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