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  • From: "Rob Wallbridge" <rob AT songberry.ca>
  • To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Pea and Sunflower Shoots - pricing
  • Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:14:13 -0400

Hi Deb,

 

We’ve sold pea and sunflower shoots at our Ottawa farmers market for the past couple of years. We sell 2 oz. containers of either for $4.00 each (there should probably be a price difference for the extra work of cleaning the shells off the sunflower shoots, but this is simpler and I figure it averages out). They sell really well early in the season when there isn’t much else available, but sales taper off through July and we generally stop growing them by August. I’ve never pursued a wholesale market, but when I have extra trays left after market, I offer them to restaurants for $12 for a 11x21 tray, uncut, and ask them to return the empty tray when they’re finished.

 

Hope this helps,

Rob

 

Rob Wallbridge

Songberry Organic Farm

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From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Deb Taft
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 12:17 AM
To: Market Farming
Subject: [Market-farming] Pea and Sunflower Shoots - pricing

 

 

 

Howdy!

 

I hope this finds you all well...dealing with whichever weird weather you're in the midst of.  

 

I've grown shoots for myself but am finally trying them for sale.  I have a wholesale buyer who will take them now and I expect to sell some when our market starts up too.

 

If you're growing them or have just been paying attention to prices others are getting, what would you charge for pea shoots and sunflower shoots, both for wholesale and retail?  I'm in the county right above NYC, so our prices here are a bit whacky (in a good way!).

 

Thanks in advance for your help!

 

Warmly,

Deb

Mobius Fields

Sleepy Hollow / Waccabuc NY

Zone 6b...or maybe 7 now

where it was 75 today, is still 60 at midnight, and will be 78 tomorrow and 82 on Thursday...it's still March, right?

 

 

 




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