suburban-grown

Updated: August 7, 2026

If the dear suburban-grown cabbages became depreciated in value, there were truck-loads of fresh-grown country cabbages to make amends for the loss: in this case, the “partial evil” was a far more general good. The food of the metropolis became rapidly improved, especially in the supply of wholesome meat and vegetables.

Samuel Smiles - Lives of the Engineers: The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson