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  • From: "Tradingpost" <tradingpost AT lobo.net>
  • To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Fall sales slump
  • Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 12:40:21 -0600


Odd, since people still have to eat. What is it now, hot dogs and beer,
chips, fast food? At the Santa Fe market near us they're still running
70-80 growers every market day, same crowds.

paul tradingpost AT lobo.net


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On 9/20/2006 at 12:25 PM Adriana wrote:

>Allison,
>
>The big competition for almost every activity this time of year is college

>football! Given that football is as important as religion in our state I
>don't think most farmers have a chance :>)
>
>> We notice that market traffic drops about the time school starts - 2nd
>> week of August here. Vendors also have production drop the first of
>> September - which exacerbates the problem. I wish we had an answer, but
>> in over 12 years of marketing at Farmers' Markets, it doesn't seem to
>> change.
>
>Adriana
>
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