rural farms

Bucolic agricultural operations

Rural farms are agricultural operations located in the countryside, away from urban areas.

The phrase is somewhat redundant—farms are rural by definition—but emphasizes the traditional, non-industrial character of farming: Rural farms dotted the landscape for miles.

It often contrasts with suburban hobby farms or industrial agricultural facilities near population centers.

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harvest · tractors · silos · hay · crops · crop rotation · homestead · country living · dirt road · agriculture · meadows · rolling hills · orchards · fences · chickens · cattle · irrigation · plowing

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location/setting

rural farmsurban agriculture

Food cultivation in cities

vertical farms · rooftop gardens · urban gardens

scale and method

rural farmsfactory farms

Industrial-scale animal production sites

industrial agriculture · plantation agriculture · intensive farming

Family

rural, farm, rurally, rurality, farms, farmed, farming, farmer, farmers

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G