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  • From: Andy Fellenz <fellenz AT fltg.net>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Why do it II
  • Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:51:34 -0400



Krystle wrote:
"... A CSA can also be an income stabilizer, but only if it's a large CSA (100 members) because otherwise the income doesn't seem to cover the additional cost of management (organizing shares, marketing, sorting, sending staff to pick-up sites, etc.). "
Krystle
Salem, OR
http://www.selfmadefarmer.com

Unless you are getting premium pricing, 100 shares isn't really large enough. Now that I am at ~150 shares, it is looking like 250-300 is really the minimum size for reasonable profitablility.

Andy




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