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  • From: Leigh Hauter <lh AT pressroom.com>
  • To: Pat Meadows <pat AT meadows.pair.com>
  • Cc: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Increasing flower prices and sales
  • Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004 10:06:42 -0400

we have a flower share. This year we have sold more than ever before (with the massive increase in government -military- spending under Bush, times are good for many in DC) Half a dozen years ago we sold these as a bouquet each week. However we now offer it as 25 stems a week. We put out the flowers for the day and have a board with the number of each type they should take.
today it will be 5 marigolds, 4 black eyed susans, 4 zinnias, 4 calendula, 4 strawflowers and 4 of a small dahlia.

People like making their own bouquets better than they like picking out one that I made.

so, the suggestion here for market farmers is to sell by the stem. I know there is a certain amount of waste associated with the way I'm doing it, I pick atleast 10% more than I have shares for because I expect a certain percent of the flowers to get mauled in the handling.




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