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  • From: "Wiediger, Alison" <awiediger AT HART.k12.ky.us>
  • To: 'market farming' <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: RE: Making a living
  • Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2001 08:15:30 -0600


> From: David & Crystal[SMTP:consalvi AT midmaine.com]
>
......We will be setting up a greenhouse and will try to grow food
almost year round (ala Eliot Coleman style) and build a root cellar. We
could triple our income just by offering year round shares since our summer
growing season is so short.
> I think, like someone else on this list mentioned, I'm just burned out on
> all the work involved for so little money.
>
> ~Crystal
> Crystal Dawn Farm
> Perry, ME
>
> If you are already 'burned out' from the work, please really consider
> year-round veggies well before you jump. We grow 52 weeks a year and sell
> 52 weeks a year. I tell people when we speak that the good news is, you
> can grow year- round, the bad news is, you can grow year-round, no time
> off. Each year we look at our profit centers, and growing vegetables,
> epecially in the summer months (the winter veggies are better), is our
> least profitable venture. Cut flowers, perennials, winter salads, beef,
> all much better, especially when you consider labor. So why do we still
> grow organic veggies ? 'Cause we feel that it's important that someone
> grows good food for people, we have loyal customers we don't want to
> disappoint (we're the only organiac growers for a large area), and we
> enjoy growing vegetables. But on a small, two people scale, growing even
> organic vegetables would not sustain the farm. Our diversified farm, we
> think, will in time, but for now, we are both grateful for my 'public
> job'.
>
> Alison Wiediger
> Au Naturel Farm
> Smiths Grove, KY
> http://aunaturelfarm.homestead.com
>
>
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