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[Rob <becida AT comcast.net>]

Sometimes I guess you have to look at what works.... How far is the 
auction from you?

Rob
becida AT comcast.net



At  11/9/2008 09:31 AM,Lynn Wigglesworth wrote:
> 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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