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Re: [Market-farming] What do you do in a crop loss situation?
- From: Lucy Goodman <goodows AT infinet.com>
- To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] What do you do in a crop loss situation?
- Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 09:10:54 -0400
At he Saturday market I attend we have had this problem. This is a 100% producer only market. The apple guy (who is 15 miles north of I-70 BTW) at this market lost 70% of his apples (he will have late apples) and 100% of his peaches, blackberries, strawberries, plums and grapes. So the market board decided he could buy and resell apples. So far he has not done so, but he does have the option.
I feel this is a slippery slope the board has entered into, allowing any reselling for any reason. On the one hand, reselling does mean that the products customers expect will be there. On the other hand, reselling can be badly abused. And this is an opportunity to educate farmers market customers about realities of farming-"we have no apples this week because of weather in April".
Lucy Goodman
Boulder Belt Eco-Farm
Eaton, OH
http://www.boulderbeltfarm.com
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[Market-farming] What do you do in a crop loss situation?,
Brad Bergefurd, 06/28/2007
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Re: [Market-farming] What do you do in a crop loss situation?,
Lucy Goodman, 06/29/2007
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Re: [Market-farming] What do you do in a crop loss situation?,
Willie McKemie, 06/29/2007
- Re: [Market-farming] What do you do in a crop loss situation?, Beth Spaugh, 06/29/2007
- Re: [Market-farming] What do you do in a crop loss situation?, Beth Spaugh, 06/29/2007
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Re: [Market-farming] What do you do in a crop loss situation?,
Willie McKemie, 06/29/2007
- Re: [Market-farming] What do you do in a crop loss situation?, Home Grown Kansas!, 06/29/2007
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: [Market-farming] What do you do in a crop loss situation?, SaladG, 06/29/2007
- Re: [Market-farming] What do you do in a crop loss situation?, cjmaness AT juno.com, 06/30/2007
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Re: [Market-farming] What do you do in a crop loss situation?,
Lucy Goodman, 06/29/2007
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