since an ancestor settled there in the 19th century, farming has been the only occupation for six generations of the family
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Incentives such as tax breaks, subsidies, and grants for agroforestry, regenerative agriculture, and climate-resilient farming are essential and can be tailored to create models that can benefit both the economy and the environment.—Dianne Plummer, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025 The roof collapsed at St. Joseph’s, a 115-year-old building in North Little Rock that once served as an orphanage and is now the home of a nonprofit that provides urban farming resources.—Jim Vertuno, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025 But my grandfather wanted the land to always be used for farming.—Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Mar. 2025 Cacao farming followed, and by the early 1900s, the islands were collectively the world’s largest producer of chocolate.—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for farming
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