Truck farming

Truck farming

Truck farming is the cultivation of one or a few fruit or vegetable crops on a relatively large scale for transport to distant markets where the crop cannot be grown due to climate.

This is contrasted to market gardening, where a variety of crops are grown on small farms for sale to local markets. Truck farms are larger, grow fewer types of crops, or only one type, and often grow seasonal crops. While truck and market farming both involve the cultivation of cash crops, a truck farm is even less likely to be a substantial food source for the farmer. Important truck crops include tomatoes, melons, onions, strawberries, citrus, potatoes, green vegetables and bananas.

References

* [http://www.bartleby.com/65/tr/truckfar.html The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition]


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