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market gardening

British

noun

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

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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

Yes, market gardening," replied the major; "if we lay the shells like that with sand-bags between them we prevent their igniting one another in case of accidents.

From Leaves from a Field Note-Book by Morgan, John Hartman

All the blank burden and surely there is none in a particular discreet turning, surely there is no unit in smelling and no market in market gardening.

From Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two Shorter Stories by Stein, Gertrude

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