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  • From: sora AT coldreams.com
  • To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [Market-farming] Reselling at Farmers Markets
  • Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 13:30:06 -0800

>
> I do go to 1 Farmers Market that charges 5% of sales, plus a very small
> yearly fee,

Our market also charges 5% of sales plus a $25 yearly fee. We have only
barely been able to afford this by having the vast majority of the work
done by dedicated volunteers (who rapidly burn out) I spent 10 years
organizing and growing this market and linking it to a downtown
renovation. I personally feel that the whole purpose of a Farmers Market
is to promote and make possible a local food supply. During the
interminable meetings to form the by-laws we finally agreed on a producer
only market.
With the passage of time and a whole new Board, people are now pushing to
be allowed to resell stating that "it allows the market the ability to
provide products that are not available in our area"
To me this just offers the opportunity to educate the public that gee
Pineapples don't grow near the Canadian border...
good luck...be firm in your convictions
Sora in Paradise Valley, N. Id
with a foot of snow and tons more on the
way....
A very Happy New Year to all the incredibly hard working folk on this list!




  • [Market-farming] Reselling at Farmers Markets, sora, 12/29/2010

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