farming

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Liberated from farming and fearful of helot revolts, the Spartans developed their austere lifestyle and rigorous program of military training.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

"In farming, the person who uses a tractor is more efficient than the person who uses the horse. In the tailoring industry, we are still at the level where we are using the horse."

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Carlo Petrini, whose worldwide Slow Food movement has spent 40 years promoting quality traditional cooking and sustainable farming, has died at the age of 76, his organisation announced Friday.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

"Nothing surprises me in farming anymore, but still it's just another hurdle," he added.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Mama says your daddy told her it was all right, that we’d be fine since we’d been farming the same fields in Chemung County since the Maple Tree was a baby.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan