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  • From: Pat Meadows <pat AT meadows.pair.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] consumer perceptions
  • Date: Sat, 19 May 2007 16:30:02 -0400

On Sat, 19 May 2007 12:43:13 -0400, you wrote:


>As an interested party and as someone who has helped run a market farm for
>two years (and make marketing decisions for that farm), I would like to
>extol the virtues of having a farm website to educate your customers. One
>member in the discussion said that she doesn't have time to grow food AND to
>educate customers, but I would like to agree with another person and say
>that as an owner of small business you don't have the luxury of allowing
>other people do your marketing -- if you believe in your product, it should
>be a joyful experience to share your story and why you are passionate with
>your customers.

She didn't actually say it. I did. I'm a friend, not the farmer.

Pat
-- northern Pennsylvania
"Rats and roaches live by competition under the laws of
supply and demand. It is the privilege of human beings to
live under the laws of justice and mercy." - Wendell Berry




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