35-486: Download coordinates as: Maudsland is a rural-residential locality in the north of the City of Gold Coast , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Maudsland had a population of 8,073 people. Maudsland features acreage properties, a number of housing estates including acreage and neighbourhood ones. The suburb's postcode is 4210. The northern and north-east parts of the locality are suburban housing estates with
70-457: A definition can be made are money and labour: the hobby farmer's income is largely made from off-farm work and the holding does not employ full-time labour. "There is a blurred line between the smallholder/crofter and the hobby farmer, although my own definition would be 'a smallholder tries to make money on his land, a hobby farmer spends money on his land.' Mainly, it’s a matter of attitude. The nouveau farmer is, above all, enjoying himself." In
105-548: A distinct business model that can be significantly profitable and sustainable . There is a spectrum with overlap from with the efforts of amateur gardeners who sometimes sell from home or at markets, as an extension of their pastime, to fully commercial market gardening as the main or sole income stream. The latter requires the most discipline and business sense. Successful practitioners who have written books about it include Eliot Coleman and Jean-Martin Fortier . An example of
140-472: A liquor store and tavern were undamaged. The shopping centre reopened in 2013. In the 2016 census , Maudsland had a population of 5,568 people. In the 2021 census , Maudsland had a population of 8,073 people. There are no schools in Maudsland. The nearest government primary schools are Park Lake State School in neighbouring Pacific Pines to the east and Gaven State School in neighbouring Oxenford to
175-611: A market garden operation in North America might involve one farmer working full-time on two acres (0.81 ha; 8,100 m ). Most work is done with hand and light power tools, and perhaps a small tractor . Some 20 different crops are planted throughout the season. Hardier plants , like peas , spinach , radish , carrots and lettuce are seeded first, in earlier spring, followed by main season crops, like tomatoes , potatoes , corn , beans , cucumber , onions , and summer squash . A further planting timed for harvest in
210-507: A maximum of 2 hectares in size, generating 32% of food available globally. Research suggests that due to globalization, climate change, and decrease in land access particularly within the US, smallholdings are becoming less available to young farmers, with the median age of hobby farmers being 60 worldwide. The size of a hobby farm can vary greatly from one country or region to the next depending on level of urbanization and land access. The size of
245-402: A primary source of income. Some are held simply to bring homeowners closer to nature, to provide recreational land for horses, or as working farms for secondary income. Hobby farms are agricultural land smaller than a fully-fledged farm. As such, hobby farms produce the largest share of overall crop production, with 29% of agricultural product for humans, animals, and fuel being produced by farms
280-526: A range of vegetables from a single supplier, their freshness allowing for a premium over the revenue from the supermarkets and frequently other local suppliers. A larger market garden can by mixed crop production maintain a sales alternative to the wholesale commodity -style channels often used by farms that specialize in high volumes of a limited number of crops. Relying on cities for markets, however, can have drawbacks. For example, in England , south Sussex
315-465: A regular stall in a local farmer's market . Canadian hobby farms are exempt from certain taxes and regulations applied to commercial farms, however there are stipulations for what does and does not make an acreage a hobby farm. Hobby farmers are evaluated by the Government of Canada to determine whether they are a commercial or pleasure farm based on criterion from a test. Some criterion includes
350-678: A smallholding in Brazil is typically less than 500 hectares (1235 acres), while in America a smallholding is typically categorized as being less than 20 hectares (50 acres). Despite this, 84% of all farms on a global scale consist of less than 2 hectares (5 acres). Rural residential living in Australia consists of very large home sites usually on the outskirts of an urban area. Often subdivisions of former farms, these blocks of land are primarily used for residential purposes by people who enjoy
385-416: A viable market (in microeconomics, basic or staple foods are considered as necessities and have highly inelastic demand curves, meaning that consumers will buy them in relatively constant quantities even if prices or incomes vary), especially with the recent popularity of organic and local food . It is in some instances considered hobby farming , although market gardening is a recognized type of farming with
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#1732783443640420-474: Is marginalization of the succeeding generation where they are relied upon as the fittest and strongest to succeed in continuing the farm rather than pursue other ambitions and opportunities. Market gardening has in recent decades become an alternative business and lifestyle choice for individuals who wish to " return to the land ", because the business model and niche allow a smaller start-up investment than conventional commercial farming, and generally offers
