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  • From: "WB Carver" <wbcarver AT marketfarming.com>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Marketing Pond Plants
  • Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 06:40:51 -0400


David,

If you are interested in looking at an alternate market...

Consider the fish hobbyist.

Not only is there a market for some of the pond plants, but if your pond(s)
will grow ornamental fish like carp and koi, there is a market for them too.
We were at a fish and reptile specialty shop last night and I was
amazed/appalled/impressed by the prices they were getting for ornamental
pond fish.
So much so, that I am thinking that we should seriously consider a couple
ponds to "test the waters" (pun intended) in that market.

Granted, this is the retail price for high end fish, but...
To give you an idea. 6" - 8" fish were selling for about what a decent goat
brings at auction in this area. 10" - 12" fish were about the price of an
average calf.

When I was heavily into the aquarium hobby a few years ago the "rule of
thumb" (Sorry Dori) was the fish stores would pay about 1/3 to 1/2 of the
retail price for what you brought in. If your stock was especially good,
they would pay slightly more once they got to know you.

When you compare that to our rabbits, that can sell at auction for $3-5
each or chicks/chickens for $1-3 (maybe double that price if we sell direct
to the end buyer on a good day with a tail wind....)

Looks like ponds might be the way to go.

FWIW - In the same store Aquarium plants were selling for anywhere from 50
cents to $3-5 each, and pond plants started at the $3-5, price and went up
from there.


HTH,


WB (Bill) Carver
Laughing Brook Farm
Westfield, NC
wbcarver AT marketfarming.com
http://www.laughingbrookfarm.com






-----Original Message-----
From: David M Guynn <davecherylguynn1 AT juno.com>


Is there a market out there for Pond Plants raised on small farm ie--
Hyacinth or Lillys

Also does anyone know if Hyacinth can be eaten by humans

Is there a source for other pond plants






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