[Market-farming] High Value CRops was CSA start-up
Allan Balliett
aballiett at frontiernet.net
Mon Nov 26 14:20:37 EST 2007
>Washed and spun in a salad spinner, bagged in 1/2 pound bags, $4.50 per
>1/2 pound, $8.00 per pound. Keep in mind that is retail, direct to the
>consumer, relatively small amounts in any given week. No wholesale,
>restaurant or 'large scale' sales.
We've been doing spinach for $3 for 1/2 pound bag. Yes, it flies out
at that price. People who bought one last week buy two this week. And
so on.
Alison - What is your wholesale price? In this area, restaurants
usually pay retail for their local produce. (but orders are never
large.) -Allan
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