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Cabbages growing near Levin

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Cabbages growing near Levin

The Horowhenua district, centred on Levin, is one of the country's most important regions for the cultivation of brassica crops such as cabbages, cauliflower and broccoli.

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Maggy Wassilieff, Market gardens and production nurseries – Other outdoor crops, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/20011/cabbages-growing-near-levin (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Maggy Wassilieff, published 1 March 2009.