market gardening
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
So much for market gardening at a distance from city demands.
From Adopting an Abandoned Farm by Sanborn, Kate
These smaller rural industries--dairying, market gardening, and the like--demand much labour of a more or less unskilled and mechanical sort, but do not provide returns justifying the payment of high wages.
From The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography by Dawson, A. J. (Alec John)
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