farmed

Definition of farmednext
past tense of farm
as in cultivated
to work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops on we're planning on farming 50 acres the first year

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Recent Examples of farmed The Ceretani were an Indigenous community who farmed, herded, and mined within the Cerdanya region of Catalonia during the Iron Age. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 July 2026 David Fulton and his family farmed the land that would supply grapes for Fortunate Son for more than three decades. Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 30 July 2026 The Hewett family has farmed, ranched, and built along the Clearwater River for more than 100 years, and three generations now produce some of the AVA’s most compelling reds, including Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon. Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Advertisement For me, a son of the American Southwest, where my family has farmed and ranched for over 400 years, this is personal. Ken Salazar, Time, 20 July 2026 And sometime before the Forest Stewardship Council started certifying responsible woodland harvesting in 1993, company founder Jack Stoughton apparently had the environmental foresight to source paper from mills that farmed their own trees. Kyle Devine, Longreads, 14 July 2026 As Rayan began screaming, al-Ajeen, whose family has long farmed in the area, picked up his son and began walking again. Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 30 June 2026 Family owned and sustainably farmed, Paradigm’s 2024 rosé also marks the final vintage made by legendary Napa winemaker Heidi Barrett. Anna Lee Iijima, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026 The nets, for the most part, stay out consistently, says Roos, though they are checked regularly, every few days, which prevents not only the algae problem that plagues farmed fish, but also fishermen, as well. Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2026
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  • With the help of team psychologist Dr Pippa Grange, England cultivated a team ethos in a manner that was incongruous to generations before them — and felt somewhat jarring, based on English societal norms.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The firms that will thrive are the ones that treat their workforce as a portfolio of skills to be cultivated and thoughtfully deployed alongside AI.
    Ravin Jesuthasan, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
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  • Those not worth fixing are harvested for parts and then recycled.
    Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Yet, there’s more to be explored behind the bar as the resort also crafts its own gin, Gin del Drago, produced from Italian juniper harvested directly from the surrounding forest.
    Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
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  • The famed Tondré Vineyard, planted by the late Tondré Allarid in a former broccoli field, was also the source of a fabulous 2022 JMC Cellars Reserve Pinot Noir, paired with a wild mushroom and goat cheese crostini.
    Laura Ness, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Five women in green uniforms and rain boots dug up weeds and planted new vegetables as Malonga talked about the soil, the project’s foundation.
    Alicia Erickson, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026

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“Farmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farmed. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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