[Market-farming] Anyone want tomatoes?

Marcy Nameth mlynnn at wildblue.net
Sun Jul 26 00:31:39 EDT 2009


Part of the problem with our food system is the consolidation of processing
plants.  I'm just learning the history of the area we live now, but 40-50
years ago there was a sugar beet plant,  a pickle plant, a tomato plant,
another one that processed pearl onions and a potato chip plant, all within
20 miles of us. And I probably don't know the half of it. 

Now we're in the same boat as the meat and dairy guys - there's no place to
sell in quantity.  The creameries, the county meat processing plant and the
local produce plants are all shut down.   Thankfully for us thought it's
still possible to sell fresh produce to customers without processing. Once
you pass the volume the options diminish.

 

You might make a few calls to a biggish town close to you though - produce
stands or distributors? I've been assuming that everyone here had a glut of
green beans but found out last night that some of the bigger guys are out
right now. 

 

Any restaurants that put up their own sauce?

Offer a canning class and sell tomatoes too?  

Our church has two stoves and we're planning a couple different classes both
to teach and use up some produce.

 

Marcy

SE Colo

 

From: market-farming-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:market-farming-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of jay sleichter



 


What do you do when you have too many tomatoes when lowering price doesn't
work?   I guess I will be canning salsa and tomatoes tomorrow or my chickens
will be happy!

Jay

 

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