[Market-farming] Fresh produce
H.C. Clark
hcclark at rice.edu
Mon Sep 24 13:48:31 EDT 2007
We have a farmers' market in Houston, and thus not far from the several
folks who are involved in this thread. The point of this note is to tell
them that we are planning our first farmers' conference for late
February--just the place to find the answers to questions about market
farming in this part of Texas. Email mark at urbanharvest.org and get on the
list, go to the Urban Harvest website, or drop by the market some Saturday.
Thanks.
----- Original Message -----
From: "william lewis" <wal_tm at yahoo.com>
To: "Market Farming" <market-farming at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 9:04 AM
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Fresh produce
Sunny,
I'm Will Lewis (29 y/o) I also have a small farm in
EAST TEXAS near Jasper.
I have 37 acres now and only farm on about 2 acres.
How many acres do you farm on? Is that how you make a
living?
I really wish i could farm full time. So I like to
hear how other folks do it.
I would like to come see your operation sometime
Will Lewis
Jasper, TX
--- sunny3 at wt.net wrote:
> Hi Bill, just wondering where you are in East Texas.
> Wow, 25 acres is not small to me!
> Sunny
> Rafter G Ranch
> Coldspring, TX
>
> > Phil, I am a small grower, 25 acres. grow mostly
> pepper. I sell to our local stores.
> > East Texas area, I sell Brookshire Grocery Co.,
> Brookshire Bros. Co. I also sell to
> > ten Wal-Mart super centers. And supply some
> vendors for farm markets. I haven't been
> > able to sell to our local schools because they
> don't cook anymore. All there food is
> > boil a bag stuff from food service suppliers. Bill
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: SaladG at aol.com
> > To: market-farming at lists.ibiblio.org
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 12:34 PM
> > Subject: [Market-farming] Fresh produce
> >
> >
> > Bill and Steve I really agree. The junk I have
> seen in the stores and some of the
> > markets we attend, I wouldn't take home and feed
> the hog's. We saw some sprouts
> > the other day that were buggy and had black spots
> on them and the vendor was
> > actually trying to sell them. Stuff in the
> grocery store's are not any better or
> > maybe worst, but the wholesale produce companies
> and the groceries will not buy
> > local unless we can furnish year around, what a
> line of !!!!!!!!!!!! . I have
> > been working with the Armstrong Research Farm
> trying to establish a regional food
> > system to supply our local schools, hospitals, and
> restraunts. After working on
> > this for a year, here comes all the shippers
> getting their business on board
> > because they don't have the expenses we have. We
> all have hoop building, coolers,
> > transplanters, tractors and etc. All they have is
> a pickup to go to their auction
> > and haul their shipped in crap to the account that
> we are serving.
> >
> > Phil
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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