[Market-farming] cherry tomatoes
John Hendrickson
jhendric at facstaff.wisc.edu
Fri Dec 13 14:38:21 EST 2002
I can't recall exactly who, but someone posted last winter about selling
mixed cherry tomatoes (different colors, sizes, and flavors). I borrowed
this idea and cherry tomatoes turned into the largest grossing item in my
small market garden. I sold through a grower cooperative to
restaurants. While the tomatoes sold easily and the (wholesale) price was
decent (I received $2.25/pint; the restaurants paid approximately
$3.40/pint), it was quite labor intensive to make the mixed pints (never
mind the time to pick them!). So, I am wondering if anyone has any
efficiency tips for creating mixed pints of cherry tomatoes.
Thanks.
-John
John Hendrickson
Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1450 Linden Drive; Madison, WI 53706
608-265-3704
www.wisc.edu/cias
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