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  1. 2. a mixture of decaying vegetation and manure; used as a fertilizer
  2. 4. a growing crop that is plowed under to enrich soil
  3. 5. (4 May 1928 – 24 September 2016) was an Australian researcher, author, scientist, teacher and biologist.
  4. 7. the taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools; distinct from the green plants
  5. 8. useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
  6. 12. a horticultural technique where a mound constructed from decaying wood debris and other compostable biomass plant materials is later (or immediately) planted as a raised bed.
  7. 14. the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather)
  8. 19. the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent
  9. 20. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
  10. 21. restoring (an area of land) to its natural uncultivated state (used especially with reference to the reintroduction of species of wild animal that have been driven out or exterminated).
  11. 22. a process-oriented whole systems approach to design
  12. 25. the cultivation of plants
  13. 26. born 1955) is an Australian environmental designer, ecological educator and writer.
  14. 28. (born 10 December 1954) is a British-born Australian permaculture consultant, designer, teacher and speaker. Since 1995 he has specialised in
  15. 29. the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat
  16. 31. the study and classification of human societies
  17. 32. the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings
  18. 33. the layer of soil on the surface
  19. 35. he type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs
  20. 36. a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment
  21. 37. small air-breathing arthropod
  22. 38. the property of being sustainable
  23. 39. an alternative means of producing food that may have lower—or even net positive—environmental and/or social impacts.
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  1. 1. the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry
  2. 3. the working together of two things (muscles or drugs for example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects
  3. 6. supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc
  4. 7. the science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber
  5. 9. an approach to designing products and services that gives special consideration to the environmental impacts of a product over its entire lifecycle.
  6. 10. the use of materials in the building process that is locally sourced, natural and kind to the environment
  7. 11. the sustained ability of communities to withstand, adapt to, and recover from adversity.
  8. 13. the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems
  9. 15. any natural resource (as wood or solar energy) that can be replenished naturally with the passage of time
  10. 16. a general term that refers to buildings designed to limit humanity's impact on the environment.
  11. 17. are grown agriculturally, primarily for human consumption, for livestock forage and silage, and as soil-enhancing green manure.
  12. 18. the act of constructing something
  13. 23. a layer of vegetation beneath the main canopy of a forest
  14. 24. the agricultural practice of growing a single crop year after year on the same land,
  15. 27. the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
  16. 30. capable of being sustained
  17. 34. material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow