Tarleton, Lancashire, UK 23rd April, 2014. Warm temperatures and drying soils enable migrant farm workers, labourers and owners to plant spring fruit and vegetables. Automatic lettuce planter which is planting up to 12000 seedlings per hour which should now thrive in the newly tilled soil. This area, largely rural with land devoted to vegetable crops grown on the rich and fertile soil of Tarleton Moss, supplies many of the major supermarkets in the UK as well as independent retailers, wholesalers, food service, caterers and food manufacturing sectors.
"ONCE upon a time, Tarleton was an island in the Lancashire marshes. In 1557, the Duchy Court of Lancaster was told that villagers were often prevented from going to their parish church, located just two miles away in Croston, by 'the rising of the great waters and rivers.' When the marshes were drained, they left behind rich soil that supports the growth of fruit, vegetables and flowers in abundance."
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Location: Tarleton, Lancashire, UK
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