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  • From: "Bill Shoemaker" <wshoemak AT inil.com>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT franklin.metalab.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: new farmer
  • Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 09:19:18 -0600




>What evidence do you have that the people engaged in direct marketing
>of truck crops are actually "earning a living"? My experience is that
>truck farmers need outside income to support their habit.
>Willie


Another piece of evidence is that the North American Farmers
Direct-Marketing Association is one of the most dynamic and optimistic farm
groups in North America. They really do believe they are in the right sector
to be successful.

Bill Shoemaker
Sr Research Specialist, Food Crops
Univ of Illinois - St Charles Hort Research Center





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