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- From: "Lynn Wigglesworth" <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>
- To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Lettuce price?
- Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 21:46:50 -0400
The problem with the local farmers' market is that
there aren't any local market farmers (the few market farmers here have a CSA or
other outlet for their produce). Last time I was there, the vendors at the
farmers' market were backyard gardeners with a few baseball bat sized
zucchinis or a basket of overripe cucumbers, and someone who sold flowers
planted in old boots (kinda cool, actually). That farmers' market had many
political problems and didn't welcome new vendors. A couple of us started a new
farmers' market, but people came expecting prices lower than the grocery store.
The vendors dropped out until I was the only one left, so I shut it down.
This area is many years behind the times and very
conservative about what they eat (I can't sell any tomato that isn't red,
even pink tomatoes are looked on with suspicion...I had pints of beautiful
Sungolds, even gave samples, but never sold one; I also can't sell leeks or
Florence Fennel, although both grow well here...people gawk and point, but don't
buy). I usually enjoy the backwardness of the people here, unless I'm
trying to sell quality produce!
Lynn Wigglesworth
Tioga Co. PA
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Re: [Market-farming] shock from the ground wire,
Richard Robinson, 07/01/2009
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[Market-farming] Lettuce price?,
Lynn Wigglesworth, 07/01/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Lettuce price?,
Beth Spaugh, 07/01/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Lettuce price?, Sue Wells, 07/01/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Lettuce price?,
Elaine Granata, 07/01/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Lettuce price?, Lynn Wigglesworth, 07/01/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Lettuce price?,
Road's End Farm, 07/01/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Lettuce price?,
Lynn Wigglesworth, 07/01/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Lettuce price?, Garth & Kim Travis, 07/02/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Lettuce price?,
Pat Meadows, 07/04/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Lettuce price?, Marie Kamphefner, 07/05/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Lettuce price?,
Road's End Farm, 07/05/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Lettuce price?, MAsteveINE, 07/05/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Lettuce price?,
Lynn Wigglesworth, 07/01/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Lettuce price?,
Marie Kamphefner, 07/02/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Lettuce price?,
Liz, 07/02/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Lettuce price?, Richard Stewart, 07/02/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Lettuce price?,
Liz, 07/02/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Lettuce price?,
Beth Spaugh, 07/01/2009
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[Market-farming] Lettuce price?,
Lynn Wigglesworth, 07/01/2009
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