Market Farming

[pmottshaw AT verizon.net]

We grow locally just for our family and I enjoy this list.

I had to comment on this thread because I hear comments about food prices all 
of the time. Just last night, in fact, I was talking to one of my husband's 
friends (who was over our place to watch the play off game with the Patriots 
and the Jets) and he talked about shopping at places like Price Rite. I tried 
to talk to him about the quality of the food and how the food was produced 
(pesticides, etc. that cause health issues and proven facts about how much 
better organics are then food sprayed with nasty sprays). I didn't get 
through - price was the only thing he would consider.

For your market, do you think education would help? Maybe printing an article 
or 2 proving how much better this food is, and therefore the price is higher. 
I think it's important to support local farmers.

Paula Mottshaw
Foster, RI
Zone 5 / 6

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Jan 12, 2011 07:47:01 PM, market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org wrote:

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On Jan 12, 2011, at 7:04 PM, Thamnophis wrote:
I was told that everyone was selling at a loss rather than go home with 
unsold eggs.The price at the beginning of the summer was $3.50 (I think one 
vendorhad them for $4.00), but they ended up at $2.50 per dozen. At that
price I decided to get out of the egg business :-)
There's an old story about a hardware store customer who kept buying hammers.
 He came in on Tuesday and bought a hammer; paid $10 for it.
 He was back on Thursday and bought five more.
 He was back again on Friday and bought ten. On Saturday he bought fifteen.
 At that point, the store owner couldn't stand it any longer, and asked, 
"What are you doing with all these hammers?"
 "Selling them! They sell really well!"
 "Can I ask how much you're selling them for?"
 "$5 each! -- I'm not making any money yet, but just wait till I get the 
volume up high enough!"


Out of the egg business is where all those vendors are going to be. And then 
where will the market customers get good eggs?

 -- Rivka; Finger Lakes NY, Zone 5 mostlyFresh-market organic produce, small 
scale

 


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