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- From: "Wiediger, Alison" <alison.wiediger AT hart.kyschools.us>
- To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Certified scales
- Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 09:26:23 -0600
One of the best purchases we have ever
made is electronic scales. Before we bought the unit, we had a “for
trade” hanging scale. Every sale had to figured on the calculator by
pounds and percentages of pounds (for instance, 4 ounces is .25 pounds –
others aren’t so easy and we had 3X5 cards with each ounce’s
percentage!) With the new scale, we put the produce on, key in a price (it can
be pre-programmed, but our prices fluctuate week to week, so we keep it simple)
and the total is displayed to us and the customer. It runs on batteries (last
over a season) and AC and is also helpful packing our 1/2lb bags of mesclun and
spinach on harvest day. Almost everything is weighed. We could use a second
scale on busy days, but having a few people in line isn’t necessarily a
bad thing – make it look like our booth is a happening place! I don’t
think we’ve ever had someone decide not to wait the few minutes it
takes. Mostly they socialize, exchange recipes, etc. - maybe even buy
something else. We do have several calculators. On a busy day, we’ll
have Paul, my brother, an intern and me selling produce, plants and flowers.
My Dad even shows up occasionally, and having the electronic scale allows
everyone to accurately weigh and price produce. Alison Wiediger, Au Naturel Farm |
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Re: [Market-farming] Certified scales,
cjmaness AT juno.com, 11/28/2006
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Re: [Market-farming] Certified scales,
road's end farm, 11/28/2006
- [Market-farming] Fixing or maintaing Certified scales, Allan Balliett, 11/29/2006
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Re: [Market-farming] Certified scales,
cjmaness AT juno.com, 11/28/2006
- Re: [Market-farming] Certified scales, road's end farm, 11/28/2006
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Re: [Market-farming] Certified scales,
Home Grown Kansas!, 11/30/2006
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Re: [Market-farming] Certified scales,
Wiediger, Alison, 11/30/2006
- [Market-farming] SSAWG Conference Scholarships, Wiediger, Alison, 11/30/2006
- Re: [Market-farming] Certified scales, Sue Wells, 11/30/2006
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Re: [Market-farming] Certified scales,
Wiediger, Alison, 11/30/2006
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Re: [Market-farming] Certified scales,
road's end farm, 11/28/2006
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