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  • From: mckemie AT inetport.com
  • To: "market farming" <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: goat cheese for all!
  • Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 09:09:27 -0600


> I am literally going to print out your remarks on farmers markets (i.e.
> don't let folks import non-local produce) and take it to meeting next week!
> I was just interviewed for the town paper and made the case again for
> local only, etc. etc.

Let me elaborate a little on what I said earlier. I assume that you
are fairly new to farmers marketing and I will say what seems obvious to
me: Allowing farmers market vendors to re-sell ANYTHING, even local
products, will almost certainly lead to abuse. Allowing re-selling of
"neighbors" products make meaningful verification difficult to
impossible. Rest assured that peddlers will take advantage of such an
opportunity. All sellers at a farmers market should be willing, even
eager, to show the origin of their offerings. Anyone that says: "What,
you don't trust me?" or "That's quite an imposition, I don't have time
to be dealing with a lot of visitors" is quite likely to be cheating.

This is the voice of experience speaking. I have been farmers
marketing since 1981. On the other hand, perhaps there are no
dishonest people there in northern Mississippi. :-))

--
Onward! Through the Fog!
Willie
http://austinfarm.org/homegrown




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