smallholding
nounUK /ˈsmɔːlˌhəʊldɪŋ/
US /ˈsmɔːlˌhoʊldɪŋ/
A smallholding is a little farm where a family grows food and keeps a few animals.
They keep chickens and grow vegetables on their smallholding.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A piece of land smaller than a standard farm, often worked part-time.
He runs a smallholding while also working at the local school.
3. In law, a small area of land held under a particular tenancy.
The smallholding was registered under the old land act.
4. A modest rural property used for self-sufficiency.
Their smallholding supplies most of their own food.