local growers

collocation in English

meaningsoflocalandgrower

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local
adjective
uk
/ˈləʊ.kəl/us
/ˈloʊ.kəl/
from, existing in, serving, or responsible for a small area, especially of ...
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grower
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɡrəʊ.ər/us
/ˈɡroʊ.ɚ/
a person who grows large amounts of a particular plant or crop in order to ...
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(Definition oflocalandgrowerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It currently has 100 acres of vineyard under contract cultivation with local growers.
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In addition to celebrating the peach crop from local growers, the festival also showcases local arts and crafts vendors.
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It was so successful that other local growers asked him to formulate some for them and this soon became their main revenue source.
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The school makes an effort to buy food from local growers, and adjusts the menus of its eateries seasonally.
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Ubi growers and enthusiasts from other ubi-growing provinces as well as local growers were invited to attend.
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In addition, it allowed us to see how our particular population fit within the largerlocalgrowercommunity depicted in other surveys previously conducted within this area.
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Alocalgrowertold me recently that during the past 12 months his costs per acre had risen from £13,092 to £22,912.
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Next door, he has also established a sort of business school for farmers, where local growers are invited to take courses in accounting and marketing.
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The firm's contracts with local growers for 24,000 tonnes of peas on 15,000 acres will be cancelled.
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We encourage public sector bodies to adopt purchasing policies that allow local growers and food producers the opportunity to compete for business.
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In some cases suitable trees and shrubs, some of which are at present in short supply, might be presented to the committee by local growers.
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Perhaps with a little ingenuity, his local growers could involve themselves in that sector.
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The reasons for this wholly honourable scheme are largely twisted and misrepresented, and the suspicions of local growers are largely exploited.
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It is absurd that local growers and hauliers are often unable simply to park their vehicles on or close to their land because hard-standing counts as building development.
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In such a case the merchants who came into the scheme when the scheme was put into operation are not able to deal with the local growers.
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Some, such as operate on a global scale, meaning that people all over the world can find and connect with local growers in their community.
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A popular activity is a tour of the fields of caladiums, the product of local growers.
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The concept was to offer an open-air venue for local growers to market their produce directly to the public.
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Plants and materials may be bought from local growers to reduce energy used in transportation.
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