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- From: "TxBeeFarmer" <txbeefarmer AT gmail.com>
- To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: [Market-farming] Can't Sell My Produce
- Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 09:58:33 -0500
Title: Re: [Market-farming] Dry-land tomatoes
I’ve been
growing produce for more than 10 years now. I have tried Farmers’ Markets,
CSA, direct sales, pick your own, share farming, and anything else you can think
of. I just can’t sell the stuff. Bottom line..., they buy theirs at
the grocery store, Wally World where they can get all of their food at one
place, or from food distributers. They all look at two things – price and
convenience. Oh sure, I can sell SOME at the Farmers’ Market and SOME via
CSA, and SOME direct sale. But at that rate, I can’t make enough to make
it worth my time, effort, and money. People around here don’t give a flip
about organic, local, or quality. It’s all price and convenience.
AND, I haven’t even mentioned the cost and paperwork nightmare of hiring
people. I can’t figure out the employee taxes at all!!! And I’ve
tried my best too.
I just don’t see how the people in this group do
it!!!
Mark
West
Texas |
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[Market-farming] Can't Sell My Produce,
TxBeeFarmer, 07/10/2011
- Re: [Market-farming] Can't Sell My Produce, Laurie Allen, 07/10/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] Can't Sell My Produce,
Antoine Gendreau Turmel, 07/11/2011
- Re: [Market-farming] Can't Sell My Produce, Etienne Goyer, 07/12/2011
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: [Market-farming] Can't Sell My Produce, clearviewfarm, 07/10/2011
- Re: [Market-farming] Can't Sell My Produce, Debbie Moore, 07/11/2011
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