Market Farming

["Nan Johnson" <nan AT olemiss.edu>]

Hi Mike - the journal Growing for Market (web site is http://www.growingformarket.com ) put together a great little booklet dealing with all you have mentioned plus more - see if you can get it from them (it was free).  I checked under Publications but didn't see it though there is tons of other good stuff to buy.

 

Every farmers' market is different - some might well allow an occasional vendor. 

 

    Seems like one real crucial point for growers is that those that come in occasionally (for whom it is just a hobby - I am not saying that about you, but others) sell for so little since they don't really need to make a profit, that they hurt the serious growers who have to charge what it really costs them to produce.

 

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Mike Bosko

To: Market-farming

Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 7:43 AM

Subject: [Market-farming] Market selling etiquitte ?

Ok, so here I go – new to the market farming deal I have just a couple questions (so far)…

 

I’ve been growing garlic the past couple years and have now started in with dry climate herbs that seem to be going pretty well. I have never sold to markets, always giving to friends and their friends out my back door.  After sitting on this list for a while, I’m getting the bug to sell to our small town by means of, possibly, our small Saturday farmers market.  But I’m not sure f.m.’s are for me.

 

I love to plant, grow, experiment and cut out the chems, not to mention wandering in my field, but I am just not sure that sitting at a booth on a Saturday is for me.  Once in a while would probably be fun.  I do have a full time job working for myself, but growing and experimenting with crops proves as one of my true enjoyments. 

 

I know I should talk to my local f.market but wanted to get some impressions from my friends on this list first. 

 

What is the best method to start marketing at the local f.m.?  Do they typically allow a one-time booth/table just so I can test the waters?  I’d guess there is a f.m. etiquette that I should try to adhere by – especially being the new kid on the block.  I don’t particularly want to make a killing on my sales, and don’t want to undercut anyone either – but I would like to come home with an empty truck – thinking I might actually break even this year. 

 

Any input someone might want to offer, would be greatly appreciated.

 

Mike

 

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