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- From: HERBKDR AT aol.com
- To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] too many farmers markets
- Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:12:53 -0400 (EDT)
We were members of a market that was quite unique and doing very
well. We had a large Saturday market and two more during the week on
Tuesday and Thursday with a totally different crowd. Everyone seemed to be
doing very well and then a produce auction house opened not so far away.
"Farmers" were driving and buying vs. growing. They needed more days in
order to sell "their" crops! So what used to be a "unique" market
with plenty for everyone soon became a "Seven-Eleven" in four different
locations and operating 5 days a week. The yearly and daily dues went up
and so did the gas prices. So that meant that real farmers were losing
money...I know we did. We had to drive 3 days a week to make what we used
to make in one Saturday! We quit and now belong to a grower only market
and I'll be darned if they haven't decided to open a satellite market. We
are seriously thinking farm stand at home!
Karin in
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[Market-farming] too many farmers markets,
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