working the soil
- tillingCultivating soil for crops
- plowingTurning earth for crops
- diggingRemoving earth below
- hoeingTilling with a blade
- cultivatingDeliberately developing or tending
furrowing · turning · composting · mulching · sowing · planting · harrowing · aerating · spading · raking · loam · clay · earth · dirt · manure · fertility · sweat · calluses
working the soilurbanization
Population shift toward cities
industrialization · urban sprawl · land development · strip mining · deforestation