From the late 1890s up until 1993, a community of Chinese market gardeners worked in small cooperatives in seven locations along the banks of the Nepean River around Camden. One of these sites was situated on the Davies' Farm. Market gardeners were predominantly men, who grew vegetables for local and Sydney markets.
Most of the gardeners experienced physical hardship, isolation from their families (who remained in China), language barriers, and government discrimination. Despite the hardship, the gardeners made an important contribution to to agriculture and the changing dynamics of the town. Their resilience and endurance are to be admired.