There are no urban centers anywhere near here. There is someone running a
CSA (the 'shares' you mentioned), and she seems to be doing OK on a fairly
small scale (8-10 customers). That's something I'm looking into, along
with some kind of farmer coop, selling to restaurants or even having a
year-round store selling all local foods.
Lynn Wigglesworth
Peasant Farmer
Tioga County, PA
----- Original Message -----
From: "WILLIAM" <billymegab AT yahoo.com>
To: <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 4:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Homestead] Harpie visit
Hi Lynn
One way I've heard that works in selling organic food is to sell shares
to people (usually city folk) for a regular stream of whatever you
produce. Are you close enough to an urban centre for that to work??
Lynn Wigglesworth <lynnw AT chilitech.net> wrote:
Hi Bev (and all my old friends whom I haven't talked to in a long time);
Your son went into the military, didn't he? How's he doing? And your
daughter moved in with some guy you didn't like? Did that work out? I'm
glad that you and Ron are finally getting to take trips together.
I NEED a business partner...a salesman (er, person...but I'd prefer a man
:-)) with a head for business. I'm divorced now...my ex couldn't stand the
fresh air and sunshine of country life any more so he moved back to the
city and I divorced him. I'm trying (still) to make the farm into a
business. Now I depend on succeeding, or I'll have to go out and get a
REAL job (ack!). The beef business is doing well, but the market garden
part isn't. I can grow wonderful heirloom vegetables, but can't sell 'em.
We started a new Farmers' Market, but it's not up to speed yet with
attracting customers..and I need a lot of steady customers to make a
living farming.
Lynn Wigglesworth
Peasant Farmer
Tioga County, PA
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