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  • From: "Lynn Wigglesworth" <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] New Farmers' Market question
  • Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 07:28:59 -0400

Shelly; Did you have to incorporate this 'committee' or make it some type
of legal entity?

Lynn Wigglesworth
Peasant Farmer
Tioga County, PA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shelly Elliott" <shelly AT idlethyme.com>
To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 12:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] New Farmers' Market question


> Lynn,
> Four of us producers make up the "Wyoming Fresh Market Committee". This
> committee carries our liability policy and we provided no social
security
> numbers for insurance purposes.
> Shelly Elliott
> Idle Thyme Farm
> Carpenter, WY
> www.IdleThymeFarms.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lynn Wigglesworth" <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>
> To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 8:44 AM
> Subject: [Market-farming] New Farmers' Market question
>
>
> > There is a new complication with our Farmers' Market, set to open
> > tomorrow. The insurance carrier (general liability)won't insure us as
we
> > are (a bunch of people coming together for a Farmers' Market). The
only
> > solution they see is for one or both of the organizers to put the
> > insurance in our name (provide our social security number). Whoever
does
> > that would be a "sole proprietor" -- the entity -- that is responsible
for
> > the market.
> >
> > That doesn't sound like a good idea to me; I worry enough about the
> > liability on my own farm. I don't want to be responsible for a lot of
> > other people. Any thoughts on this?
> >
> > Lynn Wigglesworth
> > Peasant Farmer
> > Tioga County, PA
> >
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