Market Farming

[Beth Spaugh <eas9 AT cornell.edu>]

> I am second year veg grower, trying to get better at planning. No, my 
> stuff has not been sold before it is put in the ground. And I am 
> struggling just about as much this year to figure out how much I can sell 
> as I did last year, but am really trying to do a more accurate planning 
> job. I have yield estimates from the Johnny's and Territorial catalogs, 
> but they are mostly in pounds. I am visually in quarts, pints, bunches, 
> roots. Does anyone know of "ballpark" conversions I could use to get 
> started. Yes, I assume how much a quart weighs depends on how full you 
> fill it, but I just need something to get started please.  Thank you.

Beth Spaugh
Rehoboth Homestead
66 Jabez Allen Road
Peru NY 12972