455-450: Is relied upon for many tasks, and manual labor requirements, particularly for setting transplants and harvesting, are often significant, with crews of 10, 20 or more people employed seasonally. This has led in the U.S. to groups of "transient" or "migrant" workers who follow the harvest seasons to different farms across the country. In cooler climates, greenhouses are generally used to produce transplants, and sometimes greenhouse production
490-661: Is sometimes called a truck farm in the US. A market garden is a business that provides a wide range and steady supply of fresh produce through the local growing season . Unlike large, industrial farms, which practice monoculture and mechanization, many different crops and varieties are grown and more manual labour and gardening techniques are used. The small output requires selling through such local fresh produce outlets as on-farm stands, farmers' markets , community-supported agriculture subscriptions, restaurants and independent produce stores. Market gardening and orchard farming are closely related to horticulture , which concerns
525-403: Is the relatively small-scale production of fruits , vegetables and flowers as cash crops , frequently sold directly to consumers and restaurants . The diversity of crops grown on a small area of land, typically from under 0.40 hectares (4,000 m ; 1 acre ) to some hectares (a few acres), or sometimes in greenhouses , distinguishes it from other types of farming. A market garden
560-487: Is typically relatively cheap and allows immigrants to purchase land, often with an accompanying residence, far more readily than in urban settings. However, like all agriculture it risks crop failure, market collapse and competition from industrialized broad-acre farming and 'fresh-frozen' imported produce. Other risks are from hazards such as pesticide use, especially where the market gardeners are not trained in their use or able to read product information. Another consequence
595-497: The hoe is customarily called "gardening" and husbandry done by the plough as "farming" regardless of the scale of either. A "market garden" was simply a vegetable plot, the produce of which the farmer used to sell as opposed to use to feed his or her family. Market gardens are necessarily close to the markets, i.e. cities, that they serve. Truck farms produce vegetables for market. The word 'truck' in Truck farms does not refer to
630-445: The U.S., a high proportion of farms might be classed as hobby farms. In 2007, over 40% of farms reported less than $ 2500 in income and over 10% of farms had less than 10 acres (4.0 hectares) of land. Over 50% of primary farm operators reported that their main income was a job outside of their farm; although, this figure includes some farm operators who do not personally participate in farming and some quite large and productive farms. In
665-554: The UK, country living is becoming a pastime rather than an occupation. The number of farms in England with "no economic output" in recent surveys jumped in one year from 90,000 to 115,000, while the number of large farms fell to only 15,000. Willy Newlands, author of Hobby Farm (Souvenir Press, London, 2006), says: "Hobby agriculture covers a wide spectrum, from backyard eggs-and-jam to large areas of grazing land. The main planks on which
700-602: The US$ 2 to US$ 5/m (US$ 8,100 to US$ 20,200 per acre; US$ 20,000 to US$ 50,000 per hectare) range, or even higher. However, the size of a market garden has a practical upper bound, while with conventional farming, a farmer can farm vast areas because access to a direct market is not a requirement. Larger market gardens often sell to such local food outlets as supermarkets , food cooperatives , community-supported agriculture programs, farmers' markets , fresh food wholesalers , and any other higher-volume channels that benefit from buying
735-483: The US, as farms grow in size, older farms become less economically viable. Some are purchased and most of the land is combined with larger nearby farms, however, the large farm has little use for the buildings. These can be sold off with only a building lot of real estate, but are much more saleable if a modest area, 5 to 15 acres (20,000 to 60,000 m²) is sold along with them. Some, especially in developed areas, are used as truck gardens , with their own produce stands, or
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#1732783443640770-521: The amount of money a business makes, which should be under $ 10,000 annual net income for a hobby farm, number of employees, time spent on the farm in comparison to time spent gathering primary income, and whether the farm is run in a businesslike or commercial manner. The majority of hobby farms in Canada are based in Ontario and British Columbia. Hobby farming in Canada has quickly gained popularity over
805-452: The cooler fall conditions might include more spinach and carrots, winter squash , cabbage , and rutabaga . Harvesting is done at least weekly, by hand, sometimes with part-time help, and produce is sorted, washed and sold fresh at the local farmers' market, and from an on-farm stand. A pick-up truck is used for short-distance transport of crops and other farm materials. The workflow is a steady cycle of planting and harvesting right through
840-475: The countryside or have hobbies and interests (e.g. gardening, horses, collecting and restoring old vehicles) which require more land than a normal suburban block, or by those who simply prefer the privacy of very-low-density living. Occupiers of rural residential properties generally accept that there will be a lower level of amenities available to them locally (e.g. shopping centres, public transport) and are prepared to travel further to access such amenities. In
