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  • From: "jay gee" <JayGee AT jghelp.com>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Native fruits and nuts
  • Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 23:16:54 -0700 (PDT)

Robert Phipps wrote:

> Our family recently purchased 80 acres in Navarro county (1 hr south of
> Dallas, TX) and we are about to try our hand at organic farming.
>
> We have discovered that the property is covered with native fruits and nuts
> such as grapes, plums, dewberries, mulberries, pecans and black walnuts.
>
> We were wondering if there are any markets for selling the fruits for
> winemaking, jellies, etc.. Based on the number of vines and trees that are
> budding with the fruit pods, it seems that we are going to have a WHOLE LOT
> of fruit.

Robert,

Search Google for a "Texas Native Plant Society"

Once you locate that group, they, more than anyone
except a native plants farmer in Texas selling the
products you describe, should be able to tell you
about the desirability of the crops you mentioned.

Good luck,


jay gee
not a farmer -- but interested in farming



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