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Words to Understand cultivation: The planting, tending, or harvesting of crops. gorges: Narrow clefts or canyons with steep sides, especially those through which a stream runs. temperate: Moderate in respect to temperature; not subject to prolonged extremes of hot or cold weather.

ABOVE: St. Trudpert's Abbey in Münstertal in the southern Black Forest, Baden- Württemberg. Although it used to be a Benedictine monastery, today it is home to the Sisters of St. Joseph of St. Trudpert.