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  • From: "stonecirclefarm tds.net" <stonecirclefarm AT tds.net>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] (no subject)
  • Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:57:44 -0500

Mainstream grocers typically want things like they are used to receiving them through wholesale distributors.  Co-ops and other small, independent stores are typically more flexible and sometimes look favorably on growers who can supply things in unique, smaller case sizes.

The book "Wholesale Success" published by a local foods organization in Chicago (FamilyFarmed) is a good resource.  It is $50 plus shipping and handling.

http://www.familyfarmed.org/wholesale-success/

It has harvest, post-harvest, grading, and packing guidelines for lots of different crops although for non-standard crops, the information is incomplete.  For example, there is plenty of info on packing things like broccoli and tomatoes but less on things like fennel (mainly because there are generally fewer specifications for less standard items).

The book also has sections on marketing and food safety.

-John


On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 2:39 PM, Don Lareau <dlareau AT tds.net> wrote:
I am wondering about standards and specifications for wholesale
accounts.  Is there a good resource of how grocers expect things to be
weighed, packed, bunched, specific containers or box types or sizes
etc?  I assume there are standards but is it the same for all grocers?
Anyone have experience with that or resources they could point me
towards?  Thanks.
Don

Don Lareau
Zephyros Farm and Garden
11466 3725 Rd.
Paoina, Co. 81428
www.zephyrosfarmandgarden.com

Board Member
Organic Farming and Research Foundation
www.ofrf.org


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