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  • From: "Brian and Jacqueline Potzkai" <potzkai AT hotmail.com>
  • To: market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
  • Subject: Re: Peddlers at Markets
  • Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2001 07:46:27 -0800


At our farmers market selling any product that is not yours is prohibited. The board of directors (we are non-profit) may at any time inspect your garden location to ensure that you are selling your own produce. I have never heard of an inspection occuring yet, so this may or may not be a measurable device.

Generally it is quickly found out who is selling pre-purchased product and they will leave the market. Unfortunately we have a clause that permits you to sell for a direct family member. This was intended to be used as your son/daughter/husband/wife can sell product - family members that you live with where the income comes back to the farm/home. We have one violator who claims he sells for his brother and uses the clause to his advantage, unfortunately he has been bold enough to buy from some of the farmers and resell their product. He is still present at the market and because of this clause has not been able to be removed. It appears that clauses cannot have intent and must be black and white.

From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lflondon AT mindspring.com>
Reply-To: "market farming" <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
To: "market farming" <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: Peddlers at Markets
Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2001 10:39:39 -0500

On Wed, 7 Feb 2001 08:38:50 -0600 , "Wiediger, Alison"
<awiediger AT HART.k12.ky.us> wrote:


>Peddlers have all but ruined our Farmers' Market.

Start a new market even if its a small one - depend on quality and
word of mouth for long term success. I"ll bet that's what you end up
having to do eventually.

>The local extension folks
>tend to encourage peddling "so there is more variety for the customer to
>choose from"

Unbelievable. This is expected behavior from an organization that
fires its pro-organic agents for expressing their views in a public
forum and encourages their clients to poison their yards and gardens
with pesticides. Idiots all.


Lawrence F. London, Jr. ICQ # 27930345
lflondon AT mindspring.com london AT ibiblio.org
http://www.ibiblio.org/ecolandtech


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