Glossary

Argosy - 1. a treasure-laden ship. 2. an odyssey or adventure.

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) - individuals, families or groups support the farm budget in advance and receive weekly what is seasonably ripe. This reduces waste and risk for the farmer, allowing her to focus on quality care of soils, crops, animals, co-workers and on the customer. 

Farmsteading - a lifestyle of simple, agrarian self-sufficiency.

Genetically engineered food - a food substance that has foreign genes inserted into its genetic code. Genetic engineering can be done with plants, animals or micro-organisms. Scientists can move desire genes from one plant into another, or even from an animal to a plant or vice versa. It is estimated that over 70% of the foods in U.S. and Canadian grocery stores contain genetically engineered ingredients. Learn more.

Heirloom plant - an open-pollinated plant grown from seed over many generations; often passed down through families.

Natural building - present in or produced by nature, not artificial or synthetic. Examples 

Organic food - crops produced without the use of conventional petroleum-based pesticides and artificial fertilizers; animals reared without the routine use of antibiotics and growth hormones; food that is not genetically modified. 

Self-sufficient - refers to the state of not requiring outside aid, support; where nothing is consumed outside of what is produced by the self-sufficient individuals.

Sustainable - the ability to continue a defined behavior indefinitely.

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