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  • From: Alex McGregor <waldenfarm AT sprintmail.com>
  • To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Farm Hours
  • Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 09:54:47 -0500

What Julie said!!! I started years ago with few customers and they mostly
showed up whenever. This worked until the numbers increased. Now I email a
list of available items each week on Monday to all interested and ask them to
have an order back by Tuesday evening. I pick on Wed. morning and they can
pick up between 4 & 10 PM. This has decreased the time sitting and waiting.

It's VERY important for the farmer(s) to be present when customers pick up-
part of what the Wiedigers call "relationship marketing." And Marcie
Rosenzweig says we're not selling produce, we're selling that connection. My
customers were disappointed last year when I started selling at a Wed.
afternoon/evening market and wasn't home to greet and talk to them. I also
missed out on extra sales of "impulse items" I had for the market- cherry
tomatoes, garlic... (I'll be selling at a Thurs. market or switching farm
sales to Thurs. this year.)

Alex McGregor
Walden Farm

jjvaughn AT juno.com wrote:

> Rick,
>
> We sell beef, pork, lamb, veggies and eggs at Farmers Markets and also
> off the farm. In the past we have had a "call ahead anytime" program and
> gave it up last year for a "Thursday Night Pickup at the Farm" day.





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