permaculture
noun
per·ma·cul·ture
ˈpər-mə-ˌkəl-chər 
: an agricultural system or method that seeks to integrate human activity with natural surroundings so as to create highly efficient self-sustaining ecosystems
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With three iconic valleys — Russian River, Dry Creek, and Alexander — Sonoma is the most sustainable wine region in the world with lots of permaculture and biodynamic farming of not only grapes but bounteous produce and plenty of sustainable and ethical farms raising livestock and producing dairy.
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Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2024
Much of the restaurant’s produce is sourced straight from the estate's permaculture vegetable garden, where Chef David Charrier and the estate’s gardener work together to ensure each ingredient is brought to life on the plate.
—Monica Mendal, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2023
Well Living Farms, a 10-acre permaculture family farm in Southwest Florida.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 18 Sep. 2023
Take part in a series taught by permaculture expert Marisha Auerbach featuring seasonal information about planning, growing, maintaining and harvesting food from your garden.
—Corey Sheldon | , oregonlive, 13 Sep. 2023
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Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2024
Much of the restaurant’s produce is sourced straight from the estate's permaculture vegetable garden, where Chef David Charrier and the estate’s gardener work together to ensure each ingredient is brought to life on the plate.
—Monica Mendal, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2023
Well Living Farms, a 10-acre permaculture family farm in Southwest Florida.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 18 Sep. 2023
Take part in a series taught by permaculture expert Marisha Auerbach featuring seasonal information about planning, growing, maintaining and harvesting food from your garden.
—Corey Sheldon | , oregonlive, 13 Sep. 2023
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“Permaculture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/permaculture. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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