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  • From: mckemie AT inetport.com
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: peddlers, politics & convenience
  • Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 20:24:29 -0600


>
> Boy! I couldn't disagree more. I think under no circumstances should we
> ever think that the farmer is more important than the customer! I don't
> think any marketer even if he is a farmer will ever get very far with this
> attitude. This amazes me. I think perhaps going this far puts the farmer
> on a pedestal. To me the key to this whole farmers market thing is the
> customer/farmer relationship. When a balance is struck between what the
> consumer wants and what farmers can sustain we should be happy. Modern
> grocery stores place the consumer over the producer. We should never allow
> the farmers market to place the farmer over the consumer. I think that
> would make us worse than them.
>
I'm not sure what you are advocating. Can you be more specific? The
post below specifically advocates short duration infrequent markets. Do
you advocate long hours? If so, how long? Do you advocate frequent
markets? If so, how frequent? Daily?
>
> > The convenience, serving the customer thinking leads to the everyday all
> day
> > farmers market where there are no farmers just peddlers. The farmers
> market
> > is for the convenience of the farmer. Short hours, once or purhaps twice
> a
> > week lend to the ideal of the customer getting there early to get the best
> > freshest produce. The farmers market needs to be a special event, with
> > customers coming because it is special.

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