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  • From: HackettShark AT aol.com
  • To: market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu (market Framing)
  • Subject: Farmers markets
  • Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 10:53:54 EST

The different markets around the country is really intresting.  Out Market is
managed by a rather Large Management-Marketing Firm.   They take care of the
rules and do a rather good job of keeping things in check.  There was one
reseller that we knew of out of the 75 season venders in out market, but he
wasn't doing real good so most of us didn't say to much other than let them
know that we didn't like it.  
They have an inspection team that is chosen at the March meeting and they
have the task of going to the farms if there is a complaint, either by a
vendor or a customer.    I have seen them kick out about 10 vendor over the
past 7 years that we have been there.  One guy showed up the first day of the
market with a pickup load of Watermelons(on May 1) and wanted to sell them ,
the manager sent him on down the road.  They are good about the rules.

One market I used to sell in the manager was a vendor, and let me tell you
there was no rules followed by that group, but everyone else was supossed to
follow the WIC rules.  This vendor does not even have a garden. What a train
wreck that was, didn't stay at the market to long. O'H the WIC people just
looked the other way....

The weather here is frightful this year ,freezing rain, sleet, snow again
today.

Phil Fron Iowa



  • Farmers markets, HackettShark, 02/14/2001

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