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- From: Flying S Farms <farmerwantabe AT hotmail.com>
- To: <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Anyone want tomatoes?
- Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2009 07:37:15 -0500
Kim where you located? We are seeing from $0.50 (grrrrrrrr) to $4.00! Ben and Catherine Simmons Flying S Farms Woodbury, Tennessee 615-542-1078 www.bakingfarmer.com Our New BLOG: www.flyingsfarms.blogspot.com Also Check out: www.cannonfarmersmarket.blogspot.com > Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2009 06:27:18 -0500 > From: gartht AT txcyber.com > To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org > Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Anyone want tomatoes? > > Greetings, > Many vendors in our market lowered their prices this year. We were > unaware of this when we finally came to market with our tomatoes. We > had raised our prices. We are selling well, since most of the people at > our market are looking at quality, not price. The market is not > walmart, it costs money to raise quality, so people expect to pay for it. > > The heat wave of June/July caused our tomatoes to all ripen at the same > time, rather than a nice flow of tomatoes. But, we need to eat for the > next year, so canning, salsa, freezing etc is what we do with our less > than perfect/too old to sell tomatoes. > > Would a tax deduction do you good? Most Seniors/Nursing homes will give > you a tax reciept for your tomatoes and you could at least have the warm > fuzzies of knowing you made a bunch of old folks happy. > > Our tomatoes are $6 a pound with cherries being $7. > > Bright Blessings, > Kim > > jay sleichter wrote: > > Well it seems that this year is the best tomato year in Kansas. I > > have so many picked and ready to sell, but not enough customers. Even > > large quantities at a discount price! I am afraid to know how much I > > have, (at least 400 pounds!) I know I need to pick probably another > > 200 pounds tomorrow. > > > > What do you do when you have too many tomatoes when lowering price > > doesn't work? I guess I will be canning salsa and tomatoes tomorrow > > or my chickens will be happy! > > > > We are selling tomatoes at $2.00 a pound, just FYI. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Jay > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Market-farming mailing list > > Market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org > > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/market-farming > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Market-farming mailing list > Market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/market-farming > Bing™ brings you maps, menus, and reviews organized in one place. Try it now. |
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[Market-farming] Anyone want tomatoes?,
jay sleichter, 07/25/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Anyone want tomatoes?, Marcy Nameth, 07/26/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Anyone want tomatoes?, PJackowsky, 07/26/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Anyone want tomatoes?, Willie McKemie, 07/26/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Anyone want tomatoes?,
Garth & Kim Travis, 07/26/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Anyone want tomatoes?,
Flying S Farms, 07/26/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Anyone want tomatoes?,
Garth & Kim Travis, 07/26/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Anyone want tomatoes?, Flying S Farms, 07/27/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Anyone want tomatoes?,
Garth & Kim Travis, 07/26/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Anyone want tomatoes?,
Flying S Farms, 07/26/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Anyone want tomatoes?, deberryemail-website, 07/27/2009
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: [Market-farming] Anyone want tomatoes?, jay sleichter, 07/26/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Anyone want tomatoes?, SaladG, 07/26/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Anyone want tomatoes?,
sunnfarm, 07/26/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Anyone want tomatoes?,
Roots Farm & Karen Sutherland, 07/26/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Anyone want tomatoes?, Richard Stewart, 07/26/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Anyone want tomatoes?,
Roots Farm & Karen Sutherland, 07/26/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Anyone want tomatoes?,
jay sleichter, 07/26/2009
- [Market-farming] Preserving Tomatoes, growbd, 07/26/2009
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