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  • From: Road's End Farm <organic87 AT frontiernet.net>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Farm Stand Honor System
  • Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 10:33:23 -0400


On Jul 2, 2009, at 9:49 AM, Judy wrote:

<x-tad-smaller>Would some of you share how you set up your on-farm stands using the honor system?  How do you let folks know about it without risking unsavory types coming to dip in the till?  Thanks, all ideas appreciated.  Thanks for all the sharing that's done by everyone on this site! Judy</x-tad-smaller>

I wouldn't put in your general advertising that it's on the honor system; just put a sign on the stand, maybe something to the effect that you'll be at the stand only intermittently because you need to be busy growing the produce (which gives the impression that you are around and might show up at any moment) and to put the money in the lock box if you're not there, and take change from the change box if needed if you do leave out a change box; I know some stands around here do leave some small change and a few dollar bills out in a change box.

Of course, I haven't done this myself, just stopped at a number of such stands; one of which is a well known honey place around here which is on what passes for a main road in this area. They've been doing this for years. They don't have a sign explaining the system at all, just the prices and the lock box and sometimes a dish with a little change; the regulars are all used to this and I expect the tourists figure it out without trouble; but as your regulars are used to finding the stall staffed a sign might be useful for a while, to make sure they don't think you're closed or something is wrong if you're not there.

-- Rivka; Finger Lakes NY, Zone 5 mostly
Fresh-market organic produce, small scale



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