natural farming
Pesticide-free crop cultivation
Natural farming is an agricultural approach that minimizes human intervention, avoiding synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, and even tilling or composting.
Developed primarily in Japan, it emphasizes working with natural ecosystems rather than against them—letting weeds grow, using seed balls, and allowing nature to maintain soil fertility.
The philosophy holds that crops thrive when farmers stop trying to improve on natural processes: Natural farming requires less labor but more observation.
- biodynamicAgriculture following cosmic cycles
- permacultureSustainable ecosystem design method
- compostDecayed organic fertilizer
- mulchingCovering soil protectively
- sustainableAble to endure long-term
cover crops · seed saving · soil fertility · regenerative · land stewardship · agroecology · crop rotation · organic · biodiversity · biopesticide · chemical-free · sustainable agriculture · companion planting · agroforestry · green manure · heirloom seeds · native seeds · Fukuoka
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Large-scale mechanized farming
factory farming · intensive farming · mechanized farming · agribusiness · vertical farming
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