875-705: The growing of fruits and vegetables. Traditionally, "market garden" was used to contrast farms devoted to raising vegetables and berries , a specialized type of farming, with the larger branches of grain, dairy, and orchard fruit farming; agricultural historians continue to thus use the term. Such operations were not necessarily small-scale. Indeed, many were very large, commercial farms that were called "gardens" not because of size, but because English-speaking farmers traditionally referred to their vegetable plots as "gardens": in English whether in common parlance or in anthropological or historical scholarship, husbandry done by
910-433: The growing season, and usually comes to an end in the cold winter months. A somewhat larger market garden operation, ranging from 10 to 100 acres (4.0 to 40.5 ha; 40,000 to 405,000 m ), may be referred to as intensive mixed vegetable production, although the essential business and farming tasks are the same. Such operations are often run by a full-time farmer or farm family, and a few full-time employees. The tractor
945-544: The last few decades as both a means of generating additional revenue, or for enjoyment of Canadians. 40% of hobby farmers in Canada have reported a positive net income as of a 1998 census. The size of these farms appears to be gradually decreasing due in part to increasing urban sprawl and inaccessibility of large plots of land to the average Canadian, however the median income earned by these farms has increased by 144.4% in 2016, making these small farms more profitable than ever before. Market gardening A market garden
980-439: The market economy. Benefits are that it does not rely on education or language, it adapts well to providing work for extended family groups, and in large market growing regions even wider community support networks. Sharing of knowledge and experience within communities reduces risks, and supports a network of other trades such as carriers, market agents, and heavy machinery contractors, and contract farm labour. Market-gardening land
1015-414: The north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Pacific Pines State High School in neighbouring Pacific Pines to the east and Nerang State High School in neighbouring Nerang to the south-east. Rural residential A hobby farm (also called a lifestyle block , acreage living , or rural residential ) is a smallholding or small farm that is maintained without expectation of being
1050-476: The remainder of the locality has lower-density rural residential housing. There is a large undeveloped area in the more mountainous centre of the locality where unnamed peaks rise to 170 metres (560 ft). Maudsland Provisional School opened on 13 October 1879 under head teacher John William Scott and became a state school on 1 January 1909. It closed on 15 April 1963 and its remaining students and its buildings were transferred to Coomera State School. The school
1085-585: The rights to develop farmland from the farmers solved this problem in Suffolk County, New York . In some more affluent countries, including Australia and the United States , market gardening is rated as a high social utility occupation. It is typically taken up by recent immigrant groups for one or two generations, until they can accumulate capital, language and trade skills. The succession of dominant market garden groups in Australia, for example,
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1120-552: The transportation truck, which is derived from Greek for "wheel", but rather from the old north French word troquer , which means "barter" or "exchange". The use for vegetables raised for market can be traced back to 1784 and truck farms to 1866. Selling to the wholesale market usually earns 10–20% of the retail price, but direct-to-consumer selling earns 100%. Although highly variable, a conventional farm may return US$ 0.03 to US$ 0.30/m (US$ 120 to US$ 1,210 per acre; US$ 300 to US$ 3,000 per hectare) but an efficient market garden can earn in
1155-609: Was at 542 Maudsland Road ( 27°56′44″S 153°16′12″E / 27.9456°S 153.2701°E / -27.9456; 153.2701 ( Maudsland State School (former) ) ). The school grounds were converted to Cliff Bird Park by the Albert Shire Council . Maudsland was connected to the telephone network in 1924. The Maudsland Village Shopping Centre and an adjacent childcare centre were severely damaged by fire in August 2012. Neighbouring businesses including
1190-463: Was famous for growing tomatoes for the London market that were delivered by train . The arrival of railways in the 19th century at first stimulated growth of market gardens in certain areas by providing quick access to the city, but it eventually allowed commuting residents to move there and turn many market garden areas into suburbs . Urban sprawl still eats up farmland in urban regions. Buying
1225-639: Was – from the early 19th century Anglo-Celtic, people from German-speaking countries, Chinese (after the peak of the gold rushes in mid-late 19th century), then southern European migrants from Italy, Malta and Yugoslavia (before it disintegrated), then southeast Asian migrant and refugee communities following the Vietnam War, such as the Vietnamese and Cambodians. Involvement in a market garden lets immigrant groups who otherwise have few marketable skills apart from their labour, become actively involved in
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