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Re: Pumpkins

From: "Don Palmer" <berryman70 AT yahoo.com>
To: market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
Subject: Re: Pumpkins
Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 19:42:20 -0400

Kevin Ancell wrote:
> I planted 20 acres of Pumpkins and you just don't have time to hand weed
> (and spray for pests.) I rented a place far away from our organic fields
> just so I could spray chemicals. I found that people don't care if a pumpkin
> is organically grown they just want a display for Oct 31.

Hello,
Kevin, how do you market that many acres of pumpkins? All retail, u-pick
or do you wholesale?

Don Palmer - western NY
Palmer's Fruits & Vegetables
http://www.palmersfarm.com

Re: Pumpkins, Kevin Ancell, 10/19/2002
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: Pumpkins, Don Palmer, 10/20/2002
- Re: Pumpkins, Don Palmer, 10/22/2002
- Re: Pumpkins, RDH, 10/23/2002
- Re: Pumpkins, Tom Anslow, 10/23/2002