permaculture

["L. Santoyo" <santoyo@earthflow.com>]

Great marketing/business survival strategy -and illustrates permaculture
stacking -in space and time -access by proximity and multi-functions of your
land...

To add to a diversity of ideas -check out this virtual shopping market
producer/consumer coop  -http://www.idahosbounty.org   where members can
buy, sell, pay online -no marketplace overhead...

best of luck,

L.Santoyo
www.earthflow.com



On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 9:16 AM, Marjory <forestgarden@gvtc.com> wrote:

> For those of you working to make a living from your land in Central
> Texas... here is an
> excellent method for selling your produce.  Hopefully, this market will
> also be an inspiration for other communities.
>
>  From Jacque Gates:
>
> This is to tell you about a unique local farmers market opening May 14,
> 2008 just west of Bastrop, Texas. Bastrop Producers Market, Inc. is an
> indoor farmers market where one person sells for many producers. It
> allows producers to sell at fair farmers market retail prices without
> sacrificing time to be at market, and without resellers. BPM, Inc.
> offers more consumers a better opportunity to buy local sustainable and
> organic products, and to become better educated about these products.
>
> Open 5 days a week, (Wed-Fri. 11:00am-7:00pm, Sat/Sun 1-6pm) the market
> is located between FM20 and SH21, on the south side of IH71. It has been
> a green building project, using SIPs construction. Because it is open
> retail hours in an indoor setting, it will be easy to have educational
> displays. Because it opens on Tuesday afternoon for producers only to
> come and set up their bins, farmers have a chance to get together to
> visit without customers around.
>
> Bastrop Producers Market, Inc. was created to give the serious small
> producers the boost they need to survive and expand by giving them their
> time back. At the same time, producers will have input into BPM, Inc.
> because I can't do this without you. Primarily, we are looking for
> sustainable and organic producers that are within 150 miles of Bastrop,
> Texas. Secondarily, Texas producers that are not competition for local
> farmers, such as sustainable and organic citrus from the Valley. The
> more variety we can give the customer, the more customers will come.
>
> BPM Inc. understands that a balance of vendors in market is important
> and will strive to maintain a balance that benefits everyone. BPM, Inc.
> is also aware of the problem with resellers in a grower's market, and is
> sincere in the goal of making and keeping BPM, Inc. a growers only market.
>
> My husband and I have invested our own savings to buy the land, and to
> build and run the market. To state it clearly: We care, because our
> future and money are invested locally. This is a win-win deal: we can
> help the environment and each other. BPM, Inc. intends to set a high
> standard that, with local producer's help, we will achieve and maintain.
>
> So, come and be part of a new kind of farmers market. Bastrop Producers
> Market, Inc. will have a producers meeting on April 21st (this Monday)
> at 5:00pm at 977 Hwy 71W so you can check out the site and ask questions.
>
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