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- From: Jay Sleichter <jaysleichter AT yahoo.com>
- To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Resellers at markets
- Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 20:55:38 -0800 (PST)
As a small grower, in order to set myself apart from others, I started to put on my signs "We only sell what we grow." The feedback I got all summer and fall was great. I never pointed out those grower who resell, but it is really easy to pick them out. This is at a larger college town. Many of the customers realize the importance and support me. However, if they are just shopping on price, they don't care about where it came from. We have problems with these folks saying it is grown by them, as a cousin/brother/uncle has a farm/works on a farm in Texas. They call it their own, even when it is shipped in. My hometown market, a town of 4,500, we are a producer only market. We started this 2 years ago. I am our market president and asst. market manager. Everyone grows what they sell. I know each of our vendors and we are holding this line. We will do farm visits, but we haven't had the need. It is very interesting to see how markets are set up differently in each state. In Kansas our markets aren't run by the state. Most are set up by individuals. Most get help from cities, offering a parking lot or sidewalk area to set up the markets. What do you get for your fees that you pay for your markets? At my hometown market, we charge $5 a market up to $25 for the year. In addition your first two markets are free. This was a highly debated subject. We made some compromises, but are generally happy with it. We use the money to help out with advertising. My other market it is $10 to be a member and $5 for each market. They pay for advertising. Great discussion. Jay Jay's Jellies, Produce and More Clay Center, Kansas www.jaysjellies.com http://highfarming.blogspot.com/ --- On Wed, 12/29/10, SaladG AT aol.com <SaladG AT aol.com> wrote:
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[Market-farming] Resellers at markets,
SaladG, 12/29/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Resellers at markets,
Jay Sleichter, 12/29/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] Resellers at markets, Barking Cat Farm, 12/30/2010
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- Re: [Market-farming] Resellers at markets, SaladG, 12/30/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] Resellers at markets, Debbie Moore, 12/31/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Resellers at markets,
Jay Sleichter, 12/29/2010
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