Market Farming

["Brian and Jensi Andrus" <bjandrus AT tnics.net>]

Hi!

 

Before I introduce myself and ask questions I must say a HUGE thank you for all of your help.  I have learned so much from the list.  I would be pondering a question about gardening or marketing and a few days later my answer would be on the list! :) 

 

This is my first year as a "market gardener".  My husband and I have 5 children and we were brainstorming ways to make extra money to help save for college.  Since I am a biology teacher and we live on 35 acres of land, I thought that producing a huge garden and marketing the produce would generate some $.  Farming has been in my family for generations. It has been such a wonderful experience.  It has been such a great learning experience for me and my kids.  Lots of hard work, great exercise, great family time, and awesome learning opportunity!!!

 

Questions:

 

1)  How much do you charge for a bushel of tomatoes and cucumbers?  (We live in Eastern South Dakota)?

 

2)  Do you sell the bushel of produce by volume or weight?  I researched that a bushel of tomatoes is about 53 lbs.

 

3)  What are your selling prices for smaller quantities of different varieties of tomatoes (cherry, grape, lemon boy, goliath, etc)?

 

Thanks a bunch!

 

Jensi Kellogg-Andrus

Generation Farm

Watertown, South Dakota

bjandrus AT tnics.net

andrusj AT wtn.k12.sd.us