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  • From: "Beth Spaugh" <lists AT rhomestead.com>
  • To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] farm stands
  • Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2011 20:45:47 -0400

Kathy - what kind of step by step instructions?

Beth Spaugh
Rehoboth Homestead, Peru NY
http://rhomestead.com http://www.facebook.com/rhomestead


"How we eat determines, to a considerable extent, how the world is used." -
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Moore Lappe



-----Original Message-----
From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of
somersfarm AT dishmail.net
Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 2:52 PM
To: 'Market Farming'
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] farm stands

We have a roadside stand, also at the end of our driveway. We are on a
moderately busy road. Our farm and driveway is off the road, yet on the
road. There is a little turn off at a 4 corners. Our stand is manned up
through the end of strawberry season which for us is the middle of July. We
also sell spring annuals etc: and we are so busy that someone has to be
there to make change. The rest of the summer is self-serve. I would
suggest making sure your stand is larger than you anticipate as you will
hopefully grow and will grow into it. Make sure you have a very well
secured and locked money box. Our stand is situated in such a way with
windows in the back so that we can see right into our stand from the house
(which we are not actually in much!). Our customers really enjoy doing
self-serve. We have lots of step by step posted directions as we get a lot
of turists and out of state people. Another important thing if possible is
to have a 2 or 3 door cooler for keeping certain veggies refrigerated and
fresh.

Kathy Somers
Somers Family Farm
Barnet, VT 05821
visit us on www.facebook.com/somersfamilyfarmstand

-----Original Message-----
From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Richard
Robinson
Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 9:52 AM
To: Market Farming
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] farm stands

On 9/8/2011 at 10:45:20 AM, KAKerby AT aol.com wrote:
> How many folks on this list have a farm stand? We're thinking to set one
up
> here, but it would take some effort to create a new driveway, build the
> building, etc. And wow, we've seen some really successful ones and some
real
> losers. Any guiding principles? Any good books or other information
sources
> that could help us make the most of it?

We have a small (4x8) open-air honor stand at the end of our driveway. Over
the past few
years, we've improved the parking area, but it's otherwise as we built it.
We probably
have 3-6 customers per day, and collect between $20 and $100, usually (the
most during
pumpkin and strawberry seasons, less other times). We could probably triple
or quadruple
traffic without changing anything; after that, we'd need more retail space
and better
traffic flow. Not sure if that info is any use to you!



Richard Robinson
www.nasw.org/users/rrobinson/
Hopestill Farm
www.hopestill.com


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