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  • From: "D.Bennett" <bennett AT frognet.net>
  • To: "market farming" <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: niche marketing - soybeans
  • Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2000 15:17:56 -0500


>We have found a niche for growing fresh vegetable soybeans (edamame).
>It seems there is no one else doing this and we have a demand in our
>area. We grew some last year and it went so well we are tripling what
>we grew. Our area organic grocer bought from us at 3.50 a lb. We were
>not sure where to price it because it has not been available in this
>area up until now (from us no less!) That price seemed fair to us and
>they were able to move them at 6.00 lb or more on their end.
>Sue Steiner
>Sweetgrass Farm
>Wadsworth, Oh.


Hey Sue,
I'm not THAT far from you. Do you want some help
providing them with beans?!?! :-)
Seriously, how do you deliver soybeans? Do you
just give whole beans in the pod, or shell them out?
Donna





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