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market gardening

British  

noun

  1. Also called (in the US and Canada): truck farming.   trucking.  the business of growing fruit and vegetables on a commercial scale

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The fertile volcanic soil at its base has allowed market gardening to flourish, including in the village of Ohakune, which is affectionately known as the nation’s carrot capital.

From Seattle Times Oct. 5, 2022

That means building private homes, getting into market gardening, even setting up an energy company.

From The Guardian Sep. 1, 2014

Hoping to find peace of mind George Lloyd moved into market gardening.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2013

The Hollanders have taken root chiefly in western Michigan, between the Kalamazoo and Grand rivers, on the deep black bottom lands suitable for celery and market gardening.

From Our Foreigners A Chronicle of Americans in the Making by Orth, Samuel Peter

From 1874 lived on a farm, after 1884 dividing his time between market gardening and literature.

From Contemporary American Literature Bibliographies and Study Outlines by Manly, John Matthews

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