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Re: [Market-farming] Tomatoes go from shortage to glut
- From: Road's End Farm <organic87 AT frontiernet.net>
- To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Tomatoes go from shortage to glut
- Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:44:38 -0400
On Jun 18, 2010, at 5:36 AM, Owsley lucy wrote:
I know growers with tomatoes ready here that are genuinely locally grown. They're greenhouse grown, of course; and I've never personally tasted a greenhouse tomato that I thought had full flavor; but they are local. "Early" is a steadily moving target, here at least; greenhouses, hoop houses, row covers, and yes, what does indeed appear to be a changing climate, all contribute to lots of things being available in June that didn't use to show up till August. The pineapple is a different matter, of course. And I'd be highly suspicious of the tomatoes of anyone also selling pineapple out of its area. Try to teach the customers to ask where they came from (some resellers will be honest), and also to ask questions about variety and growing conditions that may trip up the resellers who aren't honest; or better yet ask if they can come see the farm -- sometimes the family member who sits at the stand isn't the one who orders seed; I've known people who actually did grow the stuff but didn't know what variety they had. -- Rivka; Finger Lakes NY, Zone 5 mostly Fresh-market organic produce, small scale |
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Re: [Market-farming] Tomatoes go from shortage to glut,
sunnfarm, 06/17/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Tomatoes go from shortage to glut,
Road's End Farm, 06/17/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] Tomatoes go from shortage to glut, Barking Cat Farm, 06/17/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Tomatoes go from shortage to glut,
SaladG, 06/17/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Tomatoes go from shortage to glut,
mdbrabo, 06/17/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Tomatoes go from shortage to glut,
Owsley lucy, 06/18/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Tomatoes go from shortage to glut,
Road's End Farm, 06/18/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] Tomatoes go from shortage to glut, Mike Brabo, 06/18/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Tomatoes go from shortage to glut,
BarbaraJ, 06/18/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Tomatoes go from shortage to glut,
Road's End Farm, 06/18/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] Tomatoes go from shortage to glut, Barking Cat Farm, 06/18/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Tomatoes go from shortage to glut,
Road's End Farm, 06/18/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Tomatoes go from shortage to glut,
Road's End Farm, 06/18/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Tomatoes go from shortage to glut,
William H Shoemaker, 06/18/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] Tomatoes go from shortage to glut, BarbaraJ, 06/18/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Tomatoes go from shortage to glut,
Owsley lucy, 06/18/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Tomatoes go from shortage to glut,
mdbrabo, 06/17/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Tomatoes go from shortage to glut,
Road's End Farm, 06/17/2010
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