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  • From: "Wiediger, Alison" <alison.wiediger AT hart.kyschools.us>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] High Value CRops was CSA start-up
  • Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:25:49 -0600

We don't do any wholesale sales or restaurant sales, only direct to
consumer sales - that consumes everything we grow.

Alison Wiediger, Au Naturel Farm

-----Original Message-----
From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Allan
Balliett
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 1:21 PM
To: Market Farming
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] High Value CRops was CSA start-up

>Washed and spun in a salad spinner, bagged in 1/2 pound bags, $4.50 per
>1/2 pound, $8.00 per pound. Keep in mind that is retail, direct to the
>consumer, relatively small amounts in any given week. No wholesale,
>restaurant or 'large scale' sales.

We've been doing spinach for $3 for 1/2 pound bag. Yes, it flies out
at that price. People who bought one last week buy two this week. And
so on.

Alison - What is your wholesale price? In this area, restaurants
usually pay retail for their local produce. (but orders are never
large.) -Allan
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