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  • From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lflondon AT mindspring.com>
  • To: market-farming
  • Subject: The Market Farming List FAQ: All you need to know to use the list. Was: Re: Instructions
  • Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 11:35:24 -0400


On Wed, 17 May 2000 08:48:15 -0500, Dayna Conner <dayna AT att.net>
wrote:
>Lawrence: Can you please post the instructions for
>subscribing to a daily digest from this list?

This FAQ includes commands for accessing the list in digest form.

>I also want to thank everyone for indicating your
>geographical location and internet sites in your messages.

I hope everyone will continue to do this.

>Dayna Conner
>Green Corn Project
>Austin,Texas

Welcome to the Market Farming e-mail list and discussion group

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about the Market Farming discussion group

1. What is the Market Farming discussion group?
2. Market Farming defined
3. How do I subscribe to Market Farming?
4. How do I unsubscribe from Market Farming?
5. How do I post to Market Farming?
6. Where can I find archives of Market Farming?
7. What are some other Market Farming resources on the World Wide Web.
8. How to obtain a copy of the Market Farming Mailing List FAQ

1. WHAT IS Market Farming?

Name of list: market-farming
Posting address for list: market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu

market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu is a mailing
list/newsgroup/webforum
for networking among farmers of small acreage whose primary marketing
outlets are consumer-direct and local.

We hope to see discussions on appropriate scale production methods and
equipment, marketing and profitability, cropping sequences and
diversification, sustainability, both of the land and of the farm
family,
working with extension agents, private consultants, and fellow
farmers, in
other words, all those things involved in making a living providing
food
and fiber from your small acreage.

Listowner is:
-------------

Lawrence F. London, Jr.
Venaura Farm
lflondon AT mindspring.com
london AT metalab.unc.edu
http://metalab.unc.edu/intergarden

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2. WHAT IS A MARKET FARM?

For the purposes of this list, a Market Farm is a small acreage farm
whose
primary marketing outlets are consumer-direct and local. Generally, we
find
farms of 2 -20 acres having similar production, marketing, and time
problems. We don't screen for acreage when you sign up, but if you're
not
trying to make a living from your land, or you're applying for USDA
crop
subsidies, or shipping veggies overseas in 747s, you probably won't
find
this an appropriate forum for your concerns.

Most growers on this list use organic, biodynamic, or sustainable
production practices. Direct marketing through local and regional
farmers'markets, roadside stands, to restaurants, and through
Community
Supported Agriculture shares and subscriptions is the norm.


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2. HOW DO I SUBSCRIBE TO MARKET FARMING?

Self-subscribe throuth the Web by accessing the website at
http://franklin.oit.unc.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=market-farming.


Subscribing & unsubscribing to market-farming
using email instead of the Web interface:

In case you do not have Web access or for any reason need to use the
email
interface, here are some key commands;

In all cases, the default server address is:
lyris AT franklin.oit.unc.edu

This is the email address to send commands to change the status of
your
account. Other addresses are shown where appropriate. Note that
commands
may be placed in either the subject line or in the body of the
message.
For
some actions you have several choices of commands and you may use the
one
that suits your preferred mode.

SUBSCRIBING:
subscribe market-farming
subscribe market-farming your_name
join market-farming
join market-farming your_name
alternate address: join-market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu

UNSUBSCRIBING:
unsubscribe market-farming
leave market-farming
alternate address: leave-market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu

SETTING MEMBERSHIP TO DIGEST MODE:
set market-farming digest

SETTING MEMBERSHIP TO INDEX MODE:
set market-farming index

SETTING MEMBERSHIP TO DISCUSSION MODE:
set market-farming mail

TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING MAIL FROM THE LIST: set market-farming nomail

RESUMING MAIL FROM THE LIST:
set market-farming mail
set market-farming digest
set market-farming index

You may subscribe as an e-mail list, a digest of that list or just
gain
access to the usegroup which gives you access to posts from the web
but
doesn't deliver them to your mailbox. If you lack web access, or the
e-mail commands don't seem to work, e-mail any of the list owners for
assistance.

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3. HOW DO I UNSUBSCRIBE TO MARKET FARMING?

At the end of every post to this list there is text at the bottom of
the
page with automated unsubscription info and procedure. Here is a
sample
from a typical post:

You are currently subscribed to market-farming as: <your email
address>
To unsubscribe send a blank email to
leave-market-farming-<user number>@franklin.oit.unc.edu

OR Self-unsubscribe by accessing the website at
http://franklin.oit.unc.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=market-farming.

If you lack web access, or the instructions don't work for you, e-mail
any of the list owners for assistance.

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4. DO I HAVE TO SUBSCRIBE TO READ THE POSTS?

You can read the posts using the Web interface as well as the News
interface without being a subscriber to the list.

To read using the Web interface go to:

http://franklin.oit.unc.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=market-farming and
click
on the button that says "Visit market-farming without joining"

To read using the News interface use the following methods:

Method 1 using your news reader:
-
Access via Usenet news can be had by adding this news server name to
your
list of news servers in your news reader, or make it your default
server:

franklin.oit.unc.edu

Connect with the franklin.oit.unc.edu news server and download the
list of
available newsgroups and subscribe to market-farming.
Subscribing to the market-farming newsgroup does not make you a
subscriber
to the list. You can post to the newsgroup only if you are a list
subscriber;
otherwise you can read the newsgroup.

