Market Farming

["Wiediger, Alison" <awiediger AT Hart.k12.ky.us>]

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> From:         KWallie AT aol.com[SMTP:KWallie AT aol.com]
> when i joined the list, it was at the tail-end of a discussion of 
> subscription gardening..got me to thinking, and i think i would really
> like 
> information..
> 
> 1..how do you determine subscribers? We get most of them by word of mouth.
> Right now we have a waiting list.
> 
> 2..how do you go about pricing? In the winter, we actually take orders and
> price by items in the box. The selection is pretty narrow, mostly salad
> items, and some folks prefer different types of lettuce and greens. In the
> summer, when we have a lot more variety, we set a price of $10.00 a week,
> and put $10.00 worth of produce in the box according to our pricing for
> that week.  We also allow addons such as a bouquet of flowers or eggs for
> an individual customer.
> 
> 3..do you do a contract? Nope.
> 
> 4..do you guarantee that subscribers get X pounds of produce each week, X 
> number of varieties, or just they get a percentage of your weekly harvest?
> No guarantees for subscription, except that it will be worth the price. If
> we have drought, (and did 1999 and predicted 2000) or other disaster, we
> just call everyone and either reduce the price of the box, or stop selling
> boxes until we have production again.
> 
> am really curious now, spoke with our county agent yesterday and now he is
> 
> curious too...looking forward to lots of good information...katherine
> 
        Alison Wiediger
        Au Naturel Farm
        Smiths Grove, KY