[Market-farming] Cell Phones and Farming.

Bill Bradshaw billbradshaw at hughes.net
Thu Jun 11 08:50:56 EDT 2009


Allen, here we have to pay 8-9 dollars per 32 pound sack to get beans 
(shell) or peas (southern) picked. We usually get 28-30 dollars per sack 
when sold. Bill In Texas


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Allan Balliett" <aballiett at frontiernet.net>
To: "Market Farming" <market-farming at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 5:44 AM
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Cell Phones and Farming.


>
> anyone have a clue how to determine piece work rates on things like
> peas and beans?
>
> Having access to what the canning companies pay would be a start, I
> guess. (They used to pay us 2cents a pound and people were making a
> living off from that...but that's another story...)
>
> This is picking for a CSA so I dont readily think of
> dollar-value-of-the-crop when trying to determind what's fair to all
> parties.
>
> Your ideas and info appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> -Allan in WV
>
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