Market Farming

["Brian and Jacqueline Potzkai" <potzkai AT hotmail.com>]

> From: "Del Williams" <delannw AT dlogue.net>
> In my area strawberries are selling for $2.25 - $3.50 a quart (farmers'
> market).  The strawberries are just excellent this year.
> Are you noticing a difference in taste?
> Farmer in the Del


Hi, happy to hear the strawberries in your area is doing so well, here they 
are lacking sweetness, not too many sunshine hours in June!!  A customer 
told me that one of our larger growers in the area got on the radio asking 
customers to just come and pick - they were rotting.  Good thing that we are 
getting some sunshine in this week.  I'm happy that prices went up I just 
didn't expect so high (they've been the same price for nearly 10 yrs - I 
remember going out to pick berries with my husband when I first met him - 
they were $1.00/lb upick, 1.50 they pick).  I've been told due to our hike 
in utilities and petrol almost all food prices have gone up (cost to 
greenhouse, store and transport).  Gas is expected to go up to $1.10/Litre 
this summer - ouch, we'll see if it actually happens.  Oh by the way, here 
in BC strawberries are selling at 2 - 2.50/pint and 4.50/1.5 quart - costs 
less to purchase by the pound.  Jacqueline
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