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  • From: "Sharon and Steve" <shopkins AT tdstelme.net>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] The affect of economics on farmers markets
  • Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:52:18 -0500




The demand now for local, nutritious food may offset the economic down turn somewhat, for us anyway.

Liz Pike
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I have often wondered, but hoped to never be shown, just what will happen to the "elete" foods when a real financial crisis comes along.

Years ago we had one of the major shoe makers here, and as it was explained to me, when the economy was booming and folk were not too close with their money things were slow with Dexter Shoes. When things slowed down Dexter boomed, my friend (one of the chiefs) said " we dont have a flimsey or faddish thing in our line, and the less money folk have the more they come back to our sturdy and basic values."

Folks have to eat, and they will quickly re-learn what good values are when they shop. Be prepared to educate basic ways to use common products, resipes as simple as mashed or roasted potatoes, green beans jazzed up with some onion and cheese, hints on stuff like buying the larger size and freezing may help set you apart from the guy with the 60 cent each eggs and 70 cent corn ears. Take a good hard look around your stand, can you be happy feeding your family at the prices you see; if not where would you you go and how will you be competitive?

MAsteveINE







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