truck farming
- noun
- /trʌk ˈfɑrmɪŋ/
- Specialized
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agricultura de mercado
- These water disputes are evidenced by underdeveloped reservation lands compared to the surrounding lush, productive citrus groves, truck farming, horticulture, hot houses, and expensive homes.
Examples
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Many local farmers engage in truck farming to supply fresh produce to nearby markets.
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In 1860, for example, the most valuable truck-farming land in the United States was in Queens and Nassau Counties in New York.
Academic text (2001) -
As the century progressed, this "most juicy of all herbal fruits" emerged as an important cash crop in South Georgia, occupying in fact the lion's share of truck-farming acres in the state.
Academic text (2007) -
My uncle has been practicing truck farming for years, selling vegetables directly to consumers.
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The rise of organic food has led to an increase in truck farming among small-scale growers.
Synonyms
Growing vegetables and fruits to sell at a local market
How Commercial
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'growing crops for sale' is not directly derivable from the constituents because a B1 learner will most likely know 'truck' as a large vehicle, not the older/specialized sense meaning trade/market produce. The compound uses a historical/sectoral sense of 'truck' (to trade or market produce), making the phrase non-compositional and unpredictable to learners who only know the common sense of 'truck'.
Etymology
Truck farming comes from an old use of truck meaning 'trade' or 'goods'. It shows farming where people grow vegetables to bring and sell at markets instead of just for their own family, so today it means 'growing crops to sell'.