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  • From: "Kane, Tracy" <TKane AT peacehealth.org>
  • To: 'Market Farming' <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: Market dumpers
  • Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 17:52:36 -0700

Title: RE: [market-farming] Re: Market dumpers

Wow! How sad to hear about the market dumping that goes on out there; we've been fortunate to not have experienced this (yet!), and now that I'm learning from you others, am going to encourage in the bylaws market manager visitation rights, so when I see a unusually large quantity of produce arriving, I'll know better, and can enforce the bylaws "growers only" market.. Thank you!

-----Original Message-----
From: Willie McKemie [mailto:mckemie AT austinfarm.org]
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 2:09 AM
To: Market Farming
Subject: [market-farming] Re: Market dumpers


> > Don't you all love the people that come to a market to get rid of inventory
> > (
> > cheap).
> >
>
> Then change the rules of your market so that isn't allowed. 
> 1) Make the rules state that plants must be grown by the seller for at least
> 8 weeks before it can be sold.
> 2) Allow only local farmers to sell at the market.  (It makes a great
> marketing tool, too!)
> These are positive changes for your market because customers like to buy from
> the grower and know that it supports local farms.  It will help the market
> become known as a quality establishment with vendors who provide great
> customer service.

I wholeheartedly agree.  But, I believe that Phil has mentioned before
that he has little control and is stuck with peddlers (PIN-HOOKERs,
a great term from last year's discussions) in his markets.  All the
more reason to seek out legitimate and honest markets.

Our markets are coming into full swing.  Green beans, squash, potatoes
blackberries, cucumbers.  Greenhouse tomatoes, field tomatoes soon. 
Asparagus, lettuce and most greens are gone, or nearly so.

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