farmwashing

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noun

The practice of supermarkets labelling food products with the names of nonexistent farms, to give a misleading impression of small-scale sustainable production.

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Meanings

nounfarmwashing (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe practice of supermarkets labelling food products with the names of nonexistent farms, to give a misleading impression of small-scale sustainable production.

Origin

farm + -wash + -ing

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APA

farmwashing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/farmwashing

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“farmwashing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/farmwashing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “farmwashing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/farmwashing.

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