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  • From: jjvaughn AT juno.com
  • To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] email preorders
  • Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2003 11:22:58 -0600

I think you will like the results of email preorders. If you have farm
pick-up, don't be overly generous with days and times- waiting when you
need to be working will drive you crazy. Also it works better if people
truly preorder- our storage system doesn't work well with "shopping"

We currently sell at local Farmer's markets, but found that Thursday
night pick-up worked well for us. We had the hours of 4 to 7 and would
basically quit early that night and be clean and relaxed by the time
customers arrived. It really became a night we looked forward to, it was
time off and a great chance to visit with customers. Thursday seemed to
be a good night as people were thinking about the weekend and it gave us
another harvest window. Several of our market customers would come out
if they had a weekend conflict.

For us it has worked well, and gives us a way sell more in our
neighborhood without drop-ins.

Jim

Jim and Julie Vaughn
Rocky Glade Farm
Eagleville, TN
615-274-3496
jjvaughn AT juno.com




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