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- From: "Beth Spaugh" <lists AT rhomestead.com>
- To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] cardboard egg cartons
- Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 22:36:00 -0500
We use 30-up labels with our farm info, one dozen eggs, Grade
A. Then I use the 80-up labels for egg size. Usually, the farm label
covers the brand, and the size label will cover the size is changed, or
something else that needs to change. Magic markers can quickly cover plant
list, state identify programs, etc. If we are selling in store and need a
"best by" date, they go on 80 up and can cover the existing plant no and date. I
only reuse "organic" cartons for home sales since all that info is more and
harder to block out, more likely to be perceived as deceptive. I think
spray paint will look clunky/chintsy. You can also print 4 large labels to a
regular sheet of paper and glue them on the top.
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 carla safran Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 8:55 PM To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org Subject: Re: [Market-farming] cardboard egg cartons > Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 05:45:28 -0800 > From: vaspencer AT sisna.com > To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org > Subject: Re: [Market-farming] cardboard egg cartons > > I asked my local supermarket manager if we could put a box in the > entrance to his store for recycled cartons. He suggested instead that I > buy new ones from him at his cost of $20 for 250. (One size only.) He > even offered to drop them by the farm on his way home from work! (He is > a new neighbor I took a gift of eggs to last year.) They come from his > factory farm supplier with his store name already on them so he can > repackage eggs that are in a carton with a damaged egg. > > According to state regs, we obliterate info from a previous seller > (except safe handling instructions) with our own label, anyway. Most > people like that we reuse (clean) cartons--it's more ecofriendly and > "farmy" than ones that don't seem to be re-used. > > The manager didn't want to clutter up his storefront, and I realized > that other people may get all the cartons or that I might get too many > to deal with. If we took the box away, people would be bummed when they > went to the store expecting to drop off cartons, and have to take them > home again. When Farmer's Market starts up in May, people will bring > cartons to us there anyway. > > > Vern > Vern's Veggies and More! > > _______________________________________________ > Market-farming mailing list > Market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/market-farming > > Market Farming List Archives may be found here: > https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/market-farming/ > Unsubscribe from the list here (you will need to login in with your email > address and password): > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/options/market-farming |
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- Re: [Market-farming] tillers, Willie McKemie, 02/10/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] tillers,
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Re: [Market-farming] tillers,
Juli Hamilton, 02/14/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] cardboard egg cartons,
beverly henkel, 02/14/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] cardboard egg cartons,
eric slatt, 02/14/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] cardboard egg cartons,
Vern and Amy, 02/17/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] cardboard egg cartons,
carla safran, 02/17/2011
- Re: [Market-farming] cardboard egg cartons, Beth Spaugh, 02/17/2011
- Re: [Market-farming] cardboard egg cartons, Owsley lucy, 02/18/2011
- Re: [Market-farming] cardboard egg cartons, Leslie Moyer, 02/18/2011
- Re: [Market-farming] cardboard egg cartons, Leslie Moyer, 02/18/2011
- Re: [Market-farming] cardboard egg cartons, carla safran, 02/18/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] cardboard egg cartons,
carla safran, 02/17/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] cardboard egg cartons,
Vern and Amy, 02/17/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] cardboard egg cartons,
eric slatt, 02/14/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] cardboard egg cartons,
beverly henkel, 02/14/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] tillers,
Juli Hamilton, 02/14/2011
- Re: [Market-farming] cardboard egg cartons, Owsley lucy, 02/15/2011
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