[Market-farming] CSA Prep

DFORD8N at aol.com DFORD8N at aol.com
Sun Jan 18 07:13:46 EST 2009


A word of caution -- you might want to be a little careful about  
distributing your shares at a farmers market. I found that shareholders  sometimes want 
an explanation when they see stuff your selling at the  market is not included 
in their share boxes. You try to keep everything even-up,  but in the thick of 
the summer battle sometimes it's hard to give everybody some  of everything. 
At the market, you often don't have enough time to do a lot  of talking to 
people who aren't your immediate, cash-laden customers.
 
--Tom
 
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In a message dated 1/17/2009 5:43:11 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
frank.dragonflyfarms at gmail.com writes:


We  are starting a CSA (small) for the first time this year.  We are  getting
good response and are excited to get going.

I have a  question for those that distribute CSA shares at the markets
they  attend.  What methods do you use to pack the share?  We are debating  
the merits of packaging it up prior to the market versus packing from our  
typical coolers when the subscriber comes to pickup their share.

If  packed ahead of time what do you use?  boxes? bags?  from where  ?
boxes seem pricey but pack/stack easier.

How do you deal with  keeping things cool if packed ahead for those 
subscribers who come to pickup  towards the end of the market.

Thanks in  advance!
Frank

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