AGROECOLOGY IN ACTION – KEY VOCAB PRACTICE

browsed, budget, causing harm, close down, degrade, engage, herbicides, increase, limited,
intolerant, issued, nutritious, opportunities, ordered, packaged, pesticides, preserved, processed,
provide, resistant, soil, source, teamed up, under threat, unimproved, unwell, valued, volunteers,well-
being

The Godwin family live on a farm somewhere in England. Emma and Stewart speak about their story.
Few years ago they were very ____________ they had lot of serious illnesses (for example: allergies,
tumors etc.) She began look at how food is produced, how it cooked, how it ____________,
____________, ____________. She began to see that their food was a big part of the problem. The
way they farm intensively ____________ our soil which means their vegetables have less
____________ than before. This combined with residues of ____________ ____________ and
antibiotics was making theM all really unwell.

Their daughter was ____________ to all the food they feeded her. Emma began to research,
____________ the internet. Farmland could catch a carbon flood. They could rebuild their
____________ and grew foods.

They were really bad situtations, because they began farming and they had ____________
experience and small ____________.They figured out the only way for them was to ____________
the local community. They started building soil and building community with ____________ and
____________ for education. A place where people could reconnect with the ____________ of their
food and show children he life in the soil and farm animals. They created a place of ____________,
education, celebration and they started to ____________ the biodiversity and created new models
for community farming.

The bought the crossing eight acres of ____________ pasture, they ____________ with biologic
design Swansea biochar and they invested everything that they crearted a resilient drought-tolerant
and flood ____________ landscape. They worked whit closed-loop energy systems. They have a
stove, which produces heat gives, hot water and biocharm. They worked really hard to
____________ real clean food for local people and teach people about foods.

Later they were ____________. The local planning authority ____________ them with enforcement
notices that ____________ them to remove absolutely everything from sight effectively
____________ their business and destroy their family home, because they said Godwing family was
____________ to the Ashdown Forest. So they asked people to help. They ____________ every
donation.
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The Godwin family live on a farm somewhere in England. Emma and Stewart speak about their story.
Few years ago they were very unwell, they had lot of seriuos illnesses (for exemple: allergies, tumors
etc.) She began look at food’s how it grew, how it cooked, how it processed, packaged, preserved. She
began to see that their food was a big part of the problem. The way they farm intensively degraded
our soil which means their vegetables have less nutrients than before. This combined with residues of
pesticides herbicides and antibiotics was making their all really unwell.

Their daughter was intolerant to all the food they feeded her. Emma began to research, browsed the
internet. Farmland could catch a carbon flood. They could rebuild their soil and grew foods.

They were really bad situtations, because they began farming and they had limited experience and
small budget. They figured out the only way for them was to engage the local community. They
started building soil and building community whit volunteers and opprtunities for education. A place
where people could reconnect with the source of their food and show children he life in the soil and
farm animals. They created a place of well-being, education, celebration and they started to increase
the biodiversity and created new models for community farming.

The bought the croosing eight acres of unimproved pasture, they teamed up whit biologic design
Swansea biochar and they invested everything that they crearted a resilient drought-tolerant and
flood resistant landscape. They worked whit closed-loop energy systems. They have a stove, which
produces heat gives, hot water and biocharm. They worked really hard to provide real clean food for
local people and teach people about foods.

Later they were under threat. The local planning authority issued them with enforcement notices that
ordered them to removed absolutely everything from sight effectively closed down their business nad
destroyed their family home, because they said Godwing family was cousing harm to the Ashdown
Forest. So they asked people to help. They valued every donation.