[Market-farming] Farm Stand Honor System
Road's End Farm
organic87 at frontiernet.net
Thu Jul 2 10:33:23 EDT 2009
On Jul 2, 2009, at 9:49 AM, Judy wrote:
> Would some of you share how you set up your on-farm stands using the
> honor system? How do you let folks know about it without risking
> unsavory types coming to dip in the till? Thanks, all ideas
> appreciated. Thanks for all the sharing that's done by everyone on
> this site! Judy
I wouldn't put in your general advertising that it's on the honor
system; just put a sign on the stand, maybe something to the effect
that you'll be at the stand only intermittently because you need to be
busy growing the produce (which gives the impression that you are
around and might show up at any moment) and to put the money in the
lock box if you're not there, and take change from the change box if
needed if you do leave out a change box; I know some stands around here
do leave some small change and a few dollar bills out in a change box.
Of course, I haven't done this myself, just stopped at a number of such
stands; one of which is a well known honey place around here which is
on what passes for a main road in this area. They've been doing this
for years. They don't have a sign explaining the system at all, just
the prices and the lock box and sometimes a dish with a little change;
the regulars are all used to this and I expect the tourists figure it
out without trouble; but as your regulars are used to finding the stall
staffed a sign might be useful for a while, to make sure they don't
think you're closed or something is wrong if you're not there.
-- Rivka; Finger Lakes NY, Zone 5 mostly
Fresh-market organic produce, small scale
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