Market Farming

[Matt McCallum <glp AT iserv.net>]

They still make these products. Try calling:
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Greenfield Basket Co - 800 BASKET5 _ 814-725-3419

Rockford Packaging - 616-866-0143 -

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On Tuesday, August 5, 2003, at 01:09 PM, Scott Dixon wrote:

> We were able to get some bushel and 1/2 bushel baskets from our feed 
> store, although the quality wasn't that great. I think they were 
> running $3.00 a piece. If interested, maybe I can find out from him 
> who he gets them from and you in turn can get someone up your way to 
> stock them? I know he didn't buy 10000! There are only about 23,000 
> people in the entire county!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: robert schuler [mailto:sunnfarm AT bellatlantic.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 3:39 PM
> To: Market Farming
> Subject: [Market-farming] Peach Baskets
>
> I went to my local container supply to get quart baskets to display
> produce at my market, I put a plastic bag in each basket and fill it
> with whatever I got and put a one dollar price on it. "basket not
> included".   I asked for peach baskets, they told me that nobody is
> making them anymore. I always liked them for picking tomatoes, the 
> newer
> plastic peach size picking baskets are too flexible and squish ripe
> fruit while lugging them down the rows. The companies have the tools to
> make them but you would have to order 10000 baskets to get them to make
> them again.   I will miss the old peach basket...Bob.
> Sunny Meadow Farm
> Bridgeton, NJ.
>
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