agroforestry
noun
ag·ro·for·est·ry
ˌa-grō-ˈfȯr-ə-strē 
-ˈfär-
: land management involving the growing of trees in association with food crops or pastures
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Food is homegrown at the new agroforestry project and farm, or bought from local producers.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
One of the strategies for combatting climate change in the Tomorrow Garden is agroforestry, which integrates the cultivation of trees and crops together.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 29 Mar. 2026
The estate is farmed with a deep commitment to agro-ecology, which includes zero herbicides, zero insecticides, extensive cover crops, agroforestry, beehives, nesting boxes, and the planting of more than 1,500 trees.
—Emily Cappiello, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
By the third year, the fields had become a sort of Mediterranean garden, with cotton now sharing space with carob, fig and mulberry trees over 5.2 hectares, increasing agroforestry to 3.6 hectares and reducing monoculture to 1.6 hectares.
—Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 13 Nov. 2025
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
One of the strategies for combatting climate change in the Tomorrow Garden is agroforestry, which integrates the cultivation of trees and crops together.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 29 Mar. 2026
The estate is farmed with a deep commitment to agro-ecology, which includes zero herbicides, zero insecticides, extensive cover crops, agroforestry, beehives, nesting boxes, and the planting of more than 1,500 trees.
—Emily Cappiello, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
By the third year, the fields had become a sort of Mediterranean garden, with cotton now sharing space with carob, fig and mulberry trees over 5.2 hectares, increasing agroforestry to 3.6 hectares and reducing monoculture to 1.6 hectares.
—Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Agroforestry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agroforestry. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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