 contains 8 lb (3.6 kg) of nitrogen (16% of the 50 pounds), an amount of phosphorus equivalent to that in 2 pounds of P2O5 (4% of 50 pounds), and 4 pounds of K2O (8% of 50 pounds). Most fertilizers are labeled according to this N-P-K convention, |