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Re: [Market-farming] OT Thought Provoking (or maybe justprovoking:)
- From: "marc" <marc AT aculink.net>
- To: <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] OT Thought Provoking (or maybe justprovoking:)
- Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 10:24:48 -0700
I was being somewhat tongue-in-cheek....
I'm wondering if Rick was tongue-in-cheek, bitter or honestly meant what he
said.
The market farmers I know make an excellent living - especially in the
Boulder and Ft. Collins (college towns), CO areas.
The little farms are clean, well planned and very efficiently run. It's a
pleasure to do a drive-by camera shooting.
At the markets the attitudes are professional and appearance well kempt.
Friendly but no-nonsense but not brusque. Kids help the parents and add
youthful enthusiasm and excitement to the process. It's a kick to see a
TOTALLY serious 6 year old looking a skeptical adult in the eye giving
assurance the veggie he's trying to hawk he picked himself and he doesn't
use pesticides.
Attractive displays and good looking produce. Well organized sales
procedures. Lots of credit cards accepted. Some have cell phones connected
to check and credit card approval machines and allow the customer to write a
check over the purchase price.
I guess if it works for Wal-Mart and 7-11 it works for John and Mary Doe at
their market farm booth.
It seems to me the standard, boring, usual, ho-hum behaviors that seem to be
stereotype for successful good workers and owners alike are prevalent with
the folks with the nice pickups and clean little attractive farms with rows
of cool looking plants.
Marc Nameth
...
> Marc,
>
> I was questioning the idea of farming without a profit goal.
>
> Rick W wrote: "I can not imagine anyone going into market farming for the
> money."
>
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[Market-farming] Any ideas on a home made cooler?
, (continued)
- [Market-farming] Any ideas on a home made cooler?, Paul Bucciaglia, 01/27/2003
- Re: [Market-farming] Any ideas on a home made cooler?, Alex McGregor, 01/27/2003
- Re: [Market-farming] OT Thought Provoking (or maybe justprovoking:), Jill Taylor Bussiere, 01/27/2003
- RE: [Market-farming] OT Thought Provoking (or maybe justprovoking:), Rick Williams, 01/28/2003
- Re: [Market-farming] OT Thought Provoking (or maybe justprovoking:), Del Williams, 01/28/2003
- Re: [Market-farming] OT Thought Provoking (or maybe justprovoking:), Del Williams, 01/27/2003
- RE: [Market-farming] OT Thought Provoking (or maybe justprovoking:), Rick Williams, 01/27/2003
- Re: [Market-farming] OT Thought Provoking (or maybe justprovoking:), Del Williams, 01/28/2003
- Re: [Market-farming] OT Thought Provoking (or maybe justprovoking:), marc, 01/28/2003
- Re: [Market-farming] OT Thought Provoking (or maybe justprovoking:), Del Williams, 01/28/2003
- Re: [Market-farming] OT Thought Provoking (or maybe justprovoking:), marc, 01/28/2003
- [Market-farming] Making money from farming, Rick Williams, 01/28/2003
- [Market-farming] Limiting vendors at the farmers market, Marie Kamphefner, 01/28/2003
- Re: [Market-farming] Limiting vendors at the farmers market, Del Williams, 01/28/2003
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Re: [Market-farming] OT Thought Provoking (or maybe just provoking:),
Allan Balliett, 01/26/2003
- Re: [Market-farming] OT Thought Provoking (water), Leigh Hauter, 01/27/2003
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RE: [Market-farming] OT Thought Provoking (or maybe just provoking:),
Marie Kamphefner, 01/26/2003
- Re: [Market-farming] OT Thought Provoking (or maybe just provoking:), Ed Clifford, 01/26/2003
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RE: [Market-farming] OT Thought Provoking (or maybe justprovoking:),
Rick Williams, 01/27/2003
- RE: [Market-farming] OT Thought Provoking (or maybe justprovoking:), Leigh Hauter, 01/28/2003
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