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  • From: Jan Leitschuh <janl2 AT mindspring.com>
  • To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org, mf AT austinfarm.org
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Farmers Market Scale recomendations?
  • Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 18:32:43 -0400 (EDT)


What sort of "volume" containers, and for what crops?
Where to purchase?

I'll need to preesent cherry, plum and slicer tomatoes at the market this
summer, and squash, peppers and eggplant.
I've been wondering how best to do this without a scale.



>Message: 7
Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 16:46:24 -0500
F>rom: Willie McKemie <mf AT austinfarm.org>
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Farmers Market Scale recomendations?
To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Message-ID: <20070523214624.GK8048@c25>
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On Wed, May 23, 2007 at 03:37:33PM -0500, TxBeeFarmer wrote:
> When I started selling at the market, I bought a really nice scale, that was
> 4 years ago. Then I found out it had to be calibrated annually and
> registered with the USDA. Both the calibration and the USDA cost money each
> year. Last year, I decided to try selling by volume only, no calibration or
> registration required. I couldn't believe how much easier, quicker, and
> cheaper it was to sell by volume. Give it a try. You'll like it! I sell
> squash, blackberries, beans, peas (shelled and unshelled), ice cream, honey,
> corn, and melons.

I agree. We generally don't take scales to markets. We do use a scale
in the shed to pre-package, but we don't generally don't advertise any
weights. Shelled peas are the exception; we sell 1lb in 1 pint
ziplocks. OH! We do advertise 1/2lb asparagus packages, too. Right
now, we're doing ~2lb peaches, ~.8lb broccoli, ~2lb onions, and ~1lb
Juliette tomatoes. And 1 pint blackberries.




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