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  • From: Lucy Goodman <goodows AT infinet.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Undercutting prices
  • Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 07:50:51 -0400

One way to stop undercutting by hobby growers is to get your market board/manager to raise the vendor fees. If there is a $15 a space per market charge than you will see those 25ยข a pound tomatoes go for more because at those prices the undercutters won't be making any money, it will all go towards paying off the daily fee.

A person seriously doing market farming for a living should easily be able to absorb $15 to $20 a market (not to mention it is tax deductible) And a hobby grower will either raise prices or quit.

so get you markets to raise the fees and most your undercutting should stop.

more money means you market will be able to buy advertising or pay a market manager or some other positive thing that will bring in more customers to your market. A win win situation-fewer/No people undercutting and more customers buying

Lucy Goodman
Boulder Belt Organics





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