fallowing
Land taking breaks
Fallowing is the practice of leaving agricultural land unplanted for a season or more, allowing the soil to rest and recover its fertility.
A field left in this state is said to be lying fallow.
The practice dates back centuries as farmers observed that rested land produced better yields.
Fallowing also extends metaphorically to periods of creative or intellectual rest: After the project ended, she spent months fallowing before starting something new.
Returning degraded earth to health
- crop rotationAlternating field plantings yearly
- sustainable farmingLand use preserving future yields
- land managementAdministering territory and resources
- conservation tillageMinimal soil disruption agriculture
cover crops · green manure · soil fertility · agronomy · soil structure · organic matter · pest management · soil amendment
Renewing degraded earth's fertility
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- restorationReturning something to condition
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
- natural healingBody's innate restorative processes
Not yet cultivated
- untilledNot yet cultivated
- overgrownExcessively covered in vegetation
- neglectedNot given proper attention
- wild grassesUncultivated herbaceous field plants
In a state of stillness
- idleWithout activity or purpose
- inactiveNot currently functioning
- unplantedNot put in soil
- unseededNot given a position
unworked · quiescent · paused · recuperating · off-season · downtime · waiting period
soil restoration
Returning degraded earth to health
- crop rotationAlternating field plantings yearly
- sustainable farmingLand use preserving future yields
- land managementAdministering territory and resources
conservation tillage · cover crops · green manure · soil fertility · agronomy · soil structure · organic matter · pest management · soil amendment · erosion control
soil regeneration
Renewing degraded earth's fertility
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- restorationReturning something to condition
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
unplowed
Not yet cultivated
resting
In a state of stillness
unseeded · unworked · quiescent · paused · recuperating · off-season · downtime · waiting period
- Old Farmingplowing, harvesting, sowing, threshing, winnowing
- ancient farmingancient farming, crops, fields, early farming, cultivation
- farming historypeasant farming, crop rotation, enclosures, manorialism, threshing machine
- land stewardshipland stewardship, forest stewardship, forest management, wildlife management, sustainable harvest
- farmingfarm, farms, farmer, farmers, crop
- farm traditionsbarn raising, barn dances, harvest festival, county fairs, farmers markets