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  • From: "Victor Jackowsky" <threelittlepigscm AT earthlink.net>
  • To: <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Jay's criticism of Rick Ws web site
  • Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 19:57:27 -0600

Rick, I'd like to take a look at your site, could you post the address? No
marketing expert or criticism here, just like to see what others are doing.

Thanks,
Pat
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Williams" <mrfarm AT frontiernet.net>
To: <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 7:46 PM
Subject: RE: [Market-farming] Jay's criticism of Rick Ws web site


> Del Williams wrote:
> > Well one thing that would be helpful would be a map and some pics to
> > actually ID the farm.
>
> That is a good point and we have thought about doing it. I have some
> pictures of the farm in the pictures section, but this should be up front.
> But it is not that exciting you know:)
>
> However, we are extremely hard to miss. Six miles west of Viroqua, WI
right
> on State Highway 56, or 1 mile west of Bud, WI. A barn that is 35 feet
from
> the state highway, and with the new sign and all, it is very visible. We
are
> amazed at the number of people who know where our place is located now
that
> the sign went up.
>
> It used to be "Oh yeah, you live at the Carl Hanson Farm." And we still
hear
> that as well, even from people miles away. But that is slowly changing and
I
> bet within 20 years most people who travel between Genoa and Viroqua will
> know:)
>
> We do have lots of long term plans on the web site but to be honest, I
don't
> care much for glitzy sites that look too professional because my first
> reaction is that this is not authentic farmers if they did the site.
>
> Content is really my major concern and I made the site into the type of
site
> that I would want to see as a customer. I put myself in the customers
place
> and tried to make it an honest statement, plus some extras like my nature
> and art photography.
> I should mention that ALL pictures on the site are our own work.
>
> Although I do not make a living with photography, I did work my way
through
> college doing photography both as a group photographer and as a
University
> Public Relations/Educational Photographer on a partime basis. I do NOT
miss
> the chemicals with the new technologies that have come into play, some
only
> since the summer of 2002, such as the Epson 2200 printer that came the
> other day.
>
> So I am working on learning the ropes on doing fine art gliclee type
> photographic printing and it is another product that we hope to market
this
> summer at the farmer's market. Along with our bird houses that are the
> improved bird friendly type that overcomes the death traps that many well
> meaning, but incompetently designed bird houses often become.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Rick Williams
> Misty Ridge Farm
> Direct marketed dairy beef and produce
> (also dairy heifers and beef stockers)
> Viroqua, WI
>
>
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