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[bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

Lynn, the farmers markets out here are filled with mexicans selling produce 
shipped in from Mexico.  These are not auctions....bobford


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--- On Sun, 11/9/08, Lynn Wigglesworth <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com> wrote:

> From: Lynn Wigglesworth <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] Produce auctions
> To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Sunday, November 9, 2008, 10:31 AM
> The difference between a produce auction and a Farmers'
> Market is that 
> produce auctions usually allow produce from other areas or
> countries. Many 
> Farmers' Markets today require the produce to be
> locally grown.
> 
> We have one farmer who runs a farm stand, but brings in a
> lot of produce 
> from the auction. He used to sell at the local Farmers'
> Market, but his kids 
> told people that they grow their own produce....yeah, like
> bags of oranges 
> and watermelons in May. They kicked him out of the
> Farmers' Market, but he 
> set up his own stand and does great business.
> 
> Lynn Wigglesworth
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Rob" <becida AT comcast.net>
> To: <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 1:26 AM
> Subject: [Homestead] Produce auctions
> 
> 
> >I was looking at
> http://userpages.bright.net/~fwo/index.html and saw
> > that he had a newer web site so I went and took a look
> > http://www.brightdsl.net/~fwo/ . This web site has
> talk about produce
> > auctions. I'd never thought of produce auctions
> before and now I've
> > heard of them.
> > There is a listing of 55 known produce auctions in IL,
> IN, IA, KY,
> > MD, MI, MO, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TN, VA and Ontario.
> It's an interesting
> > site and is maybe worth a visit.
> >
> >
> >
> > Rob
> > becida AT comcast.net
> >
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