Method 2 using your Web browser [+ news reader]: -
go to this URL (i.e. type this URL into the dialog box in your web
browser)
news://franklin.oit.unc.edu (news:// is part of a URL just like ftp://
and
http://) and download the list of available newsgroups and subscribe
to
market-farming.

or go to this URL:
news://franklin.oit.unc.edu/market-farming for reading (and/or posting
if
you're a list subscriber)

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5. HOW DO I POST TO MARKET FARMING?

Send your messages to:
market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu

You have to be a list subscriber to post to market-farming using
either
the
Email, Web or News interface. You can, however read all posts,
including
the archives, as a non-subscriber.

In order to post to Market Farming, you must be subscribed to the list
AND
send your message from the email account that you used to subscribe to
the
list. In other words, if you have several e-mail accounts or aliases,
you
need
to send e-mail from the account you used to subscribed.

IMPORTANT NOTE: All posts to market-farming are permanently archived.
This
allows folks to go back and search for specific information in a
thread.
It also means your name is archived with your post. If this is a
problem
for you, it's best you not use this list.

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6. WHERE CAN I FIND ARCHIVES OF POSTINGS TO MARKET FARMING?

On the world wide web at:
http://franklin.oit.unc.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=market-farming

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7. WHAT ARE SOME OTHER WEBSITES OR DISCUSSION GROUPS THAT MIGHT BE OF
INTEREST

CSA-L was the genesis of this list. It is set up specifically to
discuss
issues related to Community Supported Agriculture. Links to all the
web
sites have found related to CSAs can be found at:
http://www.prairienet.org/pcsa/CSA-L.html You can subscribe to CSA-l
from
that site.

SANET-MG Sponsored the Sustainable Agriculture Network from the USDA,
this
list is international in scope. It is largely populated by academics
and
the discussions are frequently philosophical and/or policy oriented.
However, farmers frequently lurk here and research on any given topic
is
available for the asking. Archives and subscription information can be
found at http://www.sare.org/san/htdocs/hypermail

Biodynamics NOW! (bdnow), the
international biodynamic farming and gardening discussion list.

Join BD Now! at http://www.igg.com/bdno or send a message to
listproc AT envirolink.org
put 'sub bdnow YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS YOUR NAME'
in the body of the message.
BD CSAs are listed here.

Lawrence London's websites and forums at MetaLab
http://metalab.unc.edu/intergarden
http://metalab.unc.edu/permaculture

There's a special document with info on accessing all these lists in a
file
at this URL: http://metalab.unc.edu/intergarden/forumdoc.txt

Lists of interest at the MetaLab Lyris server include:

csa
soil-quality
seed-saving
community-foodsystems
herb
market-farming
permaculture
permaculture-calendar

The Sustainable Farming Connection
Developed and maintained by Craig Cramer formerly editor of The New
Farm.
This site is a cornucopia of resources and topics. Sustainable
techniques
for farms of all sizes and crops.
http://sunsite.unc.edu/farming-connection/

ATTRA - Appropriate Technology Transfer to Rural Areas One of the best
appropriate scale and alternative crop sites on the web. Loaded with
publications and links. This is THE site for posting apprenticeship
and
internship opportunities www.ATTRA.org

IF YOU GARDEN FOR PLEASURE, LANDSCAPE, AND EXPERIMENTATION the
following
sites may be better suited to your needs

http://metalab.unc.edu/intergarden InterGarden
Rodale Press Gardening http://www.rodalepress.com./gardening.htm
National Gardening Association www.garden.org

IF YOU HOMESTEAD OR FARM PRIMARILY AS A LIFESTYLE CHOICE AND GROW FOOD
primarily to feed your own family, the following site may be better
suited
to your needs

http://www.homestead.org

OTHER RESOURCES

GROWING FOR MARKET is a monthly newsletter that has articles by and
about
market farmers. Good ideas and honest discussion abound. Subscriptions
are
$30/year. GFM, Fairplain Publications, P.O. Box 3747, Lawrence, KS
66046;
Tel 800-307-8949/fax: 913.841.2559. growing4market AT earthlink.net

THE COMMUNITY FARM A Voice for Community Supported Agriculture Edited
and
produced by Jim Sluyter and Jo Meller. Quarterly publication comes out
in
February, May, August and November. $20 US TCM 3480 Potter Rd. Bear
Lake,
MI 49614 (616) 889-3216 fsfarm AT mufn.org

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8. How To Obtain a Copy of the MARKET FARMING MAILING LIST FAQ.

The FAQ will be sent to you automatically to indicate
that you have subscribed successfully

OR you may read it (market-farming.faq) at:
http://metalab.unc.edu/intergarden/documents/market-farming.faq

OR have it sent to you by email by sending email to:
lyris AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
with the message text or subject line containing:
get market-farming market-farming-list.faq

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Lawrence F. London, Jr. Venaura Farm ICQ#27930345
lflondon AT mindspring.com london AT metalab.unc.edu
metalab.unc.edu/intergarden InterGarden
metalab.unc.edu/permaculture PermaSphere
metalab.unc.edu/intergarden/orgfarm AGINFO




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