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  • From: Antoine Gendreau Turmel <fermecouleedouce AT gmail.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Can't Sell My Produce
  • Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 07:06:59 -0400

Title: Re: [Market-farming] Can't Sell My Produce
Most of the successful CSA farms I know are located near a big city where they deliver their produce to an eager consumer base of educated and slightly-higher-than average-income folks. For a CSA project, being near a big city is important to have a sufficiently big consumer base.



Antoine G Turmel

Ferme de la Coulée Douce
St-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec
www.FermeDeLaCouleeDouce.com  

250 members CSA farm, located 15 miles from Quebec city.

Le 10/07/11 10:58, « TxBeeFarmer » <txbeefarmer AT gmail.com> a écrit :

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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