Market Farming

["Joe Kames" <farfish AT francomm.com>]

  The issue below on a larger level is being reported in the New York Times regarding "globalization". We subsidize (from our taxes) wealthy cotton farmers to grow large amounts of cotton. We then dump it on the  world market for below market price and undermine farmers in underdeveloped countries, who cannot get a profit on their cotton and the cycle of poverty continues. This holds true for big agri-business all over the world involving many crops.

 

It is doubtful that any of the market farmers on this list are looking for easy money or a fast buck. I guess we have to walk a line of giving customers a good product at a fair price, not undercutting each other and to try and make an honest profit for our hard work and expenses .

                  Good luck everyone.

 

 

 

 

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

From: Brian Metcalf

To: Market Farming

Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 12:18 PM

Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Re: Market-farming - give away!

It is not fair to you or your competitors to giveaway you crops at the end of the market. You should consider giving the supplus to the Food Bank or Community kiitchen. Your competitors must be ready to ban you from the market!

Nan3russ AT aol.com wrote:

You might point out that any suggestion of prices is price fixing and totally illegal whatever the setting.
You have the right to sell for whatever you please. I personally give away a lot of stuff at the end of the day.
Nancy Parker, Southside Farmers Market, Fort wayne, Indiana

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