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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: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:02:10 -0500
We total agree with you, by the time you seed trays, get ready to transplant, plant, tie, cultivate, etc. your time and cost has increased considerably. Ben says we'll take them home and put up before we drop our price. Each of our markets are different and have to adjust prices accordingly, ours range from $2.00 to $4.00 and the low price is just breaking even. We are so tired of the $1.00/pd markets. Had a Farmer this past weekend show up with left over produce from their garden, that is what a Farmers Market is for, but TRIED to sell corn at $1.00/doz and 3 handfuls of heirloom pole beans for $1.00, checked his corn it was good quality and fresh and got him up to $4.00/doz and his beans to $3.00. He sold out quickly and was gone...thank goodness. Decided in a case like that it might be better just to buy them out for $40 and triple it later. We attempt to educate our customers about the quality and reliability of buy Farm Fresh and Locally Grown...some are so clueless and figure if it comes directly from the farm it should be cheap. That is 'grocery storitus'. 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 19:00:54 -0500 > From: gartht AT txcyber.com > To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org > Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Anyone want tomatoes? > > Greetings, > How can you cover expenses at $0.50? I sell at the market in Houston > Texas. My tomatoes are sustainably raised, heirlooms, picked fully > ripe, nothing sprayed on them this year. And beautiful. Heck, it > probably costs me a couple of dollars a pound to raise them this year, > with the heat wave and the drought. > Bright Blessings, > Kim > > Flying S Farms wrote: > > Kim where you located? We are seeing from $0.50 (grrrrrrrr) to $4.00! > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Market-farming mailing list > Market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/market-farming > Windows Live™ Hotmail®: Search, add, and share the web’s latest sports videos. Check it out. |
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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
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- 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
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[Market-farming] Preserving Tomatoes,
growbd, 07/26/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Preserving Tomatoes, Garth & Kim Travis, 07/26/2009
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[Market-farming] Preserving Tomatoes,
growbd, 07/26/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Anyone want tomatoes?, jay sleichter, 07/27/2009
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