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Re: [Market-farming] Economics of starting a market garden enterprise
- From: "David Inglis" <mhcsa AT verizon.net>
- To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Economics of starting a market garden enterprise
- Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 13:17:50 -0500
Andy King wrote: For the past two years I have tried to make a go at it, and have modeled my business on Eliot Coleman’s book the NEW ORGANIC GROWER. While I have been moderately successful at copying his game plan the numbers never seemed to work out. For the past three months I have been reading profiles of successful growers and asking my self, what is it that I am doing wrong.
Sunflower King’s Farm Trumbauersville, PA
Hi Andy, You might also inventory what you have been doing right rather than wrong, and do a great deal more of it. You should note that even Eliot Coleman doesn’t follow the Eliot Coleman model, at least that version. That should set off alarm bells.
The most commonly found obstacles facing new growers:
There is more of course but those are the main ones I see. But the question is. Why don’t I heed my own advice? Good luck. David Inglis Mahaiwe Harvst C.S.A.
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[Market-farming] Economics of starting a market garden enterprise,
Andrew R. King, 12/20/2005
- Re: [Market-farming] Economics of starting a market garden enterprise, Tradingpost, 12/20/2005
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Re: [Market-farming] Economics of starting a market garden enterprise,
David Inglis, 12/20/2005
- Re: [Market-farming] Economics of starting a market garden enterprise, Marty Kraft, 12/20/2005
- Re: [Market-farming] Economics of starting a market garden enterprise, robert schuler, 12/20/2005
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