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- From: cappy AT harborside.com
- To: market farming <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
- Subject: Re: Flowers for sale!
- Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 11:51:39 -0800
Quoting five springs farm <fsfarm AT mufn.org>:
>
> While we have little to offer for your article, since
we provide our > flowers as part of a CSA share, we
would be interested in seeing what > you come up with .
We publish a newsletter for community supported ag >
farmers and may want to use, with permission, of
course, some of what > you learn about subscription
flowers. Or reprint it (again, assuming > permission).
Let us know
>
> Thanks
>
> Jim and Jo
> The Community Farm Newsletter
> http://www.mufn.org/public/tcf
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Cappy Tosetti
> To: market farming
> Sent: Monday, March 27, 2000 2:33 PM
> Subject: Flowers for sale!
>
>
> Hello to you.....
>
> Another story on the front burner for my marketing
column, "Fresh New > Ideas" in the Capital Press
Agriculture Weekly.
>
> Subscription flowers. We're had some discussion
lately, but mostly > about the flowers you grow.
>
> I'd like to cover the marketing aspects of the
subject. Any feedback > from you will be greatly
appreciated and happily quoted and written > about in
the column. I'll also send you a copy.
>
> 1. How's business? Is this niche market working
well for you?
> 2. How did you get into flower selling? How did
you decide to sell
> flowers by subscription?
> 3. What type of marketing do you do? What has
worked best for you?
> 4. What type of commercial businesses are you
selling to - > restaurants, hotels,
> offices, bed & breakfast inns, etc.
> 5. Do you offer a variety of arrangement sizes and
styles?
> 6. Is this your only thing you sell? What do you
do the rest of the > year?
>
> Thanks so much. Seems the flower business is
really growing. We've > got quite a few flower
businesses coming to our marketing workshop this > week
on March 30th near Portland. Can't wait to chat with
everyone.
>
> Hope the season is a full bloom success!
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Cappy Tosetti on the Oregon coast
>
> www.bumpercropmarketing.com
>
Hello to you,
Thanks for your note.
I'll be happy to send you a copy of the
article....should be out in a few weeks.
You certainly have a great newsletter!
Sincerely,
Cappy Tosetti
-
Flowers for sale!,
Cappy Tosetti, 03/27/2000
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: Flowers for sale!, five springs farm, 03/28/2000
- Re: Flowers for sale!, cappy, 03/28/2000
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