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GENERAL FARMING [4 records]

Record 1 2026-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Agriculture - General
  • Animal Husbandry
  • Labour and Employment
  • Mental Disorders
CONT

"Social farming" (or "care farming" or "green care") is a term used to describe a wide range of diverse farming practices aimed at promoting disadvantaged people’s rehabilitation or care and/or contributing towards the integration of people with "low contractual capacity" (i.e. psychophysical disabilities, convicts, drug addicts, minors, emigrants).

OBS

green care : This designation is sometimes also used more loosely to refer to interventions related to a more general contact with nature, rather than farming specifically.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Agriculture - Généralités
  • Élevage des animaux
  • Travail et emploi
  • Troubles mentaux
DEF

[...] pratique agricole qui utilise les ressources agricoles pour fournir des prestations sociales ou éducationnelles aux groupes vulnérables de la population.

Spanish

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Record 2 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farming Techniques
  • Agriculture - General
DEF

A general term for farming practices that are-to a greater or lesser extent-backing away from heavy use of pesticides, chemical fertilizers, and other off-farm purchases which characterize most current farming.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques agricoles
  • Agriculture - Généralités
OBS

Le sens d'«alternatif» signifiant «autre », «autrement» (par rapport à un modèle dominant) est emprunté à l'anglais et incorrect, quoi couramment utilisé.

Spanish

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Record 3 2018-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Organic Farming
OBS

The Islands Organic Producers Association[, founded in 1990 as a non-profit association, ] is a community of island farmers committed to organic agriculture [on the Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands].... IOPA's central mandate is threefold : to assist in the development of certified organic farming in this bioregion; to administer a fair, transparent and strict process to assess the operations of organic producers; and to award certified organic status to those who meet national and local standards. The [Islands Organic Producers Association] also works to promote and strengthen sustainable agriculture in general and to establish a cooperative and complementary relationship among organic producers and consumers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Agriculture biologique

Spanish

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Record 4 2007-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
  • Fermentation Techniques (Farming)
DEF

The spreading and incorporation of wastes into the soil to initiate biological treatment.

OBS

In general, "land farming" refers to the repeated application of wastes to the soil surface, whereas "land spreading" and "land treatment" are often used interchangeably to describe the one-time application of wastes to the soil surface. Some practitioners do not follow the same terminology convention, and may interchange all three terms. Readers should focus on the technologies rather than on the specific names given to each process.

Key term(s)
  • land-farming

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
  • Fermentation (Techniques agricoles)
CONT

L'épandage sur les sols agricoles est une pratique courante qui ne concerne pas que les boues d'épuration, mais plusieurs centaines de millions de tonnes ou de mètres cubes de matières diverses.

CONT

Répartition des MRF [matières résiduelles fertilisantes] valorisées par épandage agricole.

Spanish

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