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 land is farmed organically without pesticides, with a focus on regenerative practices and the potential to expand organic produce production.
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David Caraccio
march 4, Sacbee.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Currently, the parcels are farmed under leases that will transfer to the forest preserves.
—Yadira Sanchez Olson, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Goats were among the first animals domesticated in Ireland and have been farmed there since Neolithic times.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2026
The architect’s roots in the area run deep—his mother’s side of the family farmed the land from his boyhood—and today, the Taliesin estate functions as something of a crash course for architectural enthusiasts hoping to understand how Frank Lloyd Wright lived and worked.
—Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 25 Feb. 2026
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David Caraccio
march 4, Sacbee.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Currently, the parcels are farmed under leases that will transfer to the forest preserves.
—Yadira Sanchez Olson, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Goats were among the first animals domesticated in Ireland and have been farmed there since Neolithic times.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2026
The architect’s roots in the area run deep—his mother’s side of the family farmed the land from his boyhood—and today, the Taliesin estate functions as something of a crash course for architectural enthusiasts hoping to understand how Frank Lloyd Wright lived and worked.
—Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 25 Feb. 2026
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While some of the trees that produce the resin are cultivated, the vast majority grow in the wild.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2026
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Imagination, creativity and experimentation will all be cultivated at the OC Fair & Event Center’s upcoming Imaginology, a two-day festival of learning that is hosted each April at the fairgrounds.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
9 Apr. 2026
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Trained on hundreds of billions of words harvested from the internet, ChatGPT uses what it’s learned about text patterns to generate the likeliest responses to user prompts.—
Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
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Let the beautiful blue crab, harvested from the Chesapeake Bay's waters, have their moment of glory with this new recipe.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2026
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Hedges are shrubs planted close together to define outdoor spaces, create privacy, shelter garden rooms, and serve as a backdrop to planting beds.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2026
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In a healthy, productive garden, there are plants that should not be planted together.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Farmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farmed. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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