Propagate This
This medium has large pour space for drainage and expands when heated
What is Perlite and Vermiculite
This classic children's book by E.B. White tells the story of a pig named Wilbur and his friendship with a spider.
What is Charlotte’s Web?
While llamas are common in South America, this smaller, fluffier relative is also farmed for its luxurious fiber.
What is an alpaca?
This soilless growing method uses a nutrient-rich water solution to grow plants.
What is hydroponics?
This farming method avoids synthetic chemicals and emphasizes soil health and biodiversity.
What is organic farming?
Taking a stem, root, or leaf from a parent plant to grow a new one is known as this type of propagation.
What is vegetative propagation?
This famous book by George Orwell is an allegory of revolution, but on the surface, it’s about farm animals taking over.
What is Animal Farm?
This striped animal, usually found in Africa, has been crossbred with donkeys and horses to create hybrids like the “zedonk.”
What is a zebra?
This alternative growing system combines hydroponics with fish farming
What is aquaponics?
Rotational grazing and cover crops are examples of this type of agriculture.
What is regenerative agriculture?
This fruit has no seed in nature and can not be propagated
What is a banana
In The Martian, Matt Damon's character survives on this crop grown in Martian soil.
What are potatoes?
These birds, originally from Africa, are often kept on farms for pest control and their loud alarm calls.
What are guinea fowl?
In this method of farming, crops are grown in this orientation rather than in traditional rows.
What is stacked or vertical?
Cover crops and reduced tillage help improve this important component of soil health.
What is organic matter (or carbon sequestration)?
In this form of stooling new shoots from the stool are pegged along the soil. Sideshoots are hilled up in stages for a depth of 6in. When these root, they are separated and grown on.
What is French layering?
This 2006 documentary by Al Gore highlights climate change and its impact on agriculture.
What is An Inconvenient Truth?
Farmers in some regions raise this large rodent, also called “cuy,” as a protein source.
What is a guinea pig?
This plant-based material, is a common growing medium in hydroponic systems.
What is coir (or coconut fiber)?
Deforestation for agriculture is a major contributor to this global problem.
What is climate change (or global warming)?
Who dipped the bases of cuttings in ox manure to stimulate rooting
Who are the Romans?
This 1984 film, starring Kevin Costner, tells the story of an Iowa farmer who builds a baseball field in his cornfield.
What is Field of Dreams?
These deer-like animals are farmed for their velvet antlers, which are used in traditional medicine.
What are elk (or red deer)?
This method of growing plants without soil uses mist to deliver nutrients directly to the roots.
What is aeroponics?
Rotational grazing and silvopasture are two ways to reduce the environmental impact of this type of agriculture.
What is livestock farming (or animal agriculture)?