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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

On Mar 31, 2008, at 6:04 AM, Clansgian AT wmconnect.com wrote:
>  But don't even
> mention making cheese to sell!  "Sure, it'll be $90  a pound, take  
> it or leave it!
> I'm not going to this much trouble for anyone but my family!"

I relate to that. I once calculated how much I would have to charge  
for my pizzas. Who is going to pay thirty or forty bucks for a large  
pizza? And, no way am I going to make the effort for anyone but family  
and friends.
> Like that, I can put away ten to a dozen pounds of hops without too  
> much
> trouble and have more than enough to match the barley patch.  But  
> the moment I try
> to sack them up and sell them, even at the current very high prices,  
> I'd be
> lucky to get half of minimum wage.

I did a bit of research and it looks like the trellis and the harvest,  
as you said, are the challenges. Beautiful plant. I can see it  
providing summer shade for various veggies.