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31 mar 2013 · Truck Patch means they sold produce from their farm. Many times from a truck on the side of the highway.
Truck patch growers would have acres of strawberries, asparagus, watermelons, cantaloupes, and other marketable products in season. Also there were large fields of grain, mostly wheat, other small grains, and corn to be harvested. Today soybeans have replaced many of the grains as a money crop.
The diversity of crops grown on a small area of land, typically from under 0.40 hectares (4,000 m 2; 1 acre) to some hectares (a few acres), or sometimes in greenhouses, distinguishes it from other types of farming. A market garden is sometimes called a truck farm in the US. [1]
1 sie 2022 · “He was the man who ran what’s called a ‘truck patch,’ which is a small patch of vegetables you can load up in the back of your truck and take to town to sell,” she notes. Hence the name of their farm and the resulting business: Sulphur Springs Truck Patch.
7 kwi 2016 · In this 13th episode of The Farm Hand's Companion Show, Pa Mac explores these things—giving historical perspective along the way—while presenting some of the handicaps he'll be overcoming with ...
The term 'Truck Patch' came about many years ago... A TP was produce of any type that farmers had an excess of. The grower would take the fresh variety of produce to "market".
28 gru 2009 · This document provides information and advice for doing part-time truck patch farming and marketing while maintaining a separate full-time job. It outlines what is needed to get started including good land, water access, farming equipment, irrigation systems, tools, supplies, and resources for direct sales.
