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- From: "Beth Spaugh" <lists AT rhomestead.com>
- To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Pricing tomatoes
- Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2010 20:33:02 -0400
I do $4/lb for all. Grocery store heirlooms are $4/lb and
organic are $4/lb so my organic heirlooms probably should be higher, but I can't
see pricing them higher than that. (Just a mental block with me.) That is at our
good farmers markets. We will sell some from a small stand at home this
year and probably do $3/lb on the round reds after the first
flush.
Beth Spaugh
Rehoboth Homestead, Peru, NY
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From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Harriet Allen
Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2010 7:52 PM
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Subject: [Market-farming] Pricing tomatoes
Well, the tomatoes are just about to start ripening here in Delaware
(an early year with all the very hot weather we have had). I am once
again trying to determine what to charge for my heirlooms and my
hybrids. I wanted to know what the going rate is for people in other
areas of the country and would appreciate any feedback. I use a
scale and don't put them in quarts. While the quarts are convenient,
I feel I am practically giving them away when I sell them that way.
I do stick with $4 per pint for my heirloom cherry tomatoes in mixed
pints. I heap them up pretty good though. But I let the price
stand for the whole season, even after others are dropping their
prices. I do not seem to sell any more or less by lowering the price
and extra tomatoes go to a couple of restaurants for a wholesale
price.
Any thoughts?
Hattie
Hattie's Garden Lewes, DE 19958 |
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[Market-farming] Pricing tomatoes,
Harriet Allen, 06/27/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] Pricing tomatoes, Beth Spaugh, 06/27/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] Pricing tomatoes, Sue Wells, 06/27/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] Pricing tomatoes, Mike Brabo, 06/27/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Pricing tomatoes,
Jay Sleichter, 06/28/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] Pricing tomatoes, John Ferree, 06/29/2010
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: [Market-farming] Pricing tomatoes, cjmaness AT juno.com, 06/28/2010
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