Sustainable Farming

noun a method of farming that involves using vertical space to produce food or other agricultural products

• The company invested in a state-of-the-art vertical farm to grow fresh produce in a controlled environment.
• Have you seen that new vertical farm they built down the street? It's pretty cool.
• I heard they're growing veggies in a giant vertical farm now. How wild is that?
• Her mind was like a vertical farm, cultivating new ideas and innovations at every level.

noun the cultivation or growing of olive trees for the production of olives or olive oil

• Oliviculture is the agricultural practice of cultivating olive trees for their fruit.
• My uncle's family has been in oliviculture for generations.
• I never thought I'd be into oliviculture, but now I love tending to my olive trees.
• In the business world, oliviculture refers to nurturing and growing a successful enterprise.

noun the cultivation of soil for agriculture

• The farmer practiced proper tillage techniques to prepare the soil for planting.
• Dad's out in the field doing some tillage before he plants the crops.
• I'm not a fan of all this tillage work, it's hard on my back.
• The author's words acted as tillage, cultivating new ideas in the minds of his readers.

noun a male given name

• Adlai Stevenson was a prominent American politician and diplomat.
• I heard Adlai is running for office again.
• Adlai is a cool dude, always knows how to have a good time.
• Adlai's words were like a breath of fresh air in the stale political debate.