farm

/fɑːm/
verb 6noun 5name 1

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(noun.)

ADJ

large | little, small | 100-acre, 200-hectare, etc.

neighbouring, next

The neighbouring farm produces organic vegetables that we buy at the market.

local, nearby, surrounding | isolated, outlying, remote | border | hill | organic | intensive | commercial | factory

model

The agricultural college operates a model farm where students learn sustainable farming techniques.

working

My uncle manages a working farm where he raises cattle and grows vegetables.

family, home | traditional | private | state | cooperative, collective | arable, livestock, mixed | dairy, fur, stud | fish, fruit, pig, poultry, sheep, trout, turkey, etc.

VERB + FARM

have, own | manage, run

work (at/on)

My grandfather worked on a small farm in the countryside for most of his life.

set up | live at/on | be brought up on | visit

FARM + VERB

lie

The old dairy farm lies just beyond the forest on the eastern side of town.

produce sth

The organic farm produces fresh vegetables that are sold at the local market every Saturday.

FARM + NOUN

produce, product

The local market sells fresh farm produce every Saturday morning.

animal | labourer, worker | labour | work | manager, owner | management | land (also farmland) | building | equipment, implements, machinery

policy

The government announced new farm policy to help small producers earn more money.

subsidies, support

The government announced a new plan to increase farm support for rural communities.

life

My grandparents enjoyed the quiet rhythm of farm life in the countryside.

cottage, house (also farmhouse) | shop | road, track

PREP

at a/the ~

My uncle grows vegetables at a farm about thirty miles from the city.

down on the ~

Life down on the farm was hard work, but my grandparents loved it.

on a/the ~

My grandparents worked on a farm where they grew vegetables and raised chickens.

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(verb.)

ADV

heavily, intensively

Farmers in this region have heavily farmed the same fields for over fifty years.

organically

My uncle decided to farm organically after learning about the benefits for the soil.

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