permaculture
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per·ma·cul·ture
(pûr′mə-kŭl′chər)n.
A system of perennial agriculture emphasizing the use of renewable natural resources and the enrichment of local ecosystems.
[perma(nent) + (agri)culture.]
per′ma·cul′tur·ist, per′ma·cul′tur·al·ist n.
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permaculture
(ˈpɜːməˌkʌltʃə)n
(Environmental Science) the practice of producing food, energy, etc, using ways that do not deplete the earth's natural resources
[C20: coined by Bill Mollison (born 1928), Australian ecologist, from perma(nent agri)culture]
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