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- From: "Rainbow's End Farms & Orchards" <rainbowsend AT swva.net>
- To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
- Subject: Launching a CSA
- Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 22:24:16 -0700
This being my first year of farming full time I
learned one valuable lesson that will last a long time. It doesn't matter how
beautiful and healthy the vegetables are that you grow if there isn't a market
planned well in advance. Actually this being the startup I was primarily
interested in what would grow well so having planted in late May after
the last frost here I put most of my efforts into establishing the growing
space and preparing the soil. Turns out I can grow most anything,
so planning for next year will center around what SHOULD I grow in
terms of input/output/labor/marketability. Maybe you folks could give some
suggestions on what seems most cost effective.
It did seem that I could sell all of the Halloween
pumpkins I could grow for a great price and with little in the way of labor
input. Beyond that, I feel that either growing for restaurants by contract
or establishing a CSA this Fall to participate in planning for next year would
be a great help. Any suggestions as to a best book with some real meat on
planning and implementation issues associated with launching a CSA would be
greatly appreciated as I am already familiar with the basics and the theories
and really need some practical do's, don'ts and hows before diving in. Clarence
W. Walker
Rainbows End Farms and Orchards
880 Central Academy Road Stuart, Virginia 24171 276-694-4324
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Launching a CSA,
Rainbow's End Farms & Orchards, 09/25/2002
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: Launching a CSA, Lawrence F. London, Jr., 09/26/2002
- launching a CSA, Hook Family, 09/26/2002
- Re: Launching a CSA, Tom Anslow, 09/26/2002
- Re: Launching a CSA, Chris Sawyer, 09/27/2002
- Re: Launching a CSA, Leigh Hauter, 09/27/2002
- Re: Launching a CSA, Liz Pike, 09/28/2002
- Re: Launching a CSA, Liz Pike, 09/28/2002
- Re: Launching a CSA, Leigh Hauter, 09/28/2002
- Re: Launching a CSA, Marie Kamphefner, 09/30/2002
- Re: Launching a CSA, Janet Bachmann, 09/30/2002
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