to work the soil
1work the land — FORMAL ► to prepare the soil to grow crops on it: »We re here to thank those who work the land to feed us. Main Entry: ↑work …
2Growth of the Soil — The Growth of the Soil (Norwegian Markens Grøde) is the novel by Norwegian writer Knut Hamsun which won him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920. Theme W.W. Worster, in an afterword to his 1920 translation of Growth of the Soil, describes the… …
3Children of the Soil: A Story of Scandinavia — is a children s novel by Nora Burglon. Set in Sweden in the early 1900s, it tells the story of a poor family whose ability and hard work brings them success.[1] The novel, illustrated by Edgar Parin D Aulaire, was first published in 1932 and was… …
4From the Soil — (ISBN 0 520 07796 2), first published in 1947, is an influential work by Fei Xiaotong (1910 2005), a pioneering Chinese sociologist and anthropologist …
5soil — n. 1) to cultivate, till, work the soil 2) to fertilize; irrigate the soil 3) barren, poor; fertile; firm; packed; sandy; soggy; swampy soil * * * [sɔɪl] fertile firm irrigate the soil packed poor sandy …
6The "Negation of the Diaspora" in Zionism — According to Eliezer Schweid, shlilat ha galut , or the rejection of life in the Diaspora, is a central assumption in all currents of Zionism. The concept encourages the dedication to Zionism s enterprise and it is used to justify the denial of… …
7Soil science — is the study of soil as a natural resource on the surface of the earth including soil formation, classification and mapping; physical, chemical, biological, and fertility properties of soils; and these properties in relation to the use and… …
8The Irish (in Countries Other Than Ireland) — The Irish (in countries other than Ireland) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Irish (in countries other than Ireland) I. IN THE UNITED STATES Who were the first Irish to land on the American continent and the time of their arrival are …
9Soil mechanics — is a discipline that applies principles of engineering mechanics, e.g. kinematics, dynamics, fluid mechanics, and mechanics of material, to predict the mechanical behavior of soils. Together with Rock mechanics, it is the basis for solving many… …
10Soil biology — is the study of microbial and faunal activity and ecology in soil. These organisms include earthworms, nematodes, protozoa, fungi and bacteria. Soil biology plays a vital role in determining many soil characteristics yet, being a relatively new… …
