Market Farming

["Margaret L Wilson" <booldawgs AT cavenet.com>]

I am in a new area with a new garden plot.  My first summer here (year before 
last)  I was too busy to do a lot of looking and choosing.  I undered a jumbo 
size "homesteader/small farmer" seed collection for cooler climates.  It came 
in a 5 gallon bucket.  It was some of everything, lots of tomatoes, squash 
and melons.  I have been planting from it for 2 years and I still have a lot 
of seeds.  Everything started and grew like crazy.  The quality and taste was 
excellent.  I have had no crop failure for any reason so far.

If you are adventurous and don't know exactly what you want it is a good way 
to go.  I am considering ordering it again and just adding some lettuce and 
salad greens.  I have just planted some of the original seeds.  I will let 
you know if they still grow.

Disclaimer:  I am still in the experimental stage.  This is my first "real" 
market farm attempt and I don't have to pay the bills with my sales.  My 
customers are so eager for local fresh products that they take whatever I 
offer.  I am sure that will change soon enough
Margaret SW Oregon.


> I see that the catalog states "Bulk Seed for Market Farmers." Does 
> anyone know if these prices are on a separate sheet, ala Seeds of 
> Change, or if the occasional listing of ounce or so quantities are 
> the sum of it?
> 
> It takes a brave farmer to go into the sort of  "unknown seasons" 
> we've been having in recent years with heirloom seed from another 
> region, that's fer sure!!
> 
> Thanks
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