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market farm

[/ˈmɑːrkɪt fɑːrm/]
nounpl: market farms
quinta de hortícolas
1. A farm that produces vegetables and fruits primarily for sale in local markets rather than for subsistence or large-scale commercial distribution
The market farm supplies fresh produce to the downtown farmer's market every Saturday.
A quinta de hortícolas fornece produtos frescos ao mercado de agricultores do centro da cidade todos os sábados.
2. A small to medium-sized agricultural operation focused on growing diverse crops for direct consumer sales
They converted their family land into a market farm to serve the local community.
Converteram a terra da família em uma quinta de hortícolas para servir a comunidade local.
Synonyms
truck farmvegetable farmproduce farmhorticultural farm
Antonyms
subsistence farmmonoculture farmindustrial farm

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
quinta de hortícolas
Most commonly used term in Brazil
General Brazilian
sítio de verduras
Alternative colloquial term
Portugal
quinta de produção para mercado
More formal, descriptive usage in Portugal
Portugal
horta comercial
Common alternative in Portuguese agriculture

Related Idioms & Phrases

farm to table
local produce
sustainable farming
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