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  • From: Willie McKemie <mf AT austinfarm.org>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] More business
  • Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2005 06:38:04 -0600

I'm VERY pleased to hear a small farming success story!

On Sat, Feb 05, 2005 at 07:29:44PM -0800, Steven Rogers wrote:
> I paid my attorney and CPA to do the incorporation. The lease agreement
> between myself and the corporation was drawn up by my attorney.

There is clearly some size/profitability threshold that must be crossed
before such effort and expense is justified; I wonder what it is? I
wonder what the initial and ongoing costs are for incorporation?

> Someone asked about labor. Other than my driver, I use work crews from an
> agricultural labor contractor. I ususally bring in a crew
> of 10 plus a foreman. The contractor pays workers comp,. unemployment,
> handles payroll, verifies immigraton status, supplies portapotties,
> drinking water, hand washing stations. I only have to deal with the
> foreman, and I only have to write one check to the contractor. I
> have no payroll expense etc. I only bring them in on an as-needed basis.

You are EXTREMELY fortunate to have such an available source of labor!
90% of my farming negatives come from the labor problem.
Here is but the most recent example:
http://austinfarm.org/homegrown/images/images23

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