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  • From: "Del Williams" <delannw AT dlogue.net>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT franklin.metalab.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: Marian Burro's NY Times article
  • Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 19:57:23 -0500


Gee, Jay, I know you are right about small grower vs. large corporate grower
with label pricing.

When I first started growing it was experimental and I was trying to learn
how to do it. That turned out to be a lucky, great year.

But the folks who came to try to buy what I had... I was appalled at what
they were offering. The only thing I sold that year was squash. Just
because I didn't think I could use them all. But anything else, I thought,
I'd rather throw them on the compost heap than sell them at that price.

I did a lot of canning and freezing that year. Oh my, were my friends happy
with the case of Christmas presents they got. Folks, I know that many of
you do this with jellies and jams, but consider the nice surprise your
family and friends would have to get a case or a few jars of canned or
frozen bags of organically grown or just fresh picked and preserved tasty
vegetables or fruits.

Del Williams
Farmer in the Del
Clifton IL
delannw AT dlogue.net






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