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  • From: "E C GRANATA" <elainegranata AT msn.com>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Price checks
  • Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:55:49 -0600

Karen:  We go to the organic market-- Whole Foods mostly and set our prices at theirs, or above, sometimes.
 
I think you could get more than what we're selling for in Denver, but we get $5.00 a pound for arugula to restaurants-- $3.00 for a bunch at farmers' market (each bunch is about 1/4 pound, so it's $12.00 a pound), $12.00 for basil wholesale -- to markets and restaurants, $3.00 for a sandwich baggie of it at market, haven't sold eggplant yet, or cukes or peppers.
 
Good luck,
 
Elaine
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 3:31 PM
Subject: [Market-farming] Price checks

We have a possibility of selling organic produce to a restaurant on a
nearby U.S. owned island which is currently importing produce from far
away to serve its major clientele of luxury yachters.  Does anyone have
recent experience/suggestions with pricing high end, really beautiful:

arugula
cucumbers
basil
hot peppers
sweet peppers
eggplant
?

Our regular Dominica market pricing is not comparable for so many reasons.

My prime interest is still (healthy) food security for our island, but a
chance to also make significant income elsewhere may help us weather the
many challenges of organic farming here and thus help us stay in
business to serve the local market and help preserve the local
environment.  Last year we hoped would be our break even year, but the
ravages of disease tristesia destroyed  6+ acres of our citrus plantings
(our main cash crop) and hurricane Dean last August then set us back
about 2-3 months for vegetables, 6-9 months for plantains, bananas,
etc.  and knocked most of the young avocado crop off the trees.  If we
escape hurricane, earthquake, volcanic eruption, etc., maybe this
year............

Thanks for any information and best wishes to all,

Karen
--

Karen Sutherland

Roots Farm

Organic Produce

Fruits, Roots, Vegetables & Herbs

Cockrane, Dominica

767-449-3038

rootsfarm AT cwdom.dm <mailto:rootsfarm AT marpin.dm>

 

 

 

 

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