Glossary
Click on a term to see its definition.
- GMO (Genetically Modified Organism)
- Grass-Fed
- Greenfields
- Greyfields
- Grow box
- Heirloom
- Humus
- Hydroponics
- Industrial agriculture
- International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM)
- Irradiation
- Monoculture
- National Organic Program (NOP)
- National Organic Standards Board (NOSB)
- No preservatives
- Organic farming
- Organic Food Production Act
- Organic matter
- Organic Trade Association (OTA)
- Paraben-free
- Permaculture
- Pesticide
- Sustainable
- Wild-crafted
- Antibiotics
- Antioxidants
- Aquaponics
- Biodiversity
- Biodynamics
- BPA (bisphenol A)
- Brownfields
- CAFO (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation)
- Certified organic
- Certifying agent
- Composting
- Crop rotation
- CSA (Community Supported Agriculture)
- Cultivar
- EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
- Factory farming
- Fair Trade Certified
- Farmers’ market
- Food co-op
- Food desert
- Food miles
- Food Quality Protection Act
- Food sovereignty
- Free range
- Genetically Engineered (GE)
