[Market-farming] Re: Revolution Seeds

Willie McKemie mf at austinfarm.org
Fri Dec 24 10:58:41 EST 2004


> 
> Do NOT buy garlic stock from this man.  He is 
> SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ripping you off!
> 
> Dorene

I CAN see your point.  Other points:
1) Farmers, especially small ones,  are horribly under compensated in 
this country.  This guy is trying to get compensation he feels 
appropriate.  I don't begrudge him that.
2) He includes postage.  I first offered $6 pints of blackberry jelly 
shipped for $10.  Then, I found postage was between $5 and $9.  I 
imagine his garlic costs $1-$2 for postage and that much again to 
package.  I doubt that the sale of a single pod/bunch of garlic is 
profitable to him.

That said, I don't think I will be buying from him; I don't see how I 
can grow a profitable crop from his seed.  His target market is 
probably seed collectors and not growers.

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