market gardeners
Small-scale vegetable growers
Market gardeners are people who grow vegetables, fruits, and flowers for sale at local markets rather than for large-scale commercial distribution.
The term emphasizes small-scale, intensive cultivation on plots near urban areas, where produce can be sold fresh: The market gardeners arrived before dawn to set up their stalls.
Newly germinated plants
- transplantingMoving living growth elsewhere
- harvestingGathering mature crops
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- greenhouseClimate-controlled plant enclosure
composting · fertilizing · pruning · weeding · mulching · crop rotation · propagation · soil preparation
Flat blade for spreading
- spadeFlat-bladed digging implement
- hoeWeeding and tilling implement
- wheelbarrowOne-wheeled carrying cart
- dibberPointed planting tool
seeder · crates · hand cultivator · watering can · pruning shears
Roadside agricultural retail booth
- wholesaleBulk sales to merchants
- local produceFood from nearby sources
- seasonal salesTime-based retail discounts
- subscription boxesPeriodic curated product deliveries
restaurant supply · u-pick · roadside stand · direct sales · fresh picked
seedlings
Newly germinated plants
- transplantingMoving living growth elsewhere
- harvestingGathering mature crops
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
greenhouse · composting · fertilizing · pruning · weeding · mulching · crop rotation · propagation · soil preparation · row covers
trowel
Flat blade for spreading
- spadeFlat-bladed digging implement
- hoeWeeding and tilling implement
- wheelbarrowOne-wheeled carrying cart
dibber · seeder · crates · hand cultivator · watering can · pruning shears
farmstand
Roadside agricultural retail booth
- wholesaleBulk sales to merchants
- local produceFood from nearby sources
- seasonal salesTime-based retail discounts
subscription boxes · restaurant supply · u-pick · roadside stand · direct sales · fresh picked
- growersfarmer, farmers, crop farmer, cultivators, organic farmer
- rural folkpeasantry, countryfolk, farmers, farmhands, farm workers
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