[Market-farming] High value crops
Jerry and Marienne
kreitlow at cmgate.com
Sat Dec 8 09:03:20 EST 2007
Here's our "high value" crops:
garlic
raspberries
asparagus
(and, this year, soybeans at $10.25 per bushel - but that's a whole
different matter. <grin>)
And, of course, the whole "value added" element can come into play
here: you can ask more for braided softneck garlic than loose bulbs
in a box. Nicely packaged garlic with your name/face on it can get
more $ as well. Purple and white asparagus can sometimes get a
premium. We ask more for our Fall raspberries, when no one else is
selling them.
Someone mentioned Indian corn and gourds - there's a company in our
area who makes up shocks and arrangements, and contracts with office
buildings to decorate in the fall.
Jerry
Howard Lake, MN
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