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Horowhenua market gardens

Horowhenua market gardens

The sandy flats on the coast south of Levin are ideal for growing vegetables, most of which are sold to Wellingtonians.

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Photograph by Melanie Lovell-Smith

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Allan Gillingham. 'Soils and regional land use', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 27-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/soils-and-regional-land-use/5/4