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  • From: "cheselka AT theriver.com" <cheselka AT theriver.com>
  • To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Holes in Beans
  • Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 18:37:36 -0400



> What is a problem is one person who buys produce wholesale
> somewhere and brings it in - he undercuts the locals. It's
> very apparent that he does not grow what he sells.

We've solved this in two ways:

1 - the market is "Producers Only"
2 - grower A can sell grower B's stuff if:
a - the grower B is a "family owned and operated farm"
b - grower A has gotten permission to do so from the market
manager
c - grower B's stuff is clearly labeled as from grower B's
farm

We will also be advising part-time gardeners who want to sell their stuff
to price their stuff equivalent to the full-time growers. This will solve
the undercutting problem. It's all common sense stuff and if part-time
gardeners don't like it, they can sell their stuff elsewhere.

Matt Cheselka
Cosmic Lettuce

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