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- From: "Bill Shoemaker" <wshoemak AT inil.com>
- To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Why do it II
- Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:31:04 -0500
While I think it's very difficult to do it, I think it's
possible to make a good living market farming. I know people who do it. But I'm
sure scale-of-operation has something to do with it. I think it's difficult
under 20 acres. The larger the scale, the greater efficiencies can be exploited.
Sure, it takes capital to scale up, but it takes scale to get back capital. Once
a grower has a committed, knowledgeable staff who don't mind working long hours
(14-16/day sometimes) those efficiencies develop more "bang-for-the-buck". I
don't think it's for the feint of heart. And I don't think anyone should do it
without putting together a detailed business plan that's been reviewed by at
least two other successful growers. And that plan should include cost of
management, in other words, pay the grower what they deserve ($20/hr
plus).
Bill Shoemaker, Sr Research Specialist, Food
Crops
University of Illinois - St Charles Horticulture Research Center www.nres.uiuc.edu/faculty/directory/shoemaker_wh.html
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Re: [Market-farming] Why do it II
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- Re: [Market-farming] Why do it II, Beth Spaugh, 04/26/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] Why do it II, Richard Stewart, 04/25/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Why do it II,
TradingPostPaul, 04/26/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] Why do it II, Krystle, 04/27/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Why do it II,
Lynn Wigglesworth, 04/27/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Why do it II,
Willie McKemie, 04/27/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Why do it II,
Lynn Wigglesworth, 04/27/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] Why do it II, Willie McKemie, 04/27/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Why do it II,
Beth Spaugh, 04/27/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Why do it II,
Krystle, 04/27/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] Why do it II, Bill Shoemaker, 04/28/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Why do it II,
Krystle, 04/27/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Why do it II,
Lynn Wigglesworth, 04/27/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Why do it II,
Willie McKemie, 04/27/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] Why do it II, Creekside, 04/27/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Why do it II,
sunnfarm, 04/28/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] Why do it II, Bill Shoemaker, 04/29/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] Why do it II, Wiediger, Alison, 04/29/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Why do it II,
Krystle, 04/30/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] Why do it II, breck, 04/30/2008
- [Market-farming] Why do It II, Harriet Allen, 04/30/2008
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