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- From: Chris Bailey <chrisbailey.wenatchee AT gmail.com>
- To: Market Farming <Market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: [Market-farming] New grower: First Day of Sales
- Date: Sun, 9 May 2010 08:44:31 -0700
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I thought I'd post this for anyone trolling the list considering/planning to start growing.
I hatched this scheme late last summer to quit my real job and start farming. And so I did, on about 2 acres of leased and borrowed land (actually, weed patches).
Anyway, Friday I harvested greens (spinach, arugula, kale and leaf broccoli) for my first market yesterday. Before I even got done processing on Friday, I had 3 small commercial orders (2 restaurants, and a small produce market) mainly by word of mouth and some sampling efforts earlier in the week.
I took six coolers of greens ($3 for 6 oz bag) to the opening farmer's market yesterday and sold out in 3 1/2 hours grossing $200. Folks were eager customers. I believe I could have easily doubled my take if I'd brought more product to market. (I slightly regretted selling arugula at wholesale the day before as I was more than doubling that price at the market with only slightly more handling). It probably helped that I was basically the only vendor with produce to sell.
It's a small, but encouraging success, and I'm still in the hole by thousands of dollars, but my first two days of revenue sure were satisfying.
I've learned lots from this list and I sure appreciate the community of folks willing to share.
Chris Bailey (who now really feels like a grower)
Bailey's Farm Fresh Produce
Wenatchee, Washington
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[Market-farming] New grower: First Day of Sales,
Chris Bailey, 05/09/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] New grower: First Day of Sales, Diane Kann, 05/09/2010
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- Re: [Market-farming] New grower: First Day of Sales, KAKerby, 05/09/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] New grower: First Day of Sales, clearviewfarm, 05/09/2010
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