market gardening
Britishnoun
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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
"You told me you were thinking of offering to rent a few acres of us and try some market gardening."
From Strawberry Acres by Richmond, Grace S. (Grace Smith)
The admiration of the foreign observer for the Belgian system of market gardening is not diminished on learning that the subsoil of most of this tract is the sand of the “dunes.”
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various
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