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Re: [Market-farming] Cost of land as % of gross sales?
- From: SaladG AT aol.com
- To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Cost of land as % of gross sales?
- Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2010 01:39:54 EST
The cost per acre here in the mid west is varied from 240 an acre to a high
of 400 per acre, depending on the area and the greed of the Corp
bidders. I personally work with a couple of groups of urban growers and
help by letting them use equipment and other resources. Most of the
places that they are growing are in vacant lots that the city's own,
and they rent this space out for a $1 a year( but they never have collected any
rent so far). One of the gals is doing 5 vacant lots and Chris and Lori is
working with 6 lots. We are working together on a composting
project and they come out and use our equipment as need be, and they help
around here once in a while. In the process of trying to find a
location for them to put up a hoop house, but the city hasn't been to
receptive so far, but one of the Parks and Rec gal is on the same page now so we
are hoping to get one started this spring.
We have a very strong regional foods group in our area and every year we
get more people on board and this is really helping to get more local foods to
our schools, hospitals, and universities. The summer school programs
feed a lot of kids so look at their programs for some summer sales, has proved
to help make a good working relationship with growers for the long
term.
Phil from Iowa
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Re: [Market-farming] Cost of land as % of gross sales?,
KAKerby, 12/21/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Cost of land as % of gross sales?,
Road's End Farm, 12/21/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Cost of land as % of gross sales?,
booldawgs, 12/21/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] Cost of land as % of gross sales?, Mike Rock, 12/21/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Cost of land as % of gross sales?,
booldawgs, 12/21/2010
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- Re: [Market-farming] Cost of land as % of gross sales?, SaladG, 12/22/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Cost of land as % of gross sales?,
Road's End Farm, 12/21/2